HARARE – The Meteorological Services Department (Met) has warned of a harsh and biting winter this year. In a forecast yesterday, meteorologist Chenai Sithole advised that those travelling must be weather alert in order to protect themselves from vagaries of the weather. “Mornings and evenings will be much colder,” she said. “Temperatures in all provinces…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s State prosecutor has dropped fraud charges against Genius Kadungure, in a new twist to the R1,5 million scam that had rattled the South Africa-based businessman. The self-styled cooking gas tycoon was due to return to court this week for allegedly swindling Chegutu West Zanu PF legislator, Dexter Nduna, and a Kadoma-based miner,…
HARARE – The High Court has given the government-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) an ultimatum to comply with an order stopping it from looting Grandwell Holdings (Grandwell)’s mining ore in the Chiadzwa mining fields. This comes after Grandwell, which owns 50 percent shareholding in Mbada Diamonds (Mbada), rushed back to court with an urgent…
HARARE – High Court judge Hlekani Mwayera yesterday granted MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka’s application for an amendment of his claim into United States dollars. Tamborinyoka — demanding $200 000 compensation from the State after he was allegedly brutally attacked by Harare Central Police Station-based cops in 2007 — seeks to have police…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has seen a significant rise in deaths of people living with albinism because of skin cancer, as many are unable to afford sunscreens. The Zimbabwe Albino Association (Zimas) has recorded at least 17 deaths of its members from skin cancer in four months. With little or no melanin — the pigment that…
HARARE – Ever since the controversial July 2013 elections, Zimbabweans have been scrounging for survival amid a plethora of challenges. The ruling Zanu PF — victorious in the heavily contested polls — entered a new trajectory characterised by deadly internal squabbles, at a time the general socio-economic conditions in the country deteriorated to unprecedented levels….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer, Zimplats, says it is in discussions with government over an impending compulsory acquisition of 28 000 hectares of its land by the State. The Alex Mhembere-led platinum mining company yesterday said while government had already made moves to grab the land and use it “for the benefit of the…
HARARE – Government has mobilised funding for command livestock, with the programme’s document set to be presented in Cabinet in two weeks’ time, Vice President (VP) Emmerson Mnangagwa said. The VP yesterday told delegates at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair business conference that the programme — similar to the on-going command agriculture — but ear-marked…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has spent $45 million on road rehabilitation, disbursed through State road fund administrator Zinara, with government looking into its coffers for more, Vice President (VP) Emmerson Mnangagwa said. The VP yesterday said the money had been channelled mostly towards road upgrades, following the heavy rains that have devastated the country’s road network….
HARARE – Zanu PF’s deadly but fluid politics is witnessing yet another dramatic realignment of forces, with the warring former liberation movement now said to be courting youth leaders who were expelled two years ago on fuzzy charges of undermining President Robert Mugabe and his powerful wife Grace. This comes as national political commissar Saviour…
