THE ruling ZANU PF party and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are due to lock horns shortly in another round of by-elections, this time in three wards in Gweru. The ruling party trounced CCC in five out of six other local government by-elections in various parts of the country last weekend, with the…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Disability Reform Coalition (DRC), a grouping of 14 organisations representing people with disabilities in the country, has bemoaned the exclusion of people with disability from the electoral cycle. It called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to put in place measures that guarantee their participation. This comes as the country is…
MDC secretary for projects and party business Norest Marara has expressed his intention to challenge party president Douglas Mwonzora at the upcoming congress. In a statement yesterday, Marara said some party members have called on him to run for the party’s top post. “I have been called upon by the general membership of the party…
LEADING health insurer Maisha Health Fund has launched a new ultra-low-cost medical aid scheme in a move that is set to make healthcare affordable to more people, especially to low-income earners. The health cover known as MaishaCare would off er primary care from as little as US$5 per month to allow customers access to a…
ZVISHAVANE Town Council is mobilising resources to power its main water pumping plant with solar energy as the local authority is failing to pump the precious liquid owing to power outages. According to latest council minutes, the local authority was looking for ways that would allow continuous water supply despite electricity challenges. “Council is mobilising…
THE United Nations (UN) has challenged government to take measures to improve access to sexual reproductive and health right (SRHR) services that will help the country to achieve gender equality. In its latest update on how the organisation is addressing gender inequality in Zimbabwe, the UN said all stakeholders, together with the government, should ensure…
LONDON’S Natural History Museum and Cambridge University have said that they are ready to co-operate with Zimbabwe to return human remains that…
DISTRIBUTED Power Africa (DPA), a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading pan-African technology group, has signed a 25-year power lease agreement with Varun Beverages — to install a 2.5MWp rooftop solar solution at Varun’s manufacturing plant in Harare. With a forecasted annual energy production of 4.1GW, the system will be mounted at Varun Beverages’ Simon…
AT LEAST 200 youths who have been operating informally on Friday registered their companies with assistance from the government as it works towards formalisation of business in the country. The registration took place at Runde Rural District Council board room where youths convened and were assisted by officials from the youth ministry with procedures to…
TWO schools had their roofs blown away by heavy wind while two homes were burnt down by lightning this week following heavy rains that poured in Mberengwa East last week. Mberengwa East legislator Marko Raidza confirmed the incidents saying Ingesi and Ruurangwi schools were affected. “The affected schools are Ingesi and Ruuraugwi. Those heavy winds…
