CASH-STRAPPED Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has set itself on a collision course with residents after it approved a plan to splash US$900 each per day on hotel accommodation for four council officials from Durban, South Africa during this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) exhibition. [GoogleAd] BCC will spend US$26 120 on food, accommodation, transport,…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government’s plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations. [GoogleAd] This comes as a South African non-governmental organisation Gift for the Givers recently donated R55 million to government for training police officers and purchasing protective…
African Medallion Group founder Frank Buyanga has condemned the shooting of two guards after 10 robbers pounced on his Toyota Land Cruiser in an attempt to steal gold in Boksburg, South Africa. [GoogleAd] Two men, Francois Swart and Dale Collins, were seriously injured during the attack, sparking outrage in a country with some of the world’s worst rates…
MDC Harare West MP Joana Mamombe yesterday notified the State that she intends to apply for refusal of further remand if the State does not provide her with a trial date on the next court date. [GoogleAd] Mamombe is charged with subversion after she held a press conference where she allegedly invited members of her…
Train trips between Hwange and Harare will become smaller, as a new transportation link is set to shorten travel times. NRZ is inaugurating new routes, from Harare to Mutoko and the shortened Hwange to Harare as part of the much-touted reforms. [GoogleAd] NRZ press officer Nyasha Maravanyika said new trade routes will help the…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO), in partnership with the Zimbabwe government, is conducting a trachoma baseline survey across the country to determine the extent of the tropical disease, which is a leading cause of preventable blindness globally. [GoogleAd] Trachoma is caused by bacteria, and is spread from person to person by flies, and on towels…
Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, is set to testify before a Bulawayo magistrate in a case in which he stands accused of inciting a Ntabazinduna villager to defy directives from Chief Felix Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni. [GoogleAd] Ndiweni and his 22 subjects appeared before magistrate Gladmore Mushove for allegedly vandalising Fatti Mbele’s homestead, accusing him…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his opposition counterpart Nelson Chamisa can never be the best candidates to conduct dialogue as they cannot represent the ordinary people’s wishes on the ground, the clergy have said. [GoogleAd] This comes at a time Mnangagwa has invited opposition parties only for what he has termed national dialogue towards solving the country’s…
Resident from Gwanda town’s ward 1 have slammed the opposition, MDC for seconding an illiterate councillor to represent their community. [GoogleAd] According to sources, the councillor, Mkhululi Tshuma allegedly had to step down from chairing the Environment Council Committee after it came to light that he could neither read nor write. “The councillor had to resign…
As the weather was beginning to improve in Cylone Idai-ravaged provinces, government yesterday received a major boost from individuals and big corporates who have committed resources to help families and victims of the violent storms whose death toll is expected to reach 300. [GoogleAd] Last night, government said it was still verifying information on the new…
