© THE refusal by MDC MPs to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the legitimate president of the country and the subsequent retali- ation by Zanu PF legislators is both retrogressive and a bad omen for democracy, analysts say. In August, the MDC MPs whose party president Nelson Chamisa insists he won last year’s presidential elections…
© THE World Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations agency, has scaled up its small grains project in Zimbabwe to avert food shortages following the drought. The measures are being implemented at a time the country is experiencing one of its worst droughts in history where over five million people are facing starva- tion due…
© SEXUALLY Transmitted Infections (STIs) have declined by over 700 cases among commercial sex workers in Chiredzi following National Aids Council (Nac) interventions, which have seen them accessing free treatment. Chiredzi district Aids coor- dinator Peter Nyakudya at the weekend said Nac has been training sex workers to mobilise those with STIs for free treatment…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has dismissed the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the right-to-food Hilal Elver’s assertion that Zimbabwe is facing man-made starvation due to economic mismanagement, corruption and partisan distribution of food. The UN expert made her presentation on the dire state of the country’s food situation after an 11-day assessment. She…
© A FIT-AGAIN Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said he will work flat out for the economy to recover, and pas- sionately appealed to striking doctors to return to work Speaking in Wedza during his homecoming mass, Chiwenga, who returned from China last Saturday after 123 days in hos- pital, said Zimbabwe’s economy would tick…
© MULTICHOICE has completed assessing Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)’s 24-hour news channel, which will see the state broadcaster launching a free to air news channel on DStv accessible throughout the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region. [GoogleAd] Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa revealed this recently while giving an update on progress in the implementation of the…
© PARTS of Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) were on Thursday night and yesterday subjected to a power blackout due to a fault at one of the city’s substations. Zesa Holdings spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said the fault occurred on Thursday night and was a result of a burnt cable at the Manica Substation. [GoogleAd] “The…
© BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni this week snubbed agitated vendors who were desperate to engage the local authority over new licensing fees. Mguni was invited to an indaba by Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) and the Street Wise Informal Traders Association, where the vendors wanted the mayor to attend to their concerns. [GoogleAd] When…
© BEVERAGES maker Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited (Schweppes), yesterday commissioned a multi-million dollar solar power generation plant at its Willowvale production facility in Harare, as it moves towards use of renewable energy. The roof-top plant, according to Schweppes, is the largest commercial independent power producer (IPP) solar plant in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa. [GoogleAd] Schweppes chief…
© HARD-pressed Zimbabweans yesterday responded to the Black Friday promotion with hordes of shoppers invading retail outlets in search of bargains. Shoppers queued at outlets such as Edgars in Harare with security guards battling to contain the crowds after the shop slashed the prices of beauty products and clothes by up to 70 percent. [GoogleAd]…
