By Staff Reporter THE Midlands capital city, Gweru has disclosed it is failing to fulfill its service delivery obligations because its coffers are running dry as debtors, who include residents, government ministries and businesses collectively owe it $295 million. The debt is owed to the municipality as at December 31, 2020. It rose by $45
By Ndatenda Njanike HUNDREDS of desperate home seekers have occupied land where Chitungwiza Town borders with the Manyame Rural Council hoping their illegal structures would soon be regularised by the council. Last month, the government said it would formalise all illegal housing settlements not built on unsuitable land like wetlands as the state moves in
By Staff Reporter THE Gweru City Council will continue maintaining a tight water shedding regimen despite the city’s three major dams overflowing, mayor Josiah Makombe has confirmed. Addressing journalists in the city last week, Makombe said the reasons for continued water shedding were due to a plethora of challenges currently besetting the local authority. “Current
Global Press Journal BINDURA: Amid piles of red soil and the buzz of grinding mills, Lloyd Karambakuwa prepares to risk his life for gold. Tall and slim, the 40-year-old is an artisanal miner in Bindura, a town 86 kilometers (53 miles) northeast of Harare, the capital. On this day, he dons a pair of worn-out
By Bulawayo Correspondent AT LEAST 500 students across the country in 2020 tested Covid -19, figures released by the Education Ministry confirm. However, none of the pupils succumbed to the deadly respiratory disease. In an interview with NewZimbabwe.com Sunday, Taungana Ndoro, the communications director in the Education Ministry, said statistics availed to government from across
Sunday News A MAN from Binga could not stomach the shame of being caught by his wife while committing bestiality with a cow and later committed suicide while the hapless wife watched in horror. So traumatised was the man’s wife after her husband left her in the blankets early in morning, only to quench his
UM News NEARLY two years ago, Tropical Cyclone Idai, one of the worst cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere, left catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi. More than 1,300 people died, millions were affected and many families were left homeless. Thanks to aid from The United
GroundUp A SCAR on her forehead is a reminder of the moment ten days ago when four-year-old Simone was hit by a car. She and her nine-year-old brother, Johnnie, were running an errand for a neighbour in Tsakane in Gauteng, hoping to earn R2 for an afternoon snack. The wound on her forehead is slowly
By Alois Vinga POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has dismissed research findings done by an international research company, howmuch.net, that costs US$75 per 1 gigabyte were one of the highest in Africa. However, POTRAZ said the findings were outdated and unrealistic. In a statement, POTRAZ director general, Gift Machengete slammed the researchers
By Staff Reporter THE industrial and economic growth of Africa will be shaped by an educational system design based on science, technology and innovation (STI) studies in the continent’s higher education learning institutions. These were remarks made by the Higher Education Minister Amon Murwira at the third Africa Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (ARSTI2021).
By Staff Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Friday gazetted the nomination of top diplomat, Frederick Shava as Senator for Midlands province to pave his way for taking oath as the new Foreign Minister. Most Zimbabweans were recently shocked when Shava, who is currently serving as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to the United Nations, was appointed Foreign
AFP MEDICAL workers have been reluctant to take Covid-19 vaccinations in Zimbabwe, the nurses’ union said Friday, citing a lack of clarity over whether it protects against a virus variant that emerged in neighbouring South Africa. Zimbabwe started its inoculation campaign on February 18 with doses developed by China’s Sinopharm, becoming the first nation in
New York Times WHILE many governments are undertaking ambitious campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated against Covid, Zimbabwe’s president has gone a step further, threatening to punish those who do not take offered doses. “You are not going to be forced to be vaccinated, but the time shall come when those who are not
By Robert Tapfumaneyi THE National AIDS Council (NAC) Friday handed over 5 000 special user-friendly face masks to the deaf community. The face masks enable wearers to lip read, which is essential in sign language communication. NAC chief executive Bernard Madzima said the special face masks will be helpful in facilitating and ease of communication
Construction Review AN estimated US$3 billion is needed to rehabilitate key roads across Masvingo Province after they were extensively damaged by heavy rains being experienced in the country. According to provincial roads engineer Robert Mukome preliminary calculations indicate the province will need the amount to improve trafficability in the short term and also upgrade the
By Alois Vinga PROPERTY firm Mashonaland Holdings Limited (MHL) has completed the construction of a housing model in Bluff Hill, Harare and work on the main project had resumed. In a recent update, MHL managing director, Gibson Mapfidza said all relevant permits for the intended upmarket housing project are now in place with construction having
GroundUP SHINGIRAI Musekiwa and Elton Chibhebhe fled Zimbabwe to come to South Africa because they are gay. Now based in Langa, the activist couple is fighting for the human rights of Zimbabwean homosexuals and the repeal of section 73 of the Zimbabwean Constitution which criminalises homosexuality. They’ve dubbed their movement Zimbabwe LGBTQ+ Crusader and say
By Bulawayo Correspondent THE government has allocated $535 million towards the construction of the long awaited 245km long Gwayi-Shangani pipeline which will seek to end Bulawayo’s perennial water challenges. The pipeline is set for completion in December next year. Speaking at the commissioning of the Epping Forest boreholes in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North province Thursday, President
By Robert Tapfumaneyi JAPAN Thursday announced it has committed US$4.5 million for emergency food assistance in response to the critical humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe targeting 56 000 vulnerable people. The assistance provided through World Food Programme (WFP) will reach the most vulnerable and food insecure households in urban areas. It will focus especially on women-led
By Staff Reporter HEADS are set to roll at the Gweru City Council if a report on the financial health of the municipality recently carried out by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) implicates any official for graft. This was announced by the city’s mayor Josiah Makombe during a press conference Thursday. Makombe said the council
