HARARE – In line with its new economic thinking, government must have checks and balances in place to guard against unscrupulous investors who may want to take advantage of its “Zimbabwe is open for Business” mantra. This was said by the commissioner-general of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), Faith Mazani, when she addressed parliamentarians during…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday signed the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act into law. He also introduced two statutory instruments, namely the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Regulations and the 2018 Civil Aviation Regulations. In terms of the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act, it provides for the governance of public entities in compliance…
MUTARE – Dangamvura-Chikanga constituency has notched 59 000 registered voters, the highest in Manicaland, the Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) has confirmed. The registered voters in the 2013 election stood at 30 680. This constituency consists mainly of Mutare city’s high density suburbs of Dangamvura and Chikanga and other suburbs which exclude Fern Valley and Green…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday acknowledged the worsening cash crisis and encouraged increased use of plastic money. Addressing mourners during the burial of the late national hero John Chimbandi at the National Heroes Acre, Mnangagwa — hoping to retain power in the first vote due on July 30 since Robert Mugabe’s downfall in November…
HARARE – German-based mbira diva Stella Chiweshe’s daughter Virginia Mukwesha was on Friday appointed tourism ambassador by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA). She was appointed at an event which was held at a Harare hotel. ZTA chief executive Karikoga Kaseke said Mukwesha’s appointment came after serious considerations. “Mukwesha has performed in German-speaking countries in Europe…
HARARE – Agure group Maramuro will be representing Harare province in the Chibuku Neshamwari national finals scheduled for Mutare in August after winning the provincial contest held at Pfumojena Bar in Mbare on Saturday. The 15-member group showcased nyau mdani dance ahead of other traditional dance groups a fete which saw them walking away $500…
A rescue vessel carrying 629 migrants is stranded in the Mediterranean after Italy’s new interior minister refused permission for it to dock. Matteo Salvini, leader of the right-wing League, said Malta should accept the Aquarius but he was rejected. Malta says the German charity SOS Méditerranée picked up the migrants in Libyan waters, which means…
JOHANNESBURG – A fraud, racketeering and money laundering case against South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been adjourned until next month. The 76-year-old appeared on Friday at the Durban High Court for the second time over charges relating to a $2.5bn arms deal in the late 1990s, when he was deputy president. He faces…
HARARE – Amid indications that the first round of voting may not produce a clear winner, a section of the civil society in Zimbabwe has started putting together building blocks for a transitional authority — modelled along the lines of the 2009 to 2013 government of national unity (GNU) in which former president Robert Mugabe…
HARARE – The newly-appointed commissioner-general of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has blew the whistle on civil servants from the other arms of government who are working in cahoots to deprive the fiscus of the much-needed tax revenue. Zimra boss, Faith Mazani, told parliamentarians attending a tax workshop at a Harare hotel mid last week…
