LUPANE residents have threatened to stage protests at the Provincial Registrar’s office where there are reports of corruption in the issuance of passports and identity documents. This comes after some workers recently wrote to Registrar-General Clemence Masango in a bid to force him to act on reports of graft at the provincial office. This follows…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has raised a red flag over the continued vandalism and theft of newly-commissioned base stations in Matabeleland South Province, in a development that has seen operators losing millions of dollars as a result. Speaking after rounding off a week-long consumer awareness campaign in the province yesterday,…
THE Health and Child Care ministry has started distributing antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in preparation for the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 2 461 lives and infected 79 930 globally. This comes after Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo recently told the media that should any infections be recorded in Zimbabwe, the…
LACK of confidence in the rule of law and foreign currency exchange rate issues are blocking investors from coming to Zimbabwe, United Kingdom ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson has said. Writing on her Twitter account, Robinson said that sanctions were not affecting the Zimbabwean economy. “…True for British companies. We have $1,9bn existing investments. But…
PRESSURE group Ibhetshu Likazulu was denied access to a Gukurahundi hot spot, Bhalagwe disused mine in Kezi, Matabeleland South, where it intended to hold a prayer meeting to commemorate youth day. The group had mobilised residents from the local community to hold a prayer meeting inside the memorial site to commemorate youth day which falls…
Ministers are not responding to motions debated in Parliament, Senators have said. After motion is debated in Parliament it will be forwarded to the relevant ministry which is supposed to reply in 21 days but Senators said they are not getting responses to their motions. MDC Senator for Bulawayo Gideon Shoko was the first to…
THE government says it made an error when they were coming up with the Constitutional Amendment Bill which omitted to extend the lifespan of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC). The NPRC was founded in terms of section 251 of the Constitution in August and was supposed to be operational on August 18, 2013…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says contractors have abandoned refurbishing the condemned Burombo Flats in Nguboyenja suburb due to the hyper inflationary environment. In October 2018, Health minister Obadiah Moyo toured Burombo Flats and condemned them as unfit for human habitation and a health ticking time bomb. Moyo implored council to swiftly solve the water…
THE Health and Child Care ministry has admitted that high hospital fees have negatively impacted on Zimbabweans as most of them have now turned to self-medicating. This comes as government last month reviewed hospital fees that saw Harare Central Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals raise the caesarean section to $2 500, a figure which…
PARLIAMENTARIANS have accused the Executive of seeking to ratify international treaties without the involvement of the august House in violation of international law, the Daily News on Sunday reports. Debating International Treaties Bill [H. B. 10, 2019], when it was presented for its second reading on Thursday by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, opposition MDC MPs…
