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The ruling Zanu PF has blasted attempts by some fanatical private publications that have roped in known Government critic Norton Legislator Hon Temba Mliswa to undermine the name of the President. This follows an article carried out in Newsday yesterday’s publication which misquoted Zanu PF spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa and …

COMMUTERS continue to face transport challenges, especially in Harare, despite the injection of an additional 65 buses into the urban transport system by Zupco in the last nine days. Zupco acting chief executive officer Mr Everisto Madangwa told The Herald that 40 buses were injected on Monday last week while …

GOVERNMENT yesterday admitted that the public is facing transport challenges and that the State-owned Zupco is failing to meet demand. In 2020, the government banned private commuter omnibus operators, and directed them to join the Zupco franchise under the pretext of controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Addressing journalists …

Police were accused of causing an accident which left four people dead and eight others injured near Mutare on Wednesday. A Toyota Hiace carrying morning commuters including school children overturned on the Vumba-Mutare road after a police officer deployed spikes, puncturing one of the tyres, witnesses said. The government banned …

FOR 35-year-old Lorraine Siziba, attaining a nurse aid’s certificate is nudging her closer to achieving her goals. Siziba has never been formally employed since completing a Bachelor’s degree five years ago. She completed her studies in land surveying with flying colours, but finding a job has been an uphill task …

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it registered over 100,000 new voters during its second phase of its mobile voter registration outreach which ran from April 11 to 30. ZEC did not provide precise data, but spokesman Jasper Mangwana said total registrations were “about 110,000.” The full breakdown by province …

Monopoly public transport company ZUPCO “has demonstrated incapacity to be able to carry every passenger,” an MP said on Tuesday as parliament summoned local government minister July Moyo to give a ministerial statement on the country’s failing public transport system. ZUPCO has enjoyed the monopoly since the outbreak of Covid-19 …

Census enumerators, who are said to have received $320 000 for 20 days, are also complaining that they have been asked to return the tablets that they used for data collection during the exercise. They feel that they should have been allowed to keep the gadgets as another census will …

By MazzeltovIt’s a Friday and you know what is up – your girl Mazzeltov is back to update you on all that is going on around Zimbabwe in terms of entertainment, because there is no business like showbiz. Even if your life isn’t the party you hoped for, celebrate the …

A FAMILY of six now requires a total of ZW$68 178 to meet basic needs per month as inflation continues to surge, according to latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat). This comes at a time when the Zimbabwean dollar has taken massive knocks against the United States …