HARARE – Plans to eject hordes of Zanu PF legislators allegedly linked to ex-vice president Joice Mujuru are well underway amid indications that some legislators could be hauled before disciplinary committees on March 20. This comes as the party’s political commissar Savior Kasukuwere and his information counterpart Simon Khaya Moyo have announced an audit of…
HARARE – Government is no longer getting anything from companies mining diamonds in Chiadzwa as the field has run out of alluvial diamonds, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said on Wednesday. Responding to a question from James Maridadi, the MDC MP for Mabvuku Tafara, during questions with notice in Parliament, Chinamasa said the quality and quantity…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has published its creditors’ list on Parliament’s Order Paper, showing that it owes ministers, service chiefs and prominent figures millions of dollars. However, the apex bank did not provide the debtors’ list which has been demanded by opposition parties’ legislators. Parliament is currently debating the Reserve Bank…
HARARE – Humanitarian workers in Zimbabwe are preparing for fresh cholera outbreaks as the rainy season threatens to revive an epidemic that claimed over 4 000 lives seven years ago, officials said on Wednesday. The warning reflects big challenges confronting President Robert Mugabe’s cash-strapped government. David Parirenyatwa, the Health and Child Care minister, has said…
SEOUL – South Korean police say they are seeking charges of attempted murder against a man who slashed the US ambassador to Seoul. Ambassador Mark Lippert is recovering in hospital after Kim Ki-jong attacked him with a knife on Thursday. During the attack, Mr Kim called for reunification of the two Koreas. Police said they…
HARARE – The United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID)’s $800 000 has been trapped in AfrAsia Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (AZHL)’s lending unit, Microking, following collapse of the financial institution. MicroKing was shut down after AZHL surrendered its flagship banking subsidiary AfrAsia Bank Zimbabwe Limited (ABZL)’s licence to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s former Industry and International Trade minister Nkosana Moyo has been appointed to Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) board. Implats is an 87 percent shareholder of Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer – Zimplats. Moyo has been appointed along with South Africa’s former Cabinet minister Sydney Mufamadi and ex-Harmony Gold chief executive Bernard Swanepoel as independent…
HARARE – Listed diversified group Innscor Africa Limited (Innscor) is challenging the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC)’s decision to fine it over $2, 5 million for unproceduraly increasing its stake in National Foods (NatFoods). Addington Chinake, Innscor chairman, said while the matter was still pending conclusion, the group had received legal advice that the penalty…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s quest to qualify for the Davis Cup Group I gets underway this morning against a highly-rated Bosnia-Herzegovina side at Harare Sports Club. Non-playing captain Martin Dzuwa leads the local team that includes Takanyi Garanganga, Benjamin Lock, Mark Fynn, Tinotenda Chanakira and Wayne Black. Top seed Garanganga who is ranked 324 on world…
HARARE – For CAPS United and Dynamos the Bob 91 Super Cup final presents another opportunity to put down an early impression and give their expectant fans a pre-championship tonic. With the 2015 Castle Premiership season fast approaching, the two teams must be relishing the prospect of getting their domestic season off to a bright…
