LOCAL NEWS

Staff Reporter

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe is targeting to issue additional language-based Community Radio Station licences in a bid to improve access to information and the participation of local communities in information dissemination and the allotment plan has already been gazetted.

Christopher Makaza

The country’s 2021 maize and traditional grains production has increased, reducing the prevalence of food insecurity from 56%, the previous year to 27% this year, a Government official has said.

Zivanai Dhewa

....as MDC-led Council fails to deliver service

The Government of Zimbabwe and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a US$1.8 million ZimFund grant for the rehabilitation of Chitungwiza sewage system infrastructure following failure by the MDC Alliance-led urban council to meet their mandate of providing safe water and sanitation to the dormitory city.

Political Reporter

The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly blacklisted and withdrew funding to four Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) after investigations exposed gross abuse of funds and demanded that the looters be replaced.

Zivanai Dhewa

Government through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has pledged to support the local pharmaceutical companies in the production of medicines especially ARVs.

Political reporter

The MDC Alliance deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala has allegedly written to that party’s president, Nelson Chamisa, lambasting him for not aggressively acting against ZANU PF.

Staff reporter

The Government of Zimbabwe recognises and respects the rights of children and has demonstrated this through provisions made in the constitution as well as in the Labour Act (Chapter 28.01), the Children’s Act (Chapter 5.06) and the Social Welfare Act (Chapter 17.06), a Government official has said.

Innocent Mujeri

MDC Alliance Bulawayo Provincial Youth Assembly Executive led by suspended deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami, yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Provincial Chairperson, James Sithole.

Innocent Mujeri

……as parallel structures emerge

Rampant factionalism has gripped the MDC Alliance Bulawayo Province with reports suggesting that a parallel provincial structure was created to counter that of the embattled Provincial Chairperson James Sithole.

Pius Chinyera

Developments within the MDC-Alliance suggest that that party’s leader Nelson Chamisa intends to suspend his long-time ally, Charlton Hwende, the Secretary General, following the admission by cornered National Organising Secretary, Amos Chibaya, of the existence of the Hwende-led Kensington/Maruva Cabal.