HARARE – The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the country — especially the central, eastern and southern regions — will continue to be cold, cloudy and windy. MSD, however, said it should start getting warmer later during the week. This comes as hospitals are reporting a surge in the number of young and…
HARARE – Schools will close on Thursday, at least two weeks earlier than had been scheduled, a development which has been necessitated by the harmonised polls set for Monday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed July 30 as the date for elections. Initially, schools were supposed to close on August 9. The ministry of Primary and Secondary…
HARARE – A former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) employee who was released from police custody by ex-vice president Phelekezela Mphoko in 2016 is now facing criminal prosecution over graft charges. Mphoko stirred controversy in July 2016, after he stormed Avondale Police Station and ordered the release of then Zinara’s chief executive officer Moses Juma…
HARARE – Government is caught between a rock and a hard place on whether to use force in quashing escalating anti-Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) protests or stick to its desire to project itself as a reformed administration, analysts said. When President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration came to power via a de-facto coup in November last year,…
HARARE – A ZANU PF politburo member who became a symbol of resistance against former president Robert Mugabe’s regime stirred a hornet’s nest over the weekend by insinuating that former liberation war fighters will not accept an MDC Alliance victory at the impending polls. Victor Matemadanda — a deputy minister of War Veterans and secretary…
HARARE – Petrol prices are marginally increasing at some pump stations after holding steady for the better part of the month. Observers fear the increases, blamed on bottlenecks in the supply chain, could have ripple effects on food prices. As of yesterday, some fuel stations were retailing petrol at $1,43 from $1,37 earlier in the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) slammed the door on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday, saying there was no going back on poll preparations even as the main opposition party is attempting to put spanners into the works. At its meeting with observers yesterday, Zec vice chairperson Emmanuel Magade said the dispatch of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) slammed the door on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday, saying there was no going back on poll preparations even as the main opposition party is attempting to put spanners into the works. [Adz]
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has intensified efforts to revive road and bridge projects that were abandoned more than 30 years ago. The country’s road infrastructure is in dire need of rehabilitation to improve economic growth and meet international standards after years of neglect resulting in most roads going beyond their 25-year life span….
HARARE – The country has entered a crucial week leading up to the hugely anticipated July 30 polls — the first to be held after the dramatic fall of former president Robert Mugabe last November. [Adz]
