The government of Japan has extended a US$774 000 grant to Zimbabwe towards combating cholera in Manicaland province, which bears one of the highest burdens of the disease. The funding which is being channelled through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will specifically target the most vulnerable communities in the province, In a statement, UNICEF […]
Most opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators and councillors will not quit their positions in solidarity with former leader Nelson Chamisa who exited the party last week, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, party spokesperson, Promise Mkwananzi said the CCC’s elected representatives would stay put in parliament and councils for now while […]
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Douglas Mwonzora on Wednesday claimed his party’s ownership of an office building in Bulawayo at the heart of a tug-of-war by rival factions in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party. The CCC has been thrown into turmoil by a leadership tussle pitting party interim secretary general Sengezo […]
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has gazetted new licence fees for vendors as it moves to restore order and sanity in the city. Recently, council gave all informal traders operating in non-designated vending bays a two week deadline to February 3 to register, a step partly meant to contain cholera. BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube […]