IT IS one September afternoon and white fluffy clouds dotted the azure blue sky as the sun beamed beatifically in the bustling city of Harare and three men, probably in their thirties, push modified trolleys laden with groceries. The trolleys are heavily loaded and rickety as they snake their way down the busy Jason Moyo…
THE government says it will install solar systems at all schools that do not have access to electricity especially in the rural areas. The leader of government business in the Senate and minister of State for Provincial Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Lovemore Matuke, responded in the Senate on Thursday to…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says the high solar equipment costs are slowing down the implementation of net metering in the country. Net metering refers to the sending of excess customer-generated renewable energy to the grid via a grid-tied inverter. The concept seeks to mitigate the energy crisis in Zimbabwe and is being implemented…
POLICE in Bulawayo have confirmed the arrest of two suspects on charges of allegedly murdering a local businessman after attempting to snatch a bag containing cash before he could enter his house in the evening after arriving from work. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said Calisto Muzumbi, 39, died…
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited, the country’s leading digital and financial technology (fintech) services company, has been awarded ISO 22301 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, notable international achievements that underline its information security and business continuity credentials. ISO 22301 is an international standard for business continuity management (BCM) that provides a framework for organisations to develop, implement,…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has released US$1 097 540 to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), meant to capacitate migrant returnees with income-generating skills. In a statement yesterday, IOM said the funds will be channelled to support vulnerable and disaster-prone com[1]munities in Zimbabwe. “USAid is providing US$1 097 540 to IOM…
WELL-KNOWN Catholic priest, Father Oskar Wermter, has died at the age of 81. He passed away yesterday at Richartz House in Harare. According to the Catholic Church, he was born in 1942 in Eastern Germany and came to Zimbabwe in 1966. The late priest is also well-known for his writings in both the private and…
RADICAL opposition outfit Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has elected interim leaders following the recent ouster of its president Mqondisi Moyo on allegations of abuse of office. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, the party’s interim executive elected Thembisani Mpofu and Chilumbo Mudenda as the interim co-chairpersons. The two, according to the party, would lead and coordinate the…
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Braeside, Harare, allegedly stole his father’s gun and used it to commit a robbery before taking a girl hostage. The teen, who stands accused of stealing the gun, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday and is facing three separate charges of theft, robbery and contravening a section of the…
TWO men, who were allegedly part of a four-man gang that attacked motorists driving along the Bulawayo-Harare highway, have been remanded in custody facing murder and attempted murder charges. Tafadzwa Chayambuka, 29, from Mabvuku, Harare, and Simon Chihungwe, 34, from Epworth, were arraigned before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday and were remanded in custody. They were…
