HARARE – Government departments, including whole ministries, face eviction from their rented properties due to failure to pay their landlords on time. While government has several properties across the country housing its ministries and departments, it has not been able to accommodate all of its units due to space constraints. As such, various government departments…
HARARE – The existence of multiple centres of power in the MDC occasioned by Morgan Tsvangirai’s absence has worsening tensions in the country’s largest opposition party. Analysts warned this week that if Tsvangirai, the MDC leader, does not step in to give direction to his lieutenants, the party may split for the third time in…
HARARE – Top officials in the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai have told spokesperson of the MDC Alliance Welshman Ncube to go to hell and stop interfering in matters concerning the troubled opposition party. This comes as there is a growing rift between those opposed to the MDC Alliance (a coalition of seven political parties)…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has rejected calls by lawmakers to have Parliament’s budget increased from $57 million to $100 million saying Treasury had no capacity to do so. Legislators had noted with concern during debate that some critical areas had been allocated insufficient resources, which undermines their performance. In his contribution to the…
HARARE – Poor salaries are making officers at the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) susceptible to bribes, Parliamentary has heard. Presenting a report in the National Assembly during debate on the national budget, Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services portfolio committee chairperson, Tshinga Dube, said salaries for Zacc employees must be improved urgently. He said improving…
HARARE – A faction of the main MDC opposed to a coalition deal inked by party leader Morgan Tsvangirai in August last year, is going against the spirit binding the MDC Alliance by getting its members to contest the forthcoming polls in constituencies reserved for other parties signatory to the agreement. The MDC faction —…
HARARE – The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) will no longer collect departure and airport taxes directly from Air Zimbabwe (AirZim)’s customers with effect from February 1. Effective that date, AirZim will now charge the taxes as part of the airfare and remit the money to Caaz before it falls due. Caaz had been…
HARARE – Election watchdog, the Election Resource Centre (ERC), has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urging him to set clear timelines for the implementation of electoral reforms if at all he is sincere about holding free and fair elections. Mnangagwa has repeatedly said his government would hold free and fair elections but is yet to put…
HARARE – Pronouncement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that international observers are free to observe this year’s harmonised elections have been applauded by election and human rights watchdogs. Election Resource Centre director Tawanda Chimhini said while the willingness by Mnangagwa to allow observers to watch the 2018 elections was welcome, such an invitation should be accompanied…
HARARE – A rather depressing but very important case that must rudely awaken slumbering authorities to the need for judicial reformation is currently playing out at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. A woman struggling to fend for her family finds herself crossing sword in the courts with a deregistered lawyer who purported to represent her against…
