By Abel Karowangoro Chitungwiza Municipality has recently been experiencing a shortage of vehicles to carry out door to door refuse collection.Desperate, residents of Chitungwiza had begun dumping garbage at open spaces. In a notice, Acting Town Clerk Tonderai Kasu said for the past weeks the Municipality encountered some serious transportation …
Read More »Some Destiny suburb houses built on graveyard …as workmen dig up human remains
Kadoma CorrespondentWorkmen preparing to build a septic tank in the Destiny area of Rimuka had a shock of their lives after they stumbled upon human remains. The four workmen, who wanted to set up a septic tank at a local household, had to halt their work after exhuming human remains.The …
Read More »Covid-19 bites informal traders
Thousands defy lockdown restrictionsPolice arrest over 2000 people dailyGovt must expedite cushioning allowances By Daniel Kachere Informal traders are creeping back into Harare’s central business district (CBD) as they begin to feel the pinch of the 30-day Level 4 lockdown announced by Health Minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.The lockdown was …
Read More »Seke residents blast ‘uncompliant’ markets
Seke residents have expressed disquiet over failure to adhere to World Health Organisation (WHO) and Government regulations and prevention guidelines on Covid-19 at the main vegetable markets.In a letter addressed to Manyame Rural District Council chief executive, Mrs Muguti, by Seke Rural Development Platform (SERDP) secretary-general Givemore Chipere, residents said …
Read More »Transport mogul, Regis Munhenzva dies
Transport mogul, Regis Munhenzva, the president of the Zimbabwe Long-Distance Bus Operators Association, has died, Nhau has learnt. Family spokesperson and a nephew of the late Munhenzva, Lloyd, confirmed to Nhau that his uncle died at Avenues Clinic in Harare around 1pm today (Thursday). “He contracted Covid-19 a few days …
Read More »Can Zimbabwe take advantage of Africa’s new free trade zone?
Many African countries – including Zimbabwe – have pinned their hopes for economic renewal on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement that came into force on 1 January 2021.The AfCFTA – initially set to commence on 1 July 2020 but delayed due to the coronavirus – seeks to …
Read More »Have respect for rule of law: CZR
Calls for dialogue between CZR, GovtBlasts decision to backdate VAT collection By Joseph Murambiwa Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president Denford Mutashu has criticised a decision by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to collect VAT (value added tax) – currently charged at 14.5 percent – on rice imports.The tax affects …
Read More »Air Zim bailout, unnecessary burden on tax payers
Parastatals have been a huge let down when it comes to managing their affairs.Most of them always have their hands stretched out for a Government bailout, only to run huge losses the following financial year.It is no secret that there is gross mismanagement.Even with a huge capital injection, there is …
Read More »ED, Mthuli must take seriously World Bank advice
During the 2016-17 agricultural season, the Government of Zimbabwe sunk over US$2 billion in a scheme known as command agriculture.In fact, actual figures have never really been ascertained as it involves a twisty paper trail with several players across a number of ministries and Government departments. Some estimates put the …
Read More »A NATION OF GAMBLERS!
4 million people gamble in Zim‘Gambling just like drugs, alcohol’Man loses wife, kids, home By Kundai Marunya Gambling is causing untold suffering in the country, with some of the results being broken marriages, theft and increased poverty.Dr Edmos Mtetwa, a lecturer at the School of Social Work in Harare, sees …
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