BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE European Union (EU) is ready to observe Zimbabwe’s upcoming general elections if invited to do so by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), the bloc’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann has said. Speaking on Friday during the commemorations of Europe Day in Harare, Kirchmann said the EU would support the country…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya THE jury is still out on the new measures announced by authorities on Thursday to stabilise prices of basic goods and shore up the volatile Zimbabwe dollar. The interventions, chief among them the removal of duty on all imported basic goods, have received mixed responses from both consumers and…
AUTHORITIES say they are watching the activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) closely, and will not hesitate to deal with those who sponsor chaos in the country. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the deputy minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Lovemore Matuke said the government was doing this to ensure that NGOs operated…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it is investigating how mobile phone users recently ended up receiving unsolicited political campaign messages ahead of this year’s polls. This comes after the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe wrote an enquiry letter to Potraz wanting to know how mobile phone users received…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says some areas in Manicaland province are at extreme risk of veld fires, with the rest of the country generally at medium to high risk this year. This comes after last year 1 753 055.9 hectares of forest and grassland were destroyed by 7 511 veld fires recorded. It also…
POLICE in Matabeleland North have engaged traditional leaders to be part of their antimurder and rape campaigns following a steady rise in these two heinous crimes in the province. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North provincial spokesperson Glory Banda said the rate of murder and rape crimes in the area was now alarming….
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe and EcoCash say their services have now been fully restored following technical challenges which caused some services to be unavailable between Tuesday afternoon and yesterday. “We are pleased to inform our valued customers that all services are back up and fully restored following a power-related incident at our NOC (network operations centre)…
By Ketty Nyoni ONLY a referendum can settle the question of whether Zimbabweans want this year’s crunch elections to go ahead or not, outspoken legislator for Norton, Temba Mliswa, has reiterated. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Mliswa also said the country’s Constitution allowed authorities to…
ZESA has temporarily switched off its new Unit 7 in Hwange, to allow the power utility to carry final tests on the 300MW generator before it becomes fully operational. The move will, during this period, result in heightened load-shedding, as it will deprive the national grid of significant energy — piling fresh pressure on both…
By Ketty Nyoni NEW National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board chairperson Emmanuel Fundira says his immediate task on the job is to improve the battered image of Nssa which is in the “intensive care unit”. He was addressing the media in Harare yesterday as the new chairperson following the resignation of Percy Toriro last month….
