HARARE – Consumers in Zimbabwe are facing the harsh effects of the recent increase on fuel excise duty as prices of some basic commodities shoot up. Most prices of commodities such as sugar, mealie-meal, cooking oil and meat have gone up by more than 30 percent following Finance minister Tendai Biti’s announcement that duty fuel…
HARARE – The widow of Vitalis Zvinavashe, the former army commander who died in 2009, has approached the High Court seeking an order to bar the late general’s first son from squandering trust funds. Zvinavashe’s remains were interred at the Heroes Acre but, the dispute over his estate remains alive and is now playing out…
HARARE – Donors have agreed to hike allowances for top health staff in government service, an increase that has been approved by the Health Services Board (HSB). According to documents at hand, the hike was effected after a meeting held on January 24 between officials from United Nations agency Unicef and ministry of Health and…
HARARE – A war of words has erupted over election timing as parties in Zimbabwe’s shaky coalition government gird themselves for a winner-take-all poll. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday came out guns blazing accusing Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa of jumping the gun by declaring dates of elections. Reacting to media reports indicating Chinamasa had declared…
HARARE – Yesterday, police arrested two caretakers at the Prime Minister’s communications office at Bath Road, Spiwe Vera and Elizabeth Banda. Police detectives picked up the two at the Avondale office, where four other aides to Tsvangirai were arrested on Sunday and charged on Tuesday with breaching the official secrets act, impersonating the police and…
HARARE – A guardian to an 11-year-old girl allegedly raped by former advisor to Reserve Bank governor Munyaradzi Kereke has filed a High Court application seeking to compel the police and Attorney General’s office to bring the businessman to book. Francis Maramwidze, who filed the application, cited commissioner-general of police Augustine Chihuri and Attorney-General Johannes…
HARARE – Anti-corruption Commission general manager for investigations Sukai Tongogara, who has been in hiding since last week yesterday surrendered herself to police, the Daily News learnt yesterday. Zacc deputy chairperson Teresa Mugadza confirmed the developments, saying police had invited Tongogara for “a conversation”. “The last time I checked she had been invited by police…
HARARE – Ambitious side, Harare City will today officially unveil their squad for the upcoming 2013 Castle Lager Premiership season at a function in the capital. While much of the attention has been fixed on Dynamos’ Champions League participation, or the manner in which things has been unfolding at ailing giants CAPS United, City have…
HARARE – Two caretakers at Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Harare office were yesterday arrested and released after submitting statements, the Prime Minister’s office claimed yesterday. However, national police spokesperson Charity Charamba yesterday distanced police from the mid-morning raid and subsequent “arrest” as tensions in the inclusive government continue to mount. Caretakers Spiwe Vera and Elizabeth…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed financial services group FBC Holdings Limited (FBCH) recorded $74 million revenue in the year to December 2012, up 19 percent from prior year. The group said the performance was driven by its banking and insurance subsidiaries’ strong performance. Profit before tax stood at $16,9 million, an eight percent increase from…
