HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Wednesday said the current cash crisis is now a nightmare that is affecting the country’s economic growth. Zimra chairperson Willia Bonyongwe said there was need for all stakeholders to come up with a solution to end the debilitating cash crisis that has resulted in people queuing for…
HARARE – Zimbabweans reacted with both shock and anger yesterday to the controversial decision by President Robert Mugabe’s warring ruling Zanu PF to declare the late party bigwig, Kizito Chivamba, a provincial hero. This is despite the fact that Chivamba was in 1991 sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted murder, together with the…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his former secretary-general, Welshman Ncube, yesterday ended their long stand-off when they signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together in the watershed 2018 national elections. This comes after Tsvangirai signed a similar deal with former Vice President Joice Mujuru on Wednesday, as the opposition edges closer…
HARARE – Under-fire Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere’s fate is now up to President Robert Mugabe’s mercy, analysts said yesterday. This comes as the chorus for his ouster is getting louder, as seven provinces have so far demanded his ejection from the ruling party, with the Mashonaland East provincial executive council on Wednesday…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday laid out strict conditions for those accredited to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits site validation tests. Briefing the media in Harare, the Commission’s chairperson Rita Makarau said the observers — political parties and civil society organisations — were not allowed to ask any questions or…
BULAWAYO – The High Court here has suspended trial of Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe (AFM) president Aspher Madziyire for culpable homicide. This comes after Madziyire last week took the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and a Gweru magistrate Musaiona Shotgame to court challenging a decision to dismiss his application for discharge in the case. In…
HARARE – Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has declined to concede defeat to the Zanu PF Mwenezi East MP-elect Omar Joosbi. Bhasikiti pulled out of the by-election race citing intimidation and vote buying. The National Assembly constituency seat fell vacant following the death of the incumbent MP Joshua Moyo on December 22, last year. Omar garnered 18 700…
HARARE – A residents’ group has demanded the implementation of a pledge by Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni that the Harare City Council will immediately stop charging fixed water charges to ratepayers who have not received council water from the years preceding 2014. Manyenyeni told the council meeting last week that the 2014 resolution will be…
HARARE – A court case in which a Mazowe couple is accused of criminal trespass and assaulting a cop has confirmed that President Robert Mugabe and his family have interests in Arnold Farm, and are behind the villagers’ eviction from the property. For over a year, speculation has been rife that the Mugabes were behind…
HARARE – All Harare municipal employees will soon be wearing work uniforms after a full Council resolution to implement a new dress code. This comes as Harare City Council human capital director Cainos Chingombe has complained that some employees dressing was inappropriate. According to human resources committee minutes, Chingombe said in the 90s, all council…
