HARARE – Two Glen View men were hauled before the courts for reportedly swindling a Mutare man of more than $1 000 through EcoCash transfers after stealing the man’s pin number. Clayton Mavhumba, 24, and David Mavhumba, 34, were remanded in custody to November 21 when they appeared before Harare magistrate Elijah Makomo. Prosecutor Tungamirai…
HARARE – The National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (Nango) has rushed to distance itself from claims by its treasurer that sanctions were affecting the Zimbabwean economy. Insiders say Nango fears a backlash from its western donors who imposed targeted sanctions which ban more than 250 Zimbabwean individuals and companies from doing business with the…
HARARE – “I am an African. I was born of the peoples of the continent of Africa. The pain of the violent conflict that the peoples of Liberia, Somalia, the Sudan, Burundi and Algeria is a pain I also feel.” “The dismal shame of poverty, suffering and human degradation of my continent is a blight…
HARARE – Recent pronouncements by government to award civil servants a substantial salary increment beginning January next year come as a huge relief to parents that have been obliged to “top-up” teachers’ salaries. If government lives up to its word, parents could begin questioning the logic and principle behind workers in the same sector being…
HARARE – How can we ever forget what happened when the Zanu PF government introduced price controls on most food commodities in the mid 2000s? By forcing shop owners to sell goods at prices which were not economically sustainable, supermarket shelves emptied almost overnight. Many supermarkets closed their doors altogether, others even resorted to selling…
EDITOR — I was shocked to read that teachers who marked Grade 7 examinations were paid a paltry $2 for 11 days’ work. If I was in their shoes, I would have reacted the same way they did. Honestly guys, we might have problems politically, economically or otherwise but we cannot stoop so low as…
EDITOR — This is an appeal to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and any other knowledgable financial institution to kindly advise us as the public, and educate us on how to differentiate between a fake US dollar note and a genuine note. As you are aware, if one is found in possession of a fake…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s threat to ban export of raw platinum is disastrous to Zimbabwe’s battered economy, analysts say. They warned that while the move is ideal in the long run, currently it will ravage the country’s investment-starved economy — still struggling to take off from a decade-long recession — as it risks losing…
HARARE – Plans to expand cane production and root replanting in Zimbabwe have been hindered by depressed global sugar prices and irrigation challenges, South Africa-based agricultural commodities processor Tongaat Hulett (Tongaat) said. “Cane valuations have been impacted by lower prices and the effect of curtailed root replanting as a consequence of the current water dynamics,”…
HARARE – Anne Kansiime, regarded by many as the funniest comedian in East Africa, has sent out her love to her Zimbabwean fans. Though the hilarious Ugandan comedian has never visited Zimbabwe, she has apparently been touched by the groundswell of support she has generated in this country. East Africa’s most recognisable comedian, whose videos…
