HARARE – Government has moved swiftly to crack down on a recent wave of public sector procurement malpractice, by assigning the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure and Utilities to monitor transactions and ensure transparency. Now industry players are urging the committee to join forces with the police to investigate tender corruption and ensure taxpayers get value…
HARARE – Prominent Harare human rights lawyer Alec Muchadehama and a High Court registrar who were facing contempt of court charges are off the hook, after the Supreme Court struck off case. Muchadehama was jointly charged with Constance Gambara. Muchadehama in 2009 allegedly facilitated “the improper release” of three political detainees, Andrison Manyere from Chikurubi…
HARARE – Jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura’s bail hearing has been deferred to tomorrow, after the State failed to file its response on time. Prosecutor Editor Mavuto told a High Court Judge that he needed time to go through Gumbura’s voluminous application before tendering a response. Gumbura, who is currently serving…
BULAWAYO – Government says it is confident that it will meet the June 2015 international digital migration deadline. With the struggling national broadcaster ZBC having missed the 2012 Southern African Development Community (Sadc) digitalisation deadline, speculation has been rife that with time fast running out, next year’s deadline will be hard to meet. But speaking…
HARARE – Parliament has invited Green Fuel (Private) Limited to give oral evidence on their level of compliance with the country’s indigenisation laws and the challenges the company is facing. Green Fuel will appear before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment today. The appearance of Green Fuel before the committee chaired…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Diamond Technology Centre (ZDTC) has offered government facilities to manage precious minerals as part of efforts to support beneficiation initiatives and create jobs. “In light of the foregoing, ZDTC is offering the Zimbabwe government through your (Mines) ministry, facilities to manage the nation’s precious minerals,” said the diamond centre’s founder Lovemore Kurotwi….
HARARE – A jilted man reportedly raped his ex-wife at knife point, threatening to kill her, a Harare court heard yesterday. Bigboy Nkoma allegedly forced his ex-wife (name withheld for ethical reasons) to bed him or face the knife. The ex-wife yesterday hauled Nkoma before the Harare Civil Court seeking a protection order against him….
HARARE – A 52-year-old Mbare man will spend the next 30 years in jail for raping his blind friend’s 12-year-old daughter. Harare regional magistrate Simon Rogers Kachambwa sentenced Joseph Muzanenhamo to 40 years in jail before suspending 10 years on condition of good behaviour. In mitigation, Muzanenhamo pleaded with the court to consider that he…
HARARE – The Marange dynasty is plotting to dethrone Chief Gilbert Marange amid allegations he has overshot his term of office in an acting capacity and was unduly benefiting from diamonds at the expense of his community. Marange, who has been acting chief for six years since the death of Noah Ringisai Marange, is accused…
MASVINGO – A Mozambican cattle rustling pair yesterday appeared before a Masvingo Magistrate facing attempted murder charges. The charges arise from an incident in which they opened fire and injured one man from a group of villagers that tried to stop them from stealing their beasts. Thomas Eric Mazive, 35, and Thomas Ngwami, 25, were…
