BULAWAYO – The head of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged MDC leaders to set aside their differences and put national interest ahead of their individual interest. This comes after the party’s three vice presidents Thokozani Khupe, Elias Mudzuri and Nelson Chamisa have been engaged in a zero-sum game to upstage each other…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo South parliamentary aspirant Clayton Jones has taken a dig at the constituency’s incumbent legislator Eddie Cross, labelling him a failure. Jones, who has been allocated a seat for the constituency under the Joice Mujuru People’s Rainbow Coalition, has already hit the ground running, embarking on weekly ward campaigns. “Cross is not a…
BULAWAYO – Zanu PF and Zapu supporters here clashed last weekend over registration slips, with the latter disrupting the ruling party’s meeting at Zhokwe village. The Zapu supporters accused Zanu PF officials in the district of allegedly forcing villagers to bring their voter registration slips for them to be eligible to receive food aid. This…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube — who has been caught up in a corruption storm — yesterday dared police to arrest him, arguing he is clean. Dube said corruption charges laid against him only but tarnish Bulawayo and scare away much-needed capital to turn around the city once termed the industrial hub. The…
BULAWAYO – Mainstream MDC national chairperson Lovemore Moyo, who recently revealed his intention to quit politics, has dismissed reports of having any link with one of the party’s factions allegedly led by deputy president Thokozani Khupe. Moyo, national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe and Khupe have been viewed as the kingpins of the cabal that has…
HARARE – The safety of deaf patients is being put at risk due to a lack of hospital staff who know sign language and problems in accessing anti-retroviral drugs. The families of patients and staff not trained in sign language are being left to pass on health information, raising concerns of people with hearing impairment. …
HARARE – The suitability and technical specifications of the six-year-old 80 motorised graders supplied to rural local authorities by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for the upgrading of roads was questioned in Parliament yesterday. While the issue has remained a source of constant political bickering and conjecture since 2014, the roads manager plunged into…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started implementing a programme to seal trucks in transit in a bid to curb and reduce incidents of fraud. According to a public notice issued by the tax agency, cargo passing through Zimbabwe must only take three days and these include weekend and public holidays. “To this…
HARARE – The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ) has threatened to shut down unregistered health institutions, giving them up to March 1, to regularise their operations. HPAZ said it is an offence to operate an unregistered health facility under the Health Professions Act. “From March 1, 2018, health institutions found operating without renewing their…
BULAWAYO – The council here has embraced new information technology after adopting a resolution to live-stream full chamber meetings, events and functions starting this month. According to the latest council report, town clerk Christopher Dube noted that “social media had grown to become a reliable source of information and tool for companies to utilise in…
