HARARE – Zimbabwe’s high country risk and perceived negative image is hampering investments in power generation projects, Energy ministry said. For decades, the country’s energy sector has deteriorated, undermined by lack of investment, poor maintenance, low fiscal support and a huge debt burden, as well as high consumer default on electricity bills. State-owned power utility…
HARARE – The brutal killing of a 12-old-boy in Headlands took centre stage in Parliament yesterday with MDC members accusing President Robert Mugabe of failing to stop political violence. Other MPs said Mugabe’s calls for peace are genuine but his followers no longer listen to him because of his advanced age. Debating on the presidential…
HARARE – The case of 29 Glen View murder suspects continue to drag on as the bid to secure the presence of a Cuban pathologist is proving fruitless, six months after the doctor was subpoenaed. Prosecutor Edmore Nyazamba yesterday led evidence from Jeremiah Murenje, a police officer from the criminal investigations department’s law and order…
HARARE – A South African mining supplier has filed a lawsuit against RioZim Limited (RioZim) over a R16 million debt. The company Boltgas Industrial and Mining yesterday filed a High Court application demanding their outstanding payment from the listed resources group. According to court papers, Boltgas sold some unidentified goods to RioZim and delivered them…
HARARE – Four Zanu PF-aligned Chipangano youth militia who assaulted a teenage boy have been slapped with a three-year jail term as the courts continue sending warning shots to hooligans. John Zuze, Antonio Zuze, Alexander Kadzviti and Cosmos Muguzumbi will spend the next two years behind bars after Magistrate Fadzai Mthombeni suspended one year on…
HARARE – We are outraged by the rape and murder of 10-year-old Stacy Munjoma. As citizens of this beautiful country, we implore government to urgently do something to stand up against rape. We find it unacceptable that the police insisted that the Munjoma family wait seven days before they start probing her disappearance. We abhor…
HARARE – Ex-Hwange Colliery Company (HCC) managing director Fred Moyo has been arrested over an alleged $2 million fraud at Oryx Mine (Private) Limited (Oryx), businessdaily can reveal. Sharon Musendo, the police’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) press officer, yesterday confirmed the development. “He was arrested on fraud charges,” she said, adding Moyo was still in…
HARARE – Battle lines have been drawn between former allies — MDC formations and civic society — as the country hurtles towards a constitutional referendum set for March 16. Daggers were out at a recent emotive public debate in Harare organised by Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition to allow parties to the power sharing Global Political…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has summoned two ministers over the escalating crackdown by the police on Zimbabwean human rights defenders. Tsvangirai has met with co-Home Affairs minister Theresa Makone, responsible for the police, and Labour and Social Services minister Paurina Mpariwa, to express worry over the rising cases of arbitrary arrests and raids…
HARARE – Anglicans in Chivhu, under chief Mudavanhu, have to walk for more than 7km to the nearby church as they fear threats from followers of defrocked bishop Nolbert Kunonga and Zanu PF supporters. St Luke’s parish, an outpost of Daramombe, is nestled in Bvumbura an area where alleged Zanu PF supporters still call the…
