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Hwange Thermal Power Station By Dickson Bandera In line with the ongoing reforms at the national electricity utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has started upgrading old pre-paid meters countrywide to meet the needs of the new system. The exercise targets to upgrade meters installed from 1993, whose software is expiring by November…
Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Dr Jenfan Muswere (centre) flanked by Minister of Justice Ziyambi Ziyambi (left) and Permanent Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana By Dickson Bandera The Government of Zimbabwe has responded to the European Union Election Observer Mission final report saying the report is “biased, misleading…
Engineer Joelson Mugari By Donald Chakamanga Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) and some political parties in Harare have vowed to cement deeper ties of unity in a bid to push for tangible electoral reforms in the country. Discussing at an interaction meeting organised by National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) the players resolved to tackle several obstacles…
Professor Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebhe By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s top academic and founding Vice Chancellor of Midlands State University, Professor Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebhe has died. He was 81. Professor Bhebhe died this Friday and has since been declared a national hero, owing to his distinguished contribution to the national academic industry. With an academic career spanning…
Terence Mukupe By Staff Reporter Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Terence Mukupe has been slapped with an effective three year jail term after being convicted of fraud charges from a 2017 transaction where he skipped duty through fraudulent means. The magistrate initially sentenced Mukupe to three and half years in jail, but six months were…
Commissioner Chido Mpemba By Reginald Tapfumaneyi World Health Organization (WHO) has virtually launched its Commission on Social Connection which will have its Secretariat housed at the UN headquarters in Switzerland. The Commission aims to see Social Connection recognised and resourced as a global public health priority. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyusus, appointed the…
George Chigova By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe has been plunged into mourning following the passing on of former Zimbabwe Warriors and Dynamos Goalkeeper George Chigova in South Africa this Wednesday morning. Chigova’s death comes just 5 days after the death of another football legend Rahman Gumbo in Botswana. The giant goal minder who has been unwell…
The late Football Legend Rahman Gumbo By Dickson Bandera The late football legend Rahman Gumbo who died in Botswana last Friday will be buried at Lady Stanley cemetery on Saturday, his family has confirmed. Gumbo’s family is currently working on the repatriation paperwork in Botswana and the body is expected in Bulawayo this Thursday. On…
By Staff Reporter Twenty-two people died Tuesday night when two vehicles, a Toyota Quantum and a haulage truck, collided head-on along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway. In a press statement, the Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident saying investigations are under way to ascertain the cause of the accident. He said the Toyota Quantum…
Zimbabwe delegation in Samoa led by Ambassador Mutembwa By Dickson Bandera A Zimbabwean delegation is in Apia, Samoa for a special session of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Council of Ministers. The delegation is led by the Zimbabwean Ambassador to the BENELUX, (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg), and Permanent Representative to…