HARARE – The State has further remanded to October 30 the case in which DJ Munyaradzi Milimo is accused of allegedly masterminding the kidnapping and subsequent murder of his wife’s lover. Prosecutor Farai Gatsi urged the courts to grant the postponement because there are outstanding results of toxicology and histology samples from a South African…
CHIADZWA – Mbada Diamonds yesterday donated 800 tonnes of maize to hunger-stricken families in Marange. More food aid will be handed over to villagers relocated to Arda Transau. Christopher Mushohwe, minister of State for Provincial Affairs, told a ceremony to handover the 400 tonnes of maize to the Chiadzwa community that other mining companies must…
HARARE – A 24-year-old Pakistani will spend the next six years in a Zimbabwean prison for attempting to murder his business partner. Harare magistrate Hosea Mujaya jailed Arsalani Ahmed after he was convicted of the crime. Mujaya considered that Ahmed was a first time offender who had premeditated the attempted murder in the most foul…
HARARE – The Health and Child Care ministry received meagre funds from treasury in the first six months of 2014, stymieing the fight against HIV/Aids and tuberculosis, a government official has said. Ministry representative Davis Dhlakama said this while presenting the mid-year budget performance to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health yesterday. “As at 30…
HARARE – Dozens of Harare residents yesterday converged at Town House to protest mounting water woes being experienced in the capital. The residents, led by Combined Harare Residents Association (Chra), arrived at Town House with empty buckets, symbolising the shortage of water in most parts of Harare. Chra secretary general Simbarashe Moyo said: “Since Town…
HARARE – On Thursday, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) leadership made some sensational claims while appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Sports, Arts and Culture. Zifa president Cuthbert Dube and chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze all claimed that at the height of the Asiagate match-fixing scandal, three local journalists who were involved earned national…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cannot afford to dictate terms and conditions when negotiating credit lines because the country is desperate, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. He said the country is “forced to dance to the tune of those who avail loans”. His remarks come on the back of industry players accusing him of facilitating shoddy…
HARARE – Financial group CBZ Holdings (CBZ) recorded a $12,8 million profit after tax in the half year to June 2014, down from $16 million recorded in prior comparable period. The group owns Zimbabwe’s largest bank by assets, CBZ Bank. During the period under review, total assets increased to $1,7 billion from $1,35 billion whilst…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s second-largest platinum producer Mimosa mine’s platinum group metals (pgm) output increased marginally in the fourth quarter to 60 000 ounces from 51 907 ounces recorded in the third quarter. This resulted in Mimosa recording 111 000 ounces in the full year to June 2014 — the highest to be recorded by the…
HARARE – Former Miss Zimbabwe 2014, Thabiso Phiri says she will not reveal details that caused her to step down as the pageant’s queen even if someone pointed a gun at her. “Write what you want and I have no comment. Even if you come holding a gun, I won’t reveal the reasons behind my…
