HARARE – Local Government authorities are scared of reining-in land barons as they are spooked by the politicians’ names given to the rogue developers’ cooperatives, National Housing ministry permanent secretary George Mlilo said. This comes as land barons continue to dupe unsuspecting desperate home seekers, with no meaningful action taken against them, as their housing…
HARARE – Weary of a myriad of incessant problems — cash shortages, high unemployment and political bickering — most Zimbabweans are turning to humour to take their minds off the turmoil in their country. Rather than whine about the problems bedevilling the country, the nation sees humour in the adversities. Among the favourite jokes are…
HARARE – Two former Toyota Zimbabwe (Toyota) employees have been dragged to court facing fraud charges after they reportedly diverted a $14 000 payment for vehicle spares to their personal accounts. Alouis Kadonzvo, who resides in Eastlea, Harare, appeared before magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa and was remanded out of custody to February 22 pending finalisation of the…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) can only remit $2 million a month to medicine importers, amid revelations that the pharmaceutical companies are struggling with payments to foreign suppliers. This has resulted in shortages of critical drugs required in the day-to-day running of hospitals and clinics, with pharmaceutical companies warning of an all-time…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF won the Bikita West by-election by directing voters to give their ballot-paper serial numbers to their headmen who had marshalled them to polling stations and made them queue in a predetermined order, observers claimed. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) — the largest independent observer group in the country…
HARARE – Stephen Chan, professor of world politics and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, says it is vital that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice President Joice Mujuru, who now leads the fledgling Zimbabwe People First (ZPF), project themselves together if the mooted grand coalition is…
HARARE – Following Ecowas’ sustained pressure that has forced Gambia’s former authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh into exile in Equatorial Guinea after his crushing poll defeat, analysts and opposition parties said yesterday Sadc must abandon its cautious diplomatic approach and dissuade leaders such as President Robert Mugabe from subverting elections. This comes after Ecowas sent 7…
HARARE – Zimbabweans are dangerously unprepared for the natural disasters most of the country is exposed to if the latest incessant rains and subsequent floods are anything to judge by. Government’s response to prolonged flooding in various areas of the country exposes weak political accountability. For a nation coming out of a devastating drought, the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s trade deficit with the rest of the world declined to $2,3 billion last year compared to $3 billion in 2015, latest data show. Figures released by the national statistics agency, Zimstat, on Friday showed that the country imported goods valued at $5,2 billion in 2016 compared to $2,8 billion exports. Zimbabwe’s balance…
HARARE – China’s leading supplier of surveillance products, HIKVISION, has partnered Nations Hardware and Electrical to strengthen Zimbabwe’s security industry. Nations Hardware and Electrical manager Dusty Joosab said it was the company’s objective to provide unique and world class services in the hardware, security and electrical goods sector. “Having been in the hardware and tools…
