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Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) held a post-2018 harmonised election conference on March 7 and 8, 2019 in Bulawayo whose overall objective was to review the conduct of the 2018 harmonised elections. The focus was on the legislative and administrative framework, the political environment, role of observers, electoral reform process, and recommendations by election observer missions…

Bulawayo residents say they are at grave risk of contracting deadly diseases such as cholera and typhoid, unless the government urgently bails out their city council to replace its decrepit sewer and water infrastructure. This comes as virtually all local authorities in the country are grappling with similarly antiquated sewer and water reticulation equipment, which requires…

The city council here is struggling to replace about 18 000 outdated water meters after the foreign contractor it engaged is yet to fully grasp some of the demands of the project, in a move that is set to delay the whole process. The delay is going to further cost the cash-strapped council which has been…

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa yesterday dashed hopes that Pretoria would immediately open its wallet and extend critically-needed financial assistance to cash-strapped Zimbabwe, the Daily News can report. However, the leader of Africa’s most industrialised country also made it clear that South Africa was ready to help Zimbabwe to revive its sickly economy — although…

The number of illegal maize roasting vendors has risen sharply in the city since the beginning of summer in a move that has proved to be a headache to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC). This has seen the council engaging in cat and mouse chases with the vendors, who have been sprouting all over the…

Despite being ranked among the nations with a highly educated populace, it is worrisome that Zimbabweans lack knowledge on inheritance laws, Ambassador Mary Mubi said in Bulawayo this week. [GoogleAd] Mubi, the senior principal director in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), Department of Public Affairs and Knowledge Management said because women lacked knowledge…

Controversial activist Charles Thomas, who was arrested in January during violent fuel protests on allegations of fatally stoning a police officer to death, has been issued with a warrant of arrest hardly two weeks after the High court had granted him bail. This has, however, raised speculation that he might have skipped the border in light…

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s (ZBC) diplomatic correspondent Judith Makwanya has died. The veteran journalist was 55. [GoogleAd] According to David Makwanya, brother to Judith, she succumbed to multiple organ failure after a short illness.  She was allegedly admitted at West End clinic in Harare on Monday, before her sudden death. The Information ministry confirmed the passing…

Zimbawe ICT bosses are pulling out all the stops to use a networking event for tech entrepreneurs and investors here to market its tourist hotspot, Victoria Falls, in a bid to boost the number of visitors. [GoogleAd] From Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete to ICT minister Kazembe Kazembe, the top…

Senior doctors have partially downed tools saying they will be only dealing with emergencies until government addresses the dire situation in the country’s public hospitals. [GoogleAd] The doctors are protesting the severe shortages of pharmaceutical drugs and equipment at public hospitals. In a letter addressed to the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals Group CEO from the…