THE Mashonaland East Province of the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC on Friday nominated Tracy Mutinhiri to run for vice president at the May congress. Mutinhiri was expelled from Zanu PF in 2011 on murky charges of working with the MDC after she praised opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his party during the burial of her brother,…
Government on Friday gazetted Epworth traffic, clamping and tow away by-laws under statutory instrument (SI) 88 of 2019. [GoogleAd] The new by-laws mandate the Epworth Council to collect up to $15 every three months from commuter omnibuses (kombis) carrying 14 to 40 passengers, while $20 will be charged for passenger vehicles carrying 40 passengers or…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must appoint credible commissioners to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) who are capable of fighting graft, including in high places. This call by analysts follows the resignation of all Zacc commissioners in January this year, after Mnangagwa had levelled corruption allegations against the agency. [GoogleAd] Mnangagwa has, under sections 254, and 237…
FOR years, Mthobisi Ndebele eked out a relatively decent living as a cross-border transporter of goods, otherwise known as malayitsha in the local language. Everything changed when he was diagnosed with HIV-related tuberculosis (TB) almost a decade ago. To start with, his employer didn’t want him anymore. Immediately, his only source of income dried up,…
ZIMBABWEAN courts have started granting estranged wives thousands of dollars in damages after suing “small houses” for stealing their men. More and more wives are demanding hefty financial damages from “small houses” for alienation of affection, with the latest case of Rudo Boka being settled with a hefty $50 000 in adultery damages — the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under attack for inviting Uganda President Yoweri Museveni to officially open this year’s 60th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) despite his alleged dictatorial tendencies. Museveni, who was once hailed as a freedom fighter and liberator by the Ugandans and by the Western world, has since drifted into an autocratic leader,…
MOST schools countrywide, particularly boarding schools, have adjusted their tuition and levy fees upwards, a development that has dealt a blow to many parents whose salary purses in their various workplaces have not expanded. These increases have affected schools across the whole spectrum — government, private and church-run institutions — both primary and secondary, have…
ALGERIA and Sudan are engulfed by protests against leaders who have overstayed their welcome. Their stories need to be told, but we must also recognise that they are not the exception — other countries may soon follow suit. [GoogleAd] Africa has seen a growing number of leaders establish themselves as presidents for life. Burundi’s Pierre…
ZIMBABWE’s budget deficit has swelled after government spending spiralled in the first two months of the year, a Treasury document showed. [GoogleAd] According to consolidated financial statements released by Treasury, government exceeded its targeted expenditure by $280,3 million in January and February. The financial statements for the month ending January 2019 indicate that total expenditure…
PERCHED on one of the most scenic areas of the Eastern Highlands with rivers meandering through rolling green hills and spectacular waterfalls, the Nyanga National Park is rated one of Zimbabwe’s top attractions, but you would not know it from the meagre number of visitors. [GoogleAd] On a Saturday in what is meant to be…
