adminSmart street vision . . . City council, Econet mull First Street facelift
Mobile network operator, Econet Wireless, has announced plans to give Harare First Street a major facelift which will see the company repaving pavements and designing clean family-friendly sitting areas with water features, children’s play area, translucent seats, benches, open air theatre sitting and solar phone charging ports.
IMF team arrives for consultations
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrived in the country yesterday for the annual Article IV consultations – with discussions likely to focus on the country’s monetary and fiscal policies, state institutions and other risks factors, confirmed a source.
Put service delivery first: Moyo
Councillors in rural or urban councils should put service delivery ahead of receiving allowances or amassing ill-gotten wealth from their councils, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo has said.
ZCDC ploughs $7m into community
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has extracted 2,4 million carats (almost 0,5 tonne) in the first 10 months to October — and ploughed over $7 million back into the community.
Zimra suspends two senior staff
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has suspended two senior officials in connection with the recent alleged attempt by some employees to siphon $2,3 million from the Authority.
Govt ready to work with civic partners
GOVERNMENT will work closely with civic organisations to achieve a paradigm shift in cultural norms and values within communities and families to boost the fight against HIV and AIDS, an official has said.
India’s commitment to support Africa unequivocally acknowledged: Naidu
Extending India’s continuous engagement with Africa, Indian Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has successfully completed the three nations visit to Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi, on Tuesday.
Museveni signs social media, mobile money tax bill
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an excise duty amendment bill that levies a mobile money tax and daily social media fee, a presidential spokesperson said here Wednesday.
Kidnapped children released in Cameroon, two teachers held
All 79 children and a driver kidnapped in west Cameroon were free on Wednesday, but a principal and one teacher are still being held by the armed men that took them, a priest conducting negotiations said.
Vote count begins as Madagascar chooses president
Madagascar voted on Wednesday for a president to tackle unemployment, poverty and corruption on the Indian Ocean island, with the incumbent and two former heads of state leading a field of 36 contenders.