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Government is pushing ahead with measures to screen government contracts but is facing resistance from government and suppliers, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said Monday. A memo by Treasury to Parliament turning down payment for laptops trended on social media at the weekend. Ncube says that was just one of several …

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife, Marry Mubaiwa, had her right arm amputated on Friday at a private hospital. The ailing Marry Mubaiwa has been critically ill for several months after she was diagnosed with acute lymphoedema. Several applications to seek treatment in South Africa were rejected by the courts. Marry …

The absence of statutes aimed at managing the procurement of goods and services and their issuance in times of emergency in Zimbabwe led to the country not getting value for the funds it invested towards the sprucing up and reconstruction of its fragile and collapsed healthcare system at the height …

By Daniel Kachere News EditorTreasury has called for the immediate cancellation of a tender that was awarded to two companies for the acquisition of laptops and computer desktops for use by the Parliament of Zimbabwe. This is contained in a leaked letter seen by Nhau/Indaba red flagging the Clerk of …

Kadoma Bureau Journalists and content creators have been urged to monetise their content as they are the key drivers for Zimbabwe to keep up with the world’s dynamic shift to full digitisation. Addressing media practitioners under the banner Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC) in Kadoma, Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been invited to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in Britain next Monday, the UK embassy revealed Thursday. The embassy made the announcement while dismissing as fake, a letter purportedly sent by King Charles III through Buckingham Palace Deputy Correspondence Coordinator Jennie Vine blocking the Zimbabwean leader …

Richard KawaziAs the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) continues to struggle to meet the country’s demand for power, Bindura has released a load-shedding schedule that will see the town having normal electricity supply only three times a week. The town is an important mining and agriculture hub not only in …

Health players in Mashonaland Central who deal with family planning and prevention of HIV/AIDS have established more condom accessing points in Bindura. While the norm has been that condoms were only available in night clubs, bars, workplaces, youth friendly corners and hospitals – they can now be accessed from designated …

Journalists and other stakeholders are gathered at UNESCO headquarters in Harare this morning for a pre-commemoration workshop centred on the upcoming International Day for Universal Access To Information (IDUAI). The main aim of IDUAI this year will be to strengthen the implementation of the right to information by promoting access …

Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube yesterday came face-to-face with the chaotic scenes caused by rowdy kombi crews operating along 6th Avenue. Incensed by the disorder in the downtown crowded streets, Minister Ncube quickly disembarked from her official vehicle and directed her anger to the kombi crews who …