HARARE – South Africa-based Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) says it is finalising a feasibility study on the construction of a $200 million clinker production plant in Zimbabwe. The group, which owns local unit Portland Holdings Limited (PHL), plans to build the facility — with a 1, 2 million clinker tonnes per annum capacity — in…
HARARE – Listed agro-focused concern Aico Africa Limited (Aico) remains in the red after incurring a $27 million loss in the half year to September 2013 due to depressed sales volumes. During the period under review, sales volumes slumped 23 percent with the group’s revenue declining six percent to $50,9 million from $54 million recorded…
HARARE – Serious factional conflicts have erupted within President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party ahead of tomorrow’s important provincial executive votes, increasing the risk of a repeat of the disputed polls held in three provinces that have split the party and stirred controversy. The ruling Zanu PF, which commands a huge majority in the 350-strong…
HARARE – A High Court judge has said Bikita West MP Munyaradzi Kereke, accused of raping an 11-year-old girl should be cited as a respondent in an application in which the girl’s guardian is seeking an order compelling the State to prosecute the businessman-cum-politician. High Court judge Happias Zhou yesterday said Kereke, a former advisor…
HARARE – Vice President Joice Mujuru has told police officers to stop engaging in corruption saying this was tarnishing the image of the force. Addressing a pass out parade of 546 police officers, Mujuru said corruption should not be tolerated within the police force. “We must also stop tempting our disciplined force by bribing them…
MUTARE – Journalists and civil society representatives have welcomed Jonathan Moyo, Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister’s recent engagement with the media although there were reservations on his sincerity. Twenty-five journalists and civil society representatives gathered in Mutare last week at a Misa-Zimbabwe workshop dubbed ‘Media Law and Policy Regulation in Zimbabwe.’ They agreed that…
HARARE – The custodial sentence for rapists should be increased to 20 years per count to make sure that would-be offenders are deterred from committing the crime, Women’s Affairs and Community Development minister Oppah Muchinguri said yesterday. “We do not want to be likened to cattle; we are more worthy than that,” she said. Muchinguri…
HARARE – The Daily News readers have a week left to enter the ‘read and win’ competition before the first draw. Twenty one lucky readers will walk away with amazing prizes on December 6. Those with lady luck will smile on as they will walk away with a Gtel Smart Phone, Adrienne’s Meal vouchers, Pointe…
HARARE – High Court judge Nicholas Mathonsi has revoked bail granted in favour of Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura, accused of multiple rape charges, after the State filed an urgent chamber application. The prosecution said fresh evidence against the controversial pastor had surfaced. Gumbura was on Monday granted a $500 bail, before…
HARARE – The disbanded Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) is failing to pay workers severance packages. Jomic is a multi-party panel that was set-up in 2009, pursuant of the 2008 power-sharing agreement commonly referred to as the Global Political Agreement (GPA). It had promised to pay terminal benefits to its hundreds of provincial and…
