FORMER vice president and National People’s Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has said she is not rejoining Zanu PF, following claims that she was on her way back to the ruling party. Speaking on the sidelines of victory celebrations for Zanu PF councillor Kidwell Mujuru — who won Bulawayo’s only council seat in a recent…
ZIMBABWE Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to introduce more investment reforms that will help the country clear its debts as the country is drowning in domestic and external arrears currently standing between $17 and $18 billion, according to official statistics. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Zimcodd has attributed the country’s problem to…
FUEL prices yesterday marginally increased following a directive by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) last week, amid a serious shortage of both petrol and diesel that has left motorists stranded. In a statement issued last week, Zera said the petrol pump price will increase marginally to RTGS$3,41 per litre with effect from yesterday due…
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has petitioned MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa over “rampant corruption” at the opposition-run Norton Town Council (NTC) after Zimplats Holdings Limited (Zimplats) was frustrated from setting up a Share Ownership Trust chicken abattoir due to “exorbitant rates”. [GoogleAd] He said upon further inquiry, it was made known to him “that…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has received an early boost ahead of what could turn out to be a bruising contest when the MDC congress gets underway next month after bagging two nominations from two provinces so far. While many have predicted a tussle of Titanic proportions between Chamisa, his deputy Elias Mudzuri and secretary general…
MDC Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe, pictured, has notified the State that she will apply for further remand refusal if the courts does not provide her with a trial date on the next court date. Mamombe is charged with treason after she held a press conference where she allegedly invited members of her constituency to…
FORMER Mines and Mining Development permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga has approached the High Court seeking to be reinstated as a post retirement professor at University of Zimbabwe (UZ) arguing authorities at the institution unlawfully withdrew his contract. Gudyanga cited the Registrar, Vice Chancellor and the University of Zimbabwe in the application. [GoogleAd] He seeks to…
DEFENCE deputy minister Victor Matematanda, pictured, was yesterday grilled in court by a suspected con artist who is accused of duping him and other prominent people of various amounts of money. Tinashe Munhuweyi of Mufakose allegedly masqueraded as former Bulawayo High Court judge Mafios Cheda and requested the money, claiming that two of his trucks…
SOME service stations in the country have once again started demanding United States dollars and accepting FCA accounts only as the fuel crisis continues to mar Zimbabwe. This comes as fuel scarcity has once again hit the country after Total Zimbabwe, one of the country’s biggest suppliers, warned of a possible shortage due Cyclone Idai…
ORGANISATIONS dealing with local government issues are concerned about the delay in the implementation of devolution and establishment of Provincial and Metropolitan Councils (PMCs) six years after the promulgation of the Constitution. Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe (CCDZ) and Harare Residents Trust (HRT) have therefore challenged Parliament of Zimbabwe to demonstrate its capacity in…
