By Staff Reporter THE 80 graders once procured from China by government through Univern have cloaked over 200 000km in terms of mileage, the company has revealed. The Workington firm located in Harare’s industrial area was contracted by government through its road maintenance agent, ZINARA to import the graders from China’s Sany. But the machinery
By Leopold Munhende ZIMBABWE’s power supply situation has not yet been affected by an ongoing electricity crisis that has hit South Africa’s power generator, Eskom, a key supplier of the critical resource to the troubled country. The crisis in the neighbouring country has heightened fears this could have negative effects on Zimbabwe. But speaking at
Bloomberg Zimbabwe’s state-owned Zesa escalated power cuts to as long as 24 hours after losing regional power imports and local generation capacity remains critically constrained. The power utility has a non-binding agreement to import as much as 400 megawatts of power from South Africa’s Eskom, which is unable to meet local demand and has implemented
By Thandiwe Garusa ZIMBABWEAN millers started receiving grain from their Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots after the national grain agent reversed its suspension on maize sales Tuesday. This was confirmed in a statement by Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) Public Relations Manager Garikai Chaunza who described the process as cumbersome. “Millers started receiving the
By Anna Chibamu BRITAIN has donated £49 million towards food security in Zimbabwe and a further £5 million towards efforts to combat cholera outbreaks in its troubled former colony. British ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson said Monday the donation was out of concern over the deepening humanitarian situation in the country. She had just paid
Xinhua Provincial leaderships of Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF have begun endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the party’s sole candidate for the next presidential elections in 2023. On Monday, Mnangagwa has so far received endorsement from Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Bulawayo and Mashonaland Central provinces, ahead of the party’s annual conference to run from Dec.11-16 in
By Idah Mhetu BRITISH Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson Monday said Zimbabwe was still far from re-joining the Commonwealth as it has not yet completed political and economic reforms prescribed as a condition for readmission. She was addressing local media after paying a courtesy call on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at Munhumutapa Building in Harare
By Costa Nkomo ZIMBABWEANS wishing to renew their passports from their host countries abroad will now be required to pay US$318 dollars in order to be issued with the travel document. This was announced in Harare Monday by Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe. Zimbabwe is battling an acute foreign currency shortage that has seen authorities
Business Report South African Airways, the national airline that’s entered a form of bankruptcy protection, may only be offered 5% of the $60 million that its owed by neighboring Zimbabwe in funds from ticket sales and hasn’t been able to extract from the country. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee plans to “reject the majority
By Staff Reporter ROLLER meal prices have come down following a recent government move to reintroduce grain subsidies to try and make the staple affordable to the poor majority. This was announced Sunday by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) which requested wholesalers and retailers to approach its units for revised invoices from past
By Robert Tapfumaneyi A Harare schoolteacher has taken the Justice Minister and the army commander to court to pursue over $400 000 in terms of damages for injuries suffered when he got shot by soldiers during the August 1, 2018 post-election violence in Harare. Loveday Munetsi was shot on the right buttock when government deployed
By Robert Tapfumaneyi VISITING former Zambian First Lady, Maureen Mwanawasa has challenged spouses of powerful men in Zimbabwe to work towards enhancing their professional lives as this will not leave them exposed when they lose the privileges one day. She was speaking at a breakfast meeting in Harare Saturday where she took time to share
By Alois Vinga ZIMBABWE’S second largest local cotton firm, Southern Cotton Company (SCC) says it is holding on to cotton lint worth US$750 000 which is long overdue for exportation owing to the time-consuming process of getting export licences from government. Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com on the sidelines of a media tour in Shamva Friday, SCC
By Staff Reporter REDCLIFF mayor Clayton Masiyatsva is upbeat the recent $7 million debt settlement to the local authority by government will go a long way in alleviating the plight of residents in the steelworks suburb, which has gone for years without consistent water supplies. Last week, Treasury released $7 million to Redcliff as part
By Paidashe Mandivengerei ZIMBABWEAN doctors say they were against the implementation of the Public Private Partnerships on the country’s public health sector, describing the model as privatising public health institutions to the disadvantage of the poor majority. Senior doctors said the system was not a viable one as it would mean higher medical costs which
By Bulawayo Correspondent BULAWAYO’S Mpilo hospital has angered patients through charging them consultation fees when they were still not receiving any medical services due to the ongoing strike action by doctors. Some patients and relatives who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com expressed their disappointment over the unpopular move by the government hospital. “My son was referred at
By Staff Reporter AT LEAST 55% of Norton residents have been reported to be food insecure and in urgent need of assistance to avert severe hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) has announced. In an analysis of the food security situation in Zimbabwe, Norton was flagged as the most affected urban town with the highest
By Paidashe Mandivengerei FOUR of Zimbabwe’s five central hospitals are operating below half their normal capacity following a crippling strike that has gone on for more than three months by junior doctors, government has said. Only Chitungwiza central hospital is operating at above 39% capacity. In September, junior doctors downed tools demanding better salaries and
By Anna Chibamu INDEPENDENT MP for Norton, Temba Mliswa says government must ban the carrying of machetes which have been used by illegal mining gangs to hack down each other and other citizens with nothing to do with the wars. Mliswa was speaking in parliament on Thursday. The outspoken legislator condemned government for its propensity
By Thandiwe Garusa INDIAN soft drinks manufacturer, Varun Beverages has employed more than 22 000 locals. Currently, Pepsi, Miranda and Mountain Dew soft drinks produced by Varun are the most trending and cheaper soft drinks on the market. Speaking at the official launch of Pepsi plant in Harare on Friday, Chairman for Varun Beverages, Ravi
