BULAWAYO’s Egodini Mall developer — Terracotta Private Limited — has triggered a storm after reportedly shutting down ablution facilities without notifying vendors operating within the site vicinity. Residents yesterday raised fears of a possible spread of diseases following this development. [GoogleAd] Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) blasted the authorities for closing down toilets and water…
GOKWE North Rural District Council (RDC) chairperson has appealed to government to repair roads in the district, arguing that it is affecting daily activities. The RDC chairperson Stewart Mbulawa told the Daily News that the district did not have any tarred roads while the gravel ones were in bad shape. [GoogleAd] This comes as the…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) is failing to pay its employees with residential stands in lieu of outstanding salaries as had been promised in 2016. According to housing committee minutes, 4 150 employees had opted to take up serviced residential stands as payment for the money HCC owes them. [GoogleAd] Council currently owes its employees…
A HARARE magistrate has relaxed bail conditions for former Information and Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira who is facing criminal abuse of office charges. Mandiwanzira’s charges relate to his engagement of a South African company, Megawatt, to do consultancy work for NetOne and appointing his allegedly unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…
CIVIL Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) chief executive officer David Chawota has been denied bail. Chawota is accused of criminal abuse of office after he fraudulently awarded a €27 900 000 contract to a Spanish company, Indra Sistemas (Indra), which did not meet minimum mandatory requirements in a previous bid. [GoogleAd] Chawota reportedly engaged the…
THE three-day Fourth Biennial Conference of the Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium (ZULC) ends in Harare today. ZULC consists of 18 university libraries and 21 affiliate college libraries. The conference opened in Harare on Wednesday running under the theme ‘‘Staying in the game: Redefining academic library service to meet 21st century user needs’’. [GoogleAd] It provided…
HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has threatened to repossess its residential and commercial properties from tenants unless they clear their debts. [GoogleAd] In a statement, the company’s acting managing director Charles Zinyemba gave the defaulting tenants up to April 30 to regularise their stay. “Hwange Colliery Company intends to repossess its residential and commercial properties…
Zimbabwean customs officials have reportedly seized a consignment of books co-authored by senior MDC official Tendai Biti and former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Robert Mugabe International Airport. [GoogleAd] Biti reported encountering difficulties with having his book, Democracy Works, co-authored with Nigerian ex-head of state Obasanjo, former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Greg Mills…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) is no longer accepting new licence applications for the procurement of fuel. “The public is notified that Zera will not be accepting any new applications for the procurement of fuel into the country. Any changes to this position will be communicated appropriately,” Zera said in a statement yesterday. [GoogleAd]…
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has embarked on a series of roadshows in the Midlands Province’s remote areas as part of its customer awareness programme. The telecoms regulatory mother body held a consumer awareness road show at Donsa shopping centre in Silobela and another one at Joel Shopping centre in Zhombe…
