© BOTH serving and former Cabinet ministers are feeling the heat from the country’s power utility, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), which is increasingly turning to the courts in a desperate bid to recover millions of dollars owed to it by politicians. [GoogleAd] Among these bigwigs is former Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, who…
© IT’S Tuesday 8am in the morning at the Rotten Row grounds right at the edge of Harare’s Central Business District. There is an assortment of students in different uniform colours, a testament of the many boarding schools where these pupils are destined. [GoogleAd] While many of these students in the days gone by used…
© Questions on the Senate’s Order Paper had to be deferred on Thursday after all Cabinet ministers bunked the question and answer session. [GoogleAd] The ministers were said to be tied up during the morning at the burial of national hero Velaphi Misheck Ncube at the National Heroes’ Acre and later at the Cabinet meeting…
© ZIMBABWE is sitting on US$300 million worth of ivory and is lobbying for support to sell its ivory stockpile and use the funds towards conservation, Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister, Prisca Mupfumira has said. [GoogleAd] The country wants the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to approve its intended auction. A…
© TEACHERS have threatened to down tools within a fortnight in a bid to force the government to take note of their grievances, which include payment of salaries in United States dollars. [GoogleAd] This comes hardly three months after teachers called off a national strike seeking better pay, but warned that they could walk out…
© AS PREDICTED, things are getting more complicated by the day within the main opposition MDC — with the late Morgan Tsvangirai’s long-serving deputy, Thokozani Khupe, moving to reclaim the party’s leadership yesterday following Wednesday’s High Court ruling which nullified Nelson Chamisa’s presidency of the organisation. [GoogleAd] On its part, the Chamisa camp vowed yesterday…
© THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) has slammed fare hikes on the public transportation system, warning that the hikes risked triggering public discontent. [GoogleAd] Operators claim the hike was necessary for the loss-making transportation network on the basis that they are getting their fuel from the black market. Commuter operators said the higher fares,…
GOVERNMENT has started looking for potential suitors to invest in two of the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDCZ)’s subsidiaries. IDC, along with the State Enterprises Restructuring Agency (Sera) have invited strategic partners to invest in Willowvale Motor Industries (Private) Limited (WMI) and Deven Engineering (Private) Limited. [GoogleAd] In the case of WMI, a request…
TOBACCO farmers have been urged to abide by the law and destroy tobacco stalks by May 15 before the first sowing date of June 1. Destruction of stalks helps reduce carryover diseases and pests and is effective immediately after the final harvest. [GoogleAd] In a statement, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) together with…
CABLE manufacturer Cafca says it has commenced buying scrap copper from merchants. In a notice, Cafca said the scrap copper must first cleared by the police in line with the Copper Act. “Please be advised that Cafca Ltd will purchase copper of a purity of 99,99 percent by immediate RTGS payment at a price of…
