HARARE – The High Court has reserved ruling in an application by pro-democracy activist Mfundo Mlilo, who is seeking an order to suspend the imposition of the two percent electronic transactions tax introduced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last year. Ncube introduced the tax in his Transitional Stabilisation Programme triggering a wave of price hikes…
HARARE – An inspection -in-loco has been set for February 19, at former President Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simbarashe Chikore’s business premises to ascertain the credibility of the Human Resources manager’s testimony during trial yesterday. Simon Musakasa, Zimbabwe Airways Human Resources manager claimed during Chikore’s trial for unlawfully detaining a female employee that he witnessed what…
HARARE – An inspection -in-loco has been set for February 19, at former President Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simbarashe Chikore’s business premises to ascertain the credibility of the Human Resources manager’s testimony during trial yesterday. Simon Musakasa, Zimbabwe Airways Human Resources manager claimed during Chikore’s trial for unlawfully detaining a female employee that he witnessed what…
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rains in excess of 50 millimetres in just 24 hours in some parts of the country. In a statement the MSD said the rains may come in sharp downpours, damaging winds, lightning, and hailstorm and causing flash flooding in some areas. There are also…
HARARE – Marriage is perceived as sacred in the African culture and divorce is not an option for most African women as the act will be followed by name calling, shaming, and alienation from some family members. As much as things are rapidly changing with more people warming up to the idea that there is life…
HARARE – The silence by the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) on the on-going human rights abuses in Zimbabwe has drawn widespread condemnation from critics and neutrals alike. While many were expecting the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe to feature prominently at the 32nd ordinary session of the AU held in Addis…
BULAWAYO – Five armed robbers pounced on a South Africa-bound Brooklyn Bus from Bulawayo to Mussina on Monday evening and got away with valuables worth thousands of dollars. Thirty-six passengers were said to be on-board and they lost valuables that includes cash, cell-phones and passports. [GoogleAd] According to sources, the incident occurred on Monday around 11pm…
HARARE – Harare lawyer Joshua Chirambwe has filed a Constitutional Court (Con-Court) application seeking the nullification of the appointment of Kumbirai Hodzi as the substantive Prosecutor General (PG). The application comes barely a fortnight after another Harare man made a similar request. [GoogleAd] According to both men’s lawyer Thabani Mpofu, the two applications remain extant before the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean students who are on the presidential scholarship scheme are finding it difficult to get by because government is struggling to fund their needs. Thousands of students are on the presidential scholarship programme, which caters for academically-gifted youths from vulnerable backgrounds such as orphans. [GoogleAd] At the moment, most of these students are studying…
HARARE – The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment and Tourism will summon the minister of Environment Prisca Mupfumira over the continued destruction of wetlands in Harare. [GoogleAd] Committee chairperson Concillia Chinanzvavana said the minister should answer for some of the development projects that are leading to the water problems being experienced in Harare as a result…
