Source: Govt ill-treating its diaspora citizens –Newsday Zimbabwe the Electoral Amendment Bill does not come with sections to allow the Zimbabweans based abroad to vote. RECENT legislative developments in Zimbabwe portray the government as being only interested in its diaspora-based citizens when it wants them to contribute to the country’s economic development and monitoring them […] …
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Monthly Archives: February 2023
COVID-19 vaccination programmes need strengthening: Govt
Source: COVID-19 vaccination programmes need strengthening: Govt –Newsday Zimbabwe COVID-19 chief coordinator in the President’s Office, Agnes Mahomva In March 2020 the country recorded its first COVID-19 case. A lot has happened since then and the respiratory pandemic seemed to subside in 2022, resulting in government removing restrictions such as wearing of masks in public spaces. […] …
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ZEC’s 7 rebel commissioners did not sign final delimitation report
Legality of ZEC’s delimitation process set to be decided by court after being entangled in Zanu PF war of attrition …
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How some tractors and a dead lion met in Harare: a new geopolitics in Africa?
In a bizarre ceremony recently, Zimbabwe’s president Emerson Mnangagwa offered a stuffed lion to the visiting Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko. In exchange, Zimbabwe received $66m worth of agricultural equipment for the agricultural mechanisation programme, notably tractors made at the famous … Continue reading → …
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Peter Ndlovu gets relief as court hears he pays child support for 13 children
‘I can simply not afford a deduction of R29,845 per month from my salary’ …
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2 pilots killed in second crash of air force trainer aircraft in 3 years
SF 260 hit power line and crashed near Mlezu College in Gweru, claiming lives of instructor and trainee pilot …
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Gwanda miner gives back to community
Judith Phiri, Business Reporter A GWANDA-based miner, Mr Fisani Moyo has brought cheers to people after embarking on a number of community development projects that include construction of eleven school classroom blocks which are now at slab level in different parts of the Matabeleland South Province. In an interview, Mr Moyo says as part of […] …
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BCC works on recovering $29,1bn from residents
Rutendo Nyeve, Sunday News Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to read all functional water meters and bill residents basing on actual consumption to eliminate high bills caused by previous estimates as it battles to restore customer confidence and recover its $29,1 billion owed by residents. Recent council minutes show that the local […] …
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ZPC to meet Hwange Deka project deadline
Judith Phiri, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has said it is well on course to meet the March deadline for the completion of the US$48 million Hwange Deka water pipeline project which is 85 percent complete. The project is being implemented by the Second Republic and is running parallel to the US$1,4 billion […] …
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Lake Gwayi-Shangani project to eclipse Bulawayo’s water needs
Andile Tshuma, Sunday News Reporter THE ongoing Lake Gwayi Shangani project will eclipse Bulawayo’s water needs in a landmark development that is expected to rescue the city from its perennial water shortages. Lake Gwayi-Shangani The Bulawayo City Council has said the city will get an estimated 220 megalitres of water delivered into the city daily. […] …
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