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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the controversial takeover of waste management by Geo Pomona in Harare will enhance the sector, an area in which the City Council had failed. Mnangagwa made the remarks in Harare, Thursday while commissioning the waste sorting plant and refuse collection trucks at the Geo Pomona Waste Management facility.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
PRESSURE is mounting on the government to ban pit bulls as domestic pets, as Zimbabwe continues to record deaths and injuries caused by the vicious dogs. This follows the fatal attack of a Harare man, Samuel Machara, by a pitbull in Bluffhill. Machara's death is not an isolated incident, as similar cases have been recorded, raising concerns over the safety of keeping the dogs as pets. Gospel musician Tembalami has initiated a petition to push for a ban on pitbulls.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
ZANU PF is hoping the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and striking lecturers will find an amicable solution to end the impasse and avert chaos at the institution of higher learning. UZ is facing the embarrassing prospect of postponing this year's graduation as lecturers refuse to return to lecture halls, demanding a salary increase.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
"Vaforomani" by the late System Tazvida blared from the public announcement system at the University of Zimbabwe, encapsulating the struggles of the lecturers on Tuesday morning. The yesteryear song, a hard-hitting social commentary, challenges those in authority to acknowledge the plight of the working class by improving their conditions. These sentiments mirror the grievances of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers, who have now spent 42 days on strike, marked by picketing at the institution.
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1 month ago | 
newzimbabwe.com | Darlington Gatsi
By Darlington Gatsi THIRTEEN matches into their debut Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season, Scottland Football Club have prepared the table for Nathan Mutasa, but the player is yet to come to the party. Mutasa arrived at newly promoted Scottland FC with the tag of being a celebrity, Pokello Nare’s son, and a profile boasting Spanish experience. The onus was on Mutasa to shrug off the “Pokello Nare’s son” label and prove his mettle in the local PSL.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
LAST year, 3,433 girls were forced out of school as a result of early marriages and adolescent pregnancies, the government has revealed. Of these, 3,324 were secondary school pupils, while 109 dropped out of primary school--a damning statistic in the country's fight against underage pregnancies. Mashonaland East recorded the highest number of dropouts, with 499 girls' education disrupted by teenage pregnancy.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
AMID Zimbabwe's deepening political and economic crisis, renewed voices are emerging for the setting up of a National Transitional Authority (NTA) as a rescue measure. Political tension has heightened in the country, which observers have partly attributed to a faction within the ruling party Zanu PF pushing for the extension of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028--despite him expressing disapproval to run in the next elections.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
UNTIL Friday last week, Ashel Chibutse, a 43-year-old man and his family of five were living in a four-roomed house at Cloverdale farm in Ruwa, 25 kilometres outside Harare. Chibutse is among thousands of people who, on Friday, were left out in the cold after facing a heartbreaking ordeal when their homes were demolished. Several families, who had resided at Cloverdale after occupying the farm belonging to former Cabinet minister Petronella Kagonye, were brutally forced out.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered his Belarusian counterpart, Aleksandr Lukashenko, an opportunity to explore vast mineral reserves in the country. Mnangagwa dangled the minerals opportunity to Lukashenko during his recently concluded working visit to Belarus in yet another attempt at salvaging the ailing economy. Accompanied by the better half of his cabinet ministers, Mnangagwa signed several Memoranda of Understanding with Belarus.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Darlington Gatsi
BELARUS' President Aleksandr Lukashenko has pledged to revamp Zimbabwe's ailing healthcare system, which has been deteriorating due to underfunding by the government. Zimbabwe's healthcare system has been under scrutiny, with major hospitals failing to cater to sick patients owing to a shortage of basic medical supplies. Lukashenko, who is hosting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, said his country would assist Zimbabwe by supplying medicines and equipment.
