hazel marimbiza In Bulawayo GOVERNMENT says Zimbabwe must overhaul its standards, customs and trade facilitation systems to enable local businesses to compete effectively in increasingly integrated African markets and secure a greater share of regional value chains.Speaking at the National Competitiveness Summit in Bulawayo at the weekend, the minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu,…

Tapiwa Chirume HARARE City Council says it will recruit more municipal police officers and increase patrols across the capital as it moves to enforce cleanliness and compliance with council by-laws.Addressing journalists on Friday, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said the recruitment of additional municipal police officers would strengthen enforcement and enable council to respond more effectively…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Mashonaland West minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Marian Chombo, has challenged local authorities to put communities at the centre of development programmes, warning that failure to involve grassroots residents from the outset could undermine service delivery and investment initiatives.Speaking during a Social Development Forum in Karoi last week, Chombo said councils…

Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Harare has moved to reassure frustrated residents of Sunway City, promising that the local authority is working with urgency to resolve the suburb’s protracted water crisis and connect the community to municipal tap water supplies.Speaking to the media yesterday, acting town clerk Warren Chiwawa acknowledged the frustrations of homeowners in…

FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has called for stronger waste management systems and a shift towards a circular economy, urging Zimbabweans to turn waste into an economic resource while tackling litter and pollution.Represented by the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, at the World Clean-up Day commemorations in Mbare on Friday, the First Lady said Zimbabwe…

Tapiwa Chirume VENDORS operating from undesignated sites and owners of illegal structures in Kadoma are facing a major crackdown, with the city council warning that offenders risk having their goods confiscated, structures demolished, fines imposed and cases taken to court.The council has ordered illegal traders to immediately vacate unauthorised areas and relocate to designated vending…