AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for illegal possession of several elephant tusks valued at US$2 213. Tendai Reason Jumbarukuru of Musokeri Village in Hurungwe was arrested by police at Dete Business Centre on April 8, 2019 after ZRP received a tip-off that there were people selling elephant tusks in the…
ZIMBABWE can further enhance its travel experience through the use of emerging technologies, stakeholders at the on-going Arabian Travel Market have said. [GoogleAd] The country, through the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, is showcasing its growing portfolio of hospital offerings at the Arabian Travel Market, hoping to build on a record tourism year in which it received…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said community claims that miners were polluting water sources were disproved when their tests revealed that borehole water in the affected areas was worse off than open water sources. [GoogleAd] An Ema Chimanimani district official — one Marange — told a Stakeholder Community Convention on Natural Resources that was…
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza, pictured, has been dragged to the High Court by Zesa Holdings’ subsidiary company, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited (ZETDC), after he failed to settle a $97 000 electricity bill. [GoogleAd] The company filed an application seeking to register a deed of settlement entered between the two…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sucked into the Makoni chieftainship wrangle after a clan member dragged him to the High Court, accusing him of neglecting his constitutional duties to resolve the issue. [GoogleAd] In the application filed by Philip Muswere last week, Mnangagwa, Local Government minister July Moyo, the Provincial Assembly of Chiefs for Manicaland…
A HARARE magistrate yesterday postponed flamboyant businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s trial in a case he stands accused of prejudicing government of $3,5 million. [GoogleAd] Magistrate Barbara Mateko deferred the matter to June 14 after conceding State arguments that they were not ready to proceed to trial. Prosecuting, Sebastian Mutizirwa told the court that investigations on…
MT PLEASANT legislator Samuel Banda – who stands accused of violating the Electoral Act – yesterday pleaded not guilty to the allegations, accusing the State witnesses of targeting him for vindictive treatment because he has a Malawian surname. [GoogleAd] The MDC Alliance MP stands accused of giving a false address to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission…
THE cost of living for an average family of five has shot up to $873 in March from $827 in February, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has indicated. [GoogleAd] The 5,53 percent spike comes against the backdrop of a recurrent wave of steep price increases in the country. According to Zimstat, the Food Poverty…
ZIMBABWE Miners’ Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has dissolved the executive of its affiliate, Manicaland Miners’ Association (MMA), and ordered fresh elections within six months following an outcry over the manner the provincial elections were conducted. [GoogleAd] The ZMF president said she made the decision after reviewing submissions by ZMF general council secretary, a petition…
THE under utilisation of livestock by small-scale subsistence farmers, who own 69 percent of the country’s herd, clearly indicates the huge amount of work that should be done before the country can realise government’s plans to revive beef exports on a large scale. [GoogleAd] According to the 2019 Agriculture Sector Survey commissioned by the Financial…
