FUNDING constraints are hampering the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s road rehabilitation programme, with delays in paying contractors resulting in the suspension of some projects and affecting the timely completion of works. Speaking during a roads committee meeting at the weekend, BCC acting director of works Methusi Dibidi said inadequate funding remained one of the major…
A CURRENCY is only as strong as its enforcement. While monetary authorities insist that the eventual transition to a ZiG mono-currency must remain a conditions-based process, everyday realities on the ground demand immediate, unyielding intervention. Across the country, ordinary citizens — particularly low-income earners and public sector workers — are bearing the brunt of a…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa at RUFARO STADIUM DYNAMOS FC…………….…. (0) CHICKEN INN FC………… (0)1 CHICKEN Inn brought Dynamos’ impressive seven-game unbeaten streak to a screeching halt with a gritty 1-0 victory at Rufaro Stadium yesterday. Before yesterday’s defeat, Dynamos had gone seven games unbeaten under their Romanian head coach Aristica Cioabă. The 1-0 loss to Chicken Inn…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER ARISE With Sinach concert successfully took place on Saturday at Celebration Centre in Harare, bringing together hundreds for an evening of praise and worship. When Sinach came on stage, the crowd responded immediately. People sang along and danced. Sinach performed I Know Who I Am which drew cheers. She also…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF is facing mounting internal pressure to overhaul its governance framework to align this with the country’s recent constitutional amendments. In this regard, structures of the former liberation movement cranked up their campaign at the weekend to have the party’s congress due next year moved to 2030 —…
BULAWAYO deputy mayor councillor Edwin Ndlovu has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on allegations of US$52 000 extortion. He was arrested alongside councillor Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu and former councillor Rodney Jele. “The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission confirms the arrest of the deputy mayor of the City of Bulawayo, Edwin Ndlovu, together with councillor for…
CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has given notice of its intention to permanently cancel a section of Patrice Lumumba Street in central Harare to pave the way for replanning. In a notice in the latest Government Gazette, the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, said the affected portion was the road between Samora Machel Avenue and Ahmed Ben…
Tapiwa Chirume HARARE is stepping up its crackdown on churches, bars and other offenders who violate the metro’s noise ordinances. The city’s police inspector, John Mapfumo — who is responsible for the Environmental Control Unit — confirmed the move during a feedback and budget consultation meeting in Kuwadzana at the weekend. “Churches, bars, entertainment establishments,…
Tapiwa Chirume AUTHORITIES are intensifying the crackdown on illegal land dealings in Harare, with the City of Harare warning land barons and prospective buyers that they face arrest, prosecution and demolition of unauthorised developments. The warning comes ahead of an inspection of illegal settlements and unapproved developments across the capital this week by the minister…
Tapiwa Chirume ZANU PF national resource mobilisation committee chair Phillip Chiyangwa says all financial, logistical, and administrative arrangements are complete for next month’s national people’s conference in Mashonaland West. The annual gathering serves as a vital constitutional platform for Zanu PF to evaluate its policy progress, direct state machinery, and consolidate power following its victory…
