adminPeople in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies
The world has made tremendous progress in bridging the gap between water supply and demand. But there’s a long way still to go. In a 2017 joint monitoring report UNICEF and the World Health Organisation noted that more than 844 million people – many of them in sub-Saharan Africa – still don’t have access to improved and safely managed drinking water sources.
China calls for direct dialogue between DPRK and US
BEIJING. — China said Tuesday that it hopes for direct dialogue between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States, and hopes such dialogue will commence soon.
JUST IN: Zifa, Chiyangwa sued
ZIMBABWE Football Association (Zifa) and its president Dr Phillip Chiyangwa have been separately sued by a local security company for failure to pay for services totalling $54 000.
UPDATED: ED apprises Kabila on Zim transition
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday held a closed-door meeting with his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart President Joseph Kabila and briefed him on the transition that led to the resignation of former President Cde Robert Mugabe in November last year.
Parly exerts pressure on Chivayo
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy will tour the site of the proposed Gwanda Solar Plant in Gwanda today, as MPs widen their probe into the contentious deal signed by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Intratrek, a company owned by haughty businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo.
SA probes Tsvangirai nurse’s death
South African police have opened investigations into the mysterious death of the Zimbabwean nurse who cared for MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai when he was admitted at a Johannesburg Hospital where he was receiving treatment for cancer of the colon.
Grace Mugabe Phd: UZ suspends Nyagura
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Council has reportedly suspended Vice Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura on allegations of abuse of office after he allegedly unprocedurally awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe.
DIDG eyes NetOne
THE Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) is looking at the possibilities of investing into the State-owned telecommunications company, NetOne.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Ours must be a nation of love, unity
To ensure that Zimbabwe conducts unchallenged elections, President Mnangagwa has — since his inauguration on November 24, 2017 — given an assurance that the country will conduct free, fair, transparent and credible elections.
UPDATED: Harare battles lung infection in infants
THERE is an outbreak of lung infection in infants in Harare, amid indications that the city’s children’s hospital was failing to cope with increased demand for its services.