HARARE – Prominent Zanu PF supporter, Energy Mutodi, has warned President Robert Mugabe that he not only risks being defeated by an opposition coalition led by former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai in next year’s eagerly-awaited national elections, but also that this could have dire consequences for him and his family. The maverick musician-turned-businessman, and an…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been failing to pay more than 500 recruits since June last year, Parliament has been told. Parliament’s Home Affairs and Security Service portfolio committee member, Oliver Mandipaka, said lack of financial support from government was hindering police operations. “Our committee was disturbed to learn that 527 new…
HARARE – Homes that were ravaged by floods in the affluent Borrowdale suburb last week were actually built on a waterway, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said. The agency’s publicity manager, Steady Kangata, said the houses, including Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora’s mansion, were constructed on the area, despite warnings by Ema against the move….
HARARE – Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) chief executive, Fredrick Mandizvidza, was yesterday grilled by parliamentarians over the alleged abuse of funds at the government institution. Parliament’s Higher Education portfolio committee, chaired by Zaka Central Zanu PF legislator, Paradzai Chakona, took Mandizvinda to task over moves by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to wage a…
HARARE – A lawyer representing Harare businessman Malvern Chimutashu, who is accused of attempting to coerce a key witness in Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa’s alleged fraud case, was yesterday accused of applying a wrong section of the law in an application for referral of his case to the Constitutional Court (Con-Court). Chimutashu, appeared…
HARARE – A Harare vagrant who reportedly teamed up with his two colleagues and took turns to rape a woman appeared in court yesterday. Richard Kabasa, 27, who is of no fixed abode, will stand trial on rape charges before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya. He was remanded in custody and advised to apply for…
HARARE – It is sad that government is quietly slashing a key piece of police funding despite promising there would be no cuts in the police budget at all. New figures tabled in Parliament yesterday confirm the extent of the cuts, forcing police bosses to scrounge for cash from other lines of revenue such as…
HARARE – Africa’s most valuable company, Naspers, has set its eyes on partnering with Zimbabwe’s mobile telephone firms to boost its video-on-demand business. This comes as the south Africa-headquartered firm, which is valued at over $70 billion, is seeking strategic alliances on the continent to help compete with United States giant Netflix Incorporation. Naspers chief…
HARARE – Zimbabwe requires close to $1 billion fresh capital to reduce the current cash crisis, a leading economist has said. Renowned economics professor and advisor to the Office of the President, Ashok Chakravarti, said the country, which has been battling acute cash shortages for close to a year, must come up with new strategies…
BULAWAYO – Dancer-cum-singer Sandra Ndebele has lined up several collaborations with artistes who include music star Jah Prayzah and upcoming musician and producer Leroy “Leeknotic” Mhike. The lively singer told the Daily News that the duets are part of her strategy to take her music career to the next level. “I will be releasing singles…
