SADC Summit preps begin
Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter Preparations for the 44th Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit that Zimbabwe will host in August, began yesterday with a meeting between various ministries led by…
Local firm develops spacious bus for 120 passengers
Remember Deketeke and Blessings Chidakwa Returning to innovative solutions to help beat Zimbabwe’s urban public transport woes, AVM Africa (Pvt) Ltd has developed a prototype 120-seater bus to provide the…
Govt gets tough on school budgets
Blessings Chidakwa-Herald Reporter While boarding fees have to cover the cost of food and other living expenses of school children, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has discovered some…
New toll fees on premium routes effected
Bulawayo Bureau NEWLY gazetted doubled toll fees come into effect today on premium routes in line with the 2024 National Budget statement presented by Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion…
More graduate in Angel of Hope, ZOU life skills programme
Conrad Mupesa–Mashonaland West Bureau Nearly 50 000 people across the country have graduated in various life-changing short courses initiated by First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa through a partnership between her…
Region to get more rains in next 3 weeks
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter The Southern African rainfall forecast for December-February has experts predicting normal to above normal rainfall for the next three weeks. The experts have said there will be…
Cholera cases rise over holidays
Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent CHOLERA cases continued to rise after the Christmas and New Year holidays, with 252 new suspected cases and five deaths reported on Wednesday countrywide. On the same…
5 perish in head-on collision
Herald Reporter Five people died while 10 others were seriously injured after a CAG bus collided head-on with a Mazda B2200 pick-up truck at the 26km peg along the Karoi-Binga…
Substation fault hits national grid
Flora Fadzai Sibanda and Sikhulekelani Moyo A MAJOR technical fault at the Insukamini substation in Bulawayo triggered countrywide loss of power early yesterday resulting in a loss of production time…
Editorial Comment: Bus fleet expansion good for innovation, design
The news that Zupco, the State-owned company that is the only realistic contender to provide a decent urban transport service for a middle-income country, is seeking 550 new buses through…











