LOCAL NEWS

By Shongedzai Mugwagwa

Government through the District Development Fund (DDF) has started tarring the 300-kilometre Karoi-Binga Road after Treasury availed $10 million for the project.

By Derick Tsimba

Government has started the process of laying strategies for vision 2030 where it envisages an upper middle-Income society, a Cabinet Minister has said.

By Zivanai Dhewa

Harare residents are up in arms against the Harare City Council (HCC) for failing to supply them with water for months on end, a situation that is likely to expose them to water bone diseases, the Harare Post can report.

By Gift Mashoko

…as workers go for months without salaries.

The MDC is going to gobble more than $2million for its elective congress scheduled for next month in Gweru amid huge debts in unpaid workers` salaries and allowances for their 2018 polling agents.

The party is also as well as dilapidated party infrastructure.

It has been revealed that the opposition party will spend about $2 million on 6 000 delegates who are expected to attend the congress.

Political analyst, Mr Ray Mutizwa who spoke to Harare Post said the MDC could have moved back their congress to a later date so that they address crucial issues affecting the party.

“Chamisa is just after the MDC leadership post, that’s all he is thinking about. That party owes its workers hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as polling agents they used in the 2018 harmonised elections.

 “They failed as a party to meaningfully donate to Cycone Idai victims, but here they are splashing millions of dollars on a congress which they can move back. ZANU PF deferred all its meet the people rallies so it could assist the Cyclone Idai victims,” he said.

Party insiders who spoke to Harare Post expressed doubt that the said amount was the only figure raised for the event, suspecting that Chamisa and other top leadership might have diverted some of the money to personal use.

Recently, MDC Veterans Activist Association (VAA) accused Chamisa of allegedly abusing 165 000 Pounds donated to the party by a British citizens based in South Africa.

The donated funds were allegedly meant to finance the party`s congress. However, part of the money was allegedly used to construct MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s mansion in Sandton suburb, South Africa while the other fraction is said to have been used for vote buying and intimidating party members who were pro-Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora who had expressed interest to contest Chamisa.

MDC is rocked by serious debts that range from failure to pay its workers and to service its debts as well as rehabilitating their party offices including furniture.  Donations that have been made by party members towards the congress have not been accounted for, raising fears that the top leadership is on fundraising spree to maintain their glitzy standard of living.

By Shongedzai Mugwagwa

The District Development Fund (DDF) has opened its first ever fuel station in Siyakobvu at Chalaka which serves the community and boats plying the Kariba waters.

By Christopher Makaza

Zvimba North Constituency House of Assembly member, Cde Marian Chombo (ZANU PF) says she is empowering women from her constituency through chicken and gardening projects.

Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena in Bulawayo

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2019 has rolled into action at the country’s second largest city of Bulawayo, with the majority of exhibitors already here for this year’s 60^th edition of the trade showcase.

Derick Tsimba

The 2019 edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has attracted more than 500 exhibitors which will showcase their businesses in Bulawayo, the ZITF Chairperson has said.

Gift Mashoko

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has assured the nation that the Government is working hard to make sure that Zimbabwe gets back on its feet.

Patience Rashai

Applied Economist, Professor Steve Hanke has called on the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe saying that it was impending the country’s economic development and history has proven that sanctions do not work.