The businessman initiated litigation together with his company, Al Shams Building Materials Limited. …
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‘Poor Zec reputation putting youths off from voting’
Source: ‘Poor Zec reputation putting youths off from voting’ – The Southern Eye A WARD councillor in Bulawayo, Mpumelelo Moyo, has claimed that the youth are reluctant to register to vote mainly as a result of past experiences with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). Moyo told Southern Eye during a registration and mobilisation campaign conducted […] …
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Industry retooling gains momentum
Source: Industry retooling gains momentum -Newsday Zimbabwe Mavis Sibanda GOVERNMENT has outlined plans to assist industry’s retooling efforts to improve efficiencies and reduce the high cost of doing business in the country. The manufacturing sector has been bogged down by obsolete equipment, negatively impacting on industrial capacity utilisation. Addressing participants at the Chartered Governance and […] …
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Courts must be symbols of peace: CJ Malaba
Source: Courts must be symbols of peace: CJ Malaba – The Southern Eye CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba says courts must be symbols of peace in the communities by resolving disputes and serving members of the public equally and without favour. Malaba made the remarks during the official opening of Lupane Magistrates Court in Lupane, Matabeleland […] …
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BCC responds to petitions over high bills
Source: BCC responds to petitions over high bills – The Southern Eye BULAWAYO City Council’s (BCC) finance and development committee chairperson Tawanda Ruzive said the local authority had started implementing measures to resolve issues raised by residents over the water billing system that appears to be generating high bills. Ruzive told Southern Eye that they […] …
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Women urged to take advantage of Women’s Bank
Source: Women urged to take advantage of Women’s Bank -Newsday Zimbabwe Sekai Nzenza THE establishment of the Women’s Micro Finance Bank is a factor in accelerating women’s participation in the mainstream economy, according to Industry and Commerce minister, Sekai Nzenza. Nzenza, who spoke during a Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Women in Enterprise Conference, […] …
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Learning in a pandemic: real-time research on COVID-19 in rural Zimbabwe
In March 2020, when COVID-19 first arrived in Zimbabwe, we decided to switch our research focus to study the unfolding implications of the pandemic in our rural sites across the country. We did not expect to continue for over two … Continue reading → …
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Bulawayo reconfigures for Gwayi-Shangani water
Mashudu Netsianda, Deputy News Editor THE City of Bulawayo has begun a process to expand critical water treatment and conveyance infrastructure in readiness to receive increased water supplies from the massive Lake Gwayi-Shangani, which will be a lasting solution to the city’s perennial water woes. The expanded infrastructure will enhance feeding of water from Magwegwe Reservoir […] …
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Land reform beneficiary scores big on exports
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter A 64-YEAR-OLD Gweru farmer, who is a beneficiary of the Land Reform Programme, Mrs Matilda Manhambo, has made massive strides in penetrating the European Union market as she has this year alone exported 18 tonnes of peas to the Netherlands. Despite the existence of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United […] …
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Jah Prayzah’s failure to perform in Gweru sparks outrage…fans allegedly injured
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief SCORES of music lovers were allegedly injured in Gweru in the early hours of Saturday after some disgruntled show attendees threw beer bottles and stones at the VG Complex Warehouse stage where Jah Prayzah was supposed to perform. The incident happened in the heavy industrial area in Gweru after it […] …
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