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Blessings Chidakwa Municipal Reporter Following a surge of arrests of council employees countrywide mostly on corruption-related charges, Government has barred any official who is on bail to report for duty until their cases are cleared. In a circular addressed to all mayors and chairpersons titled “Directive on Reporting for Work while on Bail”, Local […]
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Blessings Chidakwa Municipal Reporter Zimbabwe National Road Authority has revealed that only road authorities with 2021 acquittals will be eligible to benefit from their share of this year’s $17 billion allocation. This comes amid concern that some local authorities were failing to account for previous funds, with others already planning to squander the anticipated windfall. […]
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Five of 16 people who were arrested for the murder of 35-year-old Mbongeni Ncube during a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party campaign rally in Kwekwe appeared in court on Tuesday, and were remanded in custody. The five accused persons – Edmore Shoshera (30) of Mbizo 15, Albert Maketo Tembo (29) of Mbizo 15, Percy […]
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The progress on converting a century old idea, and a century of talk, into a decent water supply for Bulawayo is moving forward rapidly, with work progressing well on the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, which is already filling, and now the contract signed for the supply of the 252km of pipes for the pipeline. This is now […]
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Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) should prioritise the telecoms sector in the allocation of foreign currency for operators, to enable operators to import key equipment to set up 5th Generation (5G) infrastructure. The RBZ operates a weekly foreign currency […]
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Tafadzwa Zimoyo Senior Arts Reporter Who still remembers the hit songs “Rose of Sharon”, “Makomborero” and “Usatityire” by Gospel Trumpet, which once dominated the local Christian world? Gospel Trumpet was more like a Mutemererwa family musical group made up of brothers Stanlic and Edgar and their sisters Sarah Lillian and Doreen. Some of the group […]
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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Cabinet yesterday approved a legal framework that will allow Government to introduce minimum qualifications for councillors in local authorities as the Second Republic moves to improve competence in service delivery. There has been concern over the years that most councillors were failing to appreciate their mandate and authority because of low […]
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Ray Bande in MUTARE MANICA Diamonds coach Johanisi Nhumwa believes that their early lead in the Castle Lager Premiership football championship race, spiced-up by Sunday’s classic 6-2 drubbing of giants CAPS United at Sakubva, is not down to the changes he makes to the squad ahead of each game but the level of application shown […]
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Fungi Kwaramba Political Editor MORE than 500 buses are expected in the country with a special consignment set to go to schools as President Mnangagwa continues to implement measures that will improve the public transport system through development that leaves no one behind. Upgrading the public transport services is at the core of the Second Republic […]
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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Twenty-five Government officials have been arrested over the past week on allegations of criminal abuse of office, or fraud and stealing large quantities of bitumen meant for the rehabilitation of the Harare-Bindura Road, under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2. Of the 25, seven are Department of Roads senior officials in Mashonaland […]
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Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The pipeline to Bulawayo from Gwayi-Shangani Dam moved a gear up towards implementation yesterday when the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) signed a US$50 million contract with Flowtite South Africa to supply the glass fibre reinforced pipes needed for the pipeline. Flowtite South Africa will set up a plant by the […]
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Prosper Ndlovu in Dubai, UAE WITH only 30 days left before the curtain comes down on the six-month-long Expo 2020 Dubai, Zimbabwe is scaling up the momentum in its investment and trade campaign where it hopes to seal more lucrative deals that will propel the economy. A packed programme of action has already been lined […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter SIX thousand people from the country’s five provinces and the Female Open Prison, have so far benefited from the partnership between First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa’s Angel of Hope Foundation and the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), which is offering them life-changing courses in various disciplines, for free. In Harare, those who finished their […]
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MOSCOW. – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday that the settlement of the situation around Ukraine is possible only if Moscow’s interests are taken into account unconditionally, the Kremlin press service reported. “Vladimir Putin stressed that this settlement is possible only with unconditional respect for the […]
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The foreign currency auctions introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in June 2020 rapidly sorted out the intolerable situation that had arisen in the foreign currency markets and within a couple of months were smoothly funding the foreign currency requirements for local manufacturers and for the more important imports. This led to a dramatic […]