EDITOR — The plan by the Zanu PF government for a new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, some 14km from Harare’s CBD, which is expected to start this year at a cost of $146 million is a case of misplaced priorities. Surely, do we really need it? Zimbabweans, do we need a new Parliament building…
HARARE – The National Building Society (NBS) has been given the green light by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to commence operations. “It is hereby notified that the NBS has been registered and authorised in terms of the Building Societies Act (Chapter 24: 02), to conduct building society operations effective April 27 2016,” the central…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has delisted Pelhams and Radar after the two companies voluntarily asked to be dropped from the stock market. ZSE boss Alban Chirume yesterday said the two counters were removed from the bourse at the close of business yesterday. In terms of the ZSE Listings Requirements, Chirume said holders…
HARARE – MBCA Bank (MBCA)’s, managing director Charity Jinya has been appointed Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) president deputised by FBC Bank (FBC) boss Webster Rusere. Jinya takes over from Agribank chief executive Sam Malaba whose two-year tenure expired this month. The seasoned banker has served as chairperson of the Institute of Bankers of Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Opposition political parties have let rip at government’s failure to swiftly bring back stranded Zimbabwe women who were lured by a human trafficking syndicate to Kuwait. While the sorry tales of the young women came to light almost a month ago — government’s intervention has been painfully slow and it only took the…
BULAWAYO – Despite the fact that even President Robert Mugabe has admitted that Zanu PF is divided along factional lines — Nyanga South legislator Supa Mandiwanzira — says the party is united and will win elections come 2018. Observers say Zanu PF — which is divided along two factional lines — is at weakest point as…
HARARE – Under-fire Zanu PF activist Acie Lumumba has been given a seven-day ultimatum to voluntarily disclose any outstanding taxes or face a lifestyle audit. Lumumba, who has publicly clashed with Youth minister Patrick Zhuwao, was however not amused by the letter alleging that there is a political witch-hunt. But in recent days Zimra has…
HARARE – Zanu PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke’s frantically tried to diffuse rape charges against him soon after the incident — and roped in top government officials to obfuscate the whole saga, private prosecutor Charles Warara said yesterday. Kereke is being charged with indecent assault and rape after he sexually molested his wife’s two…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will this week host the second session of the Zimbabwe-Russia inter-governmental commission on economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation, the Foreign Affairs ministry has said. The session that will be held in the capital today is a follow up to the first session of the bilateral commission that was held in September…
