EDITOR — The Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) bemoans the appalling ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level pass rates as shown by the June 2014 Zimsec results. What is worrisome is that while some stakeholders have put mechanisms to try and arrest the situation, the levels of recalcitrance especially from the very people who should be…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has begun payments of a 16-year-old debt to diversified conglomerate, Meikles Holdings Limited (Meikles). John Moxon, the Meikles chairman yesterday said the group was in receipt of Treasury Bills of $49,6 million in funds of deposit from the central bank as part of repayment of the debt which…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest financial services group by assets, CBZ Holdings (CBZ) has declared an interim dividend of $1,2 million for the half year ended June 30, 2014. The group’s Board declared a half-yearly cash dividend of $0,183 per share on its common stock to be paid on September 16, 2014 to shareholders of record…
HARARE – Prophet Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya’s adultery charges have taken a new twist after the woman alleged to be having an illicit affair with the celebrity preacher dispelled the claims. This comes after Denford Mutashu filed a lawsuit against the popular prophet, demanding $500 000 in adultery damages from…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has rejected opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s call for an early return to the polls, rubbishing the demand as “ridiculous.” George Charamba, Mugabe’s official spokesperson, told the Daily News yesterday that Tsvangirai’s letter to Southern African Development Community (Sadc) leaders calling for fresh polls because last year’s poll was allegedly rigged…
BULAWAYO – Dumiso Dabengwa, the opposition Zapu president, has said President Robert Mugabe is much aware of the on-going farm invasions in Matabeleland but for reasons best known to himself, is not doing anything. Dabengwa, whose Ruddy Farm in Nyamandlovu was recently invaded by Zanu PF youths, claimed in an interview with the Daily News…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has warned that commuter operators charging $1 for a single trip risked having their vehicles impounded. HCC spokesperson Leslie Gwindi yesterday told journalists during a tour of the new Coventry Road Holding Bay that those found charging passengers $1 for a single trip would have their vehicles impounded and…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has recalled six ambassadors posted to foreign Zimbabwean missions. Joey Bimha, permanent secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the Daily News yesterday in a telephone interview that the six diplomats had finished their tour of duty. The envoys are expected back home soon. “We have six ambassadors who…
HARARE – A man jailed for 18 years for robbing cars has pleaded guilty to another motor vehicle theft charge, before voluntarily implicating himself on two more counts. Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya yesterday deferred Blessings Makomborero Chiduke’s matter to today. The State is to make a follow up on Chiduke’s two other counts. “I…
HARARE – Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) president Hlanganiso Matangaidze was yesterday evicted from a Jairos Jiri Association-owned building after failing to pay rentals. The businessman failed to pay rentals for Gullivers, a popular night club in Mutare. Mutare magistrate Langton Mukwengi granted the eviction order after Matangaidze failed to pay rentals for three…
