NATIONAL Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to unite and debate issues that proffer solutions to the country’s various challenges for the good of ordinary citizens. In his opening remarks during the induction of newly-elected MPs in Harare yesterday, Mudenda said parliamentarians should serve the people with humility in the best interest of Zimbabwe….
HARARE Metropolitan Province minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Charles Tawengwa, yesterday launched the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme in Hopley as the…
PACIFIC Cigarette Company (PCC) has gone into voluntary business rescue after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) accused it of being in over US$19 million tax arrears. The tax man had since garnished the company’s bank accounts to settle what it owes. In a statement at the weekend, PCC, formerly Savanna Tobacco Company, said Zimra “performed…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital has improved efficiency in the provision of its physiotherapy services after Delta Beverages, Zimbabwe`s largest beverages maker, donated US$50 000 towards the unit last year. This came out during Delta’s tour of the hospital in Harare yesterday. Speaking to journalists, the hospital’s chief therapist Kudzanai Gore said the…
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says the country has the lowest data tariffs in the Sadc region. This was in response to a United Kingdom (UK) website that published a report alleging Zimbabwe had the most expensive data tariff in the world at US$43.75 per gigabyte. However, in a statement yesterday, Potraz…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is probing “mbingas” — big shot hustlers who live large — to establish whether they acquired their wealth through honest means. This comes as the anti-graft body has said that it is confident that it will recover at least US$1 billion in corruption-linked properties and cash by…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES say they will help Zesa to clear its US$100 million debt to regional power sup[1]pliers, in a bid to keep the lights on in the country. Speaking to the Daily News last week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed that the government was committed to supporting Zesa in all its…
CHOLERA cases in Zimbabwe have risen to over 4 600 with 130 deaths recorded since February this year, the Health ministry has confirmed in its latest situation report released over the weekend. This comes as authorities are scrambling to stop the spread of the communicable disease which has mainly hit Harare, Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland…
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says the youth comprise the highest proportion of new prisoners across the country’s prisons. In its 2023 second quarter prison admissions and discharge statistics, the agency indicated that most of the new inmates, who had not completed any level of education, were in jail for theft, as[1]sault, burglary and…
AUTHORITIES have set up a technical committee to look into how it can end the water crisis that has hit Harare for over a month now, amid increase of cholera cases across the country. In a statement yesterday, Water minister Anxious Masuka said the members of the technical committee are from government ministries, Zimbabwe National…
