HARARE City Council (HCC) has floated a public tender to secure essential equipment for the rehabilitation of its critical Morton Jaffray and Prince Edward waterworks. This move comes as the local authority struggles to address a severe water supply deficit, with the capital city currently producing a mere 200 mega litres of water against a…
POWER cuts in the country have worsened, with authorities stating that the loadshedding will only ease once winter wheat farmers harvest their crops. The blackouts have returned with a vengeance, with figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), showing the country is currently only generating 1 436 megawatts (MW) a day against a…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his administration plans to allocate US$1.98 billion over the next 10 years for the productivity booster kits initiative to enhance food security in the country. The productivity booster kits are an irrigation package designed to cover one hectare of irrigated land per farmer. Each kit includes pumps, pipes, sprinklers, and…
GOVERNMENT says there is a need to expand accommodation infrastructure in the tourism sector to boost hotel occupancy both for local and international tourists. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Tourism minister Barbra Rwodzi said the government needs to invest more to ensure domestic tourism improves. “We are lagging behind a little bit, and we…
THE government is ramping up its efforts to have in place a bilateral agreement with neighbouring Botswana that will ease travel restrictions between the two countries. Speaking in Parliament this week, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka — who was the acting leader of government business in the august House then — said the ultimate…
AUTHORITIES have banned with immediate effect the identification of land in cities, towns and growth points by individuals or groups for housing, commercial, industrial and institutional development. This comes as the government is fretting over the increasing number of marauding land barons across the country. Public Works advises the general public that from now onwards…
POLICE have arrested a Shamva man, Blessing Kennes, in connection with a major theft in Ruwa that saw US$182 000 in cash and other valuables worth US$8 000 stolen. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest yesterday, adding that the suspect’s accomplice was still at large. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of…
FAILURE by the Zimbabwe government to address a myriad of challenges bedevilling its citizens will continue to fuel xenophobic incidents in neighbouring countries, analysts have warned. This comes as Harare and Pretoria escalate engagements over rising cases of Afrophobic prejudice in South Africa, which have seen some Zimbabweans denied access to healthcare. These incidents follow…
FOREIGN Affairs minister Amon Murwira has challenged Sadc countries to scrap visa requirements for economic integration. This comes as Sadc chairman President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to conclude his tenure at the helm of the regional bloc today, where he will hand over the chairmanship to his Madagascan counterpart, Andry Rajoelina. Speaking to the media…
AUTHORITIES say they intend to hire retired professionals in the health and agriculture sectors that are saddled by a huge skills gap. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima said brain drain in the two sectors had reached alarming levels and would derail social and economic development if not…
