HARARE – A female commercial sex worker who was part of a gang of armed robbers that pounced on Wongai Banda and went on a shopping spree with his money has been jailed to an effective 10 years behind bars. Gaillah Muroyi, 26, was initially sentenced to 13 years but regional magistrate Themba Kuwanda suspended…
HARARE – Twomen who are alleged to have been part of the mob that demonstrated against the delay by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to announce the Presidential results yesterday appeared before the courts. Jeremiah Zivengwa, 41 and Singo Simangaliso, 21 were arrested after being identified by witnesses who saw them allegedly committing the offence. On…
HARARE – Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso will showcase on the closing day of the ongoing Harare Agricultural Show together with Zimdancehall songstress Ninja Lipsy. The two will share the stage on Saturday between 1845 and 2300 hours in the Glamis Arena. Since the 108 edition of the agricultural show kicked off on Monday, different musicians…
HARARE – Fourteen girls now remain in the Miss World Zimbabwe boot camp after two girls were eliminated on Monday while two more were evicted for “gross indiscipline”. The remaining 14 queens are Yolanda Warambwa, Bridget Vambe, Patricia Muchenje, Gracious Manyanhaire, Nyasha Katozo, Yollanda Chimbarami, Musawenkosi Dhlamini, Courtney Matende, Ivy Mupararano, Francina Katuruza, Belinda Potts,…
BULAWAYO – The cash-strapped Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu is likely to face legal hurdles after it emerged that it is struggling to pay its polling agents and other creditors following the just ended July harmonised elections. The party owes $20 000 to its agents and creditors. Zapu contested in a limited number of parliamentary and local…
HARARE – National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has attributed its failure to finalise its $400 million recapitalisation deal on time due to the election season. Zimbabwe has for the past months been engrossed to the July 30 harmonised election such that business in many sectors was grossly affected. The rail transport parastatal was not spared…
HARARE – Nelson Chamisa’s MDC party has an uphill task between now and the next polls in 2023 to navigate strong legal and political headwinds blowing in its direction, in what appears to be a systematic attempt by its rivals to sink the party. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – FBC Holdings (FBC) will this year record a surge in interest income and commissions following an 18 percent rise in interest income in the first half, a local equities group has said. Highlighting that the group’s income was set to maintain its upward trajectory on account of the investments in savings bonds and…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched an operation targeting companies and individuals that have defaulted on their tax obligations. This comes as the national tax collector’s July gross collections increased by 20,80 percent to $406,13 million from its monthly target of $336,20 million. However, Zimra believes that many clients are yet to…
HARARE – Jostling for Cabinet posts has reached fever pitch, as pressure mounts on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a young, dynamic and small Cabinet capable of breathing fresh life into the country’s comatose economy. Mnangagwa, who took oath of office on Sunday — ending the uncertainty that had persisted for more than three weeks…
