CHIPINGE town council has sensationally revealed that its two clinics are not receiving medication to assist in dealing with the adverse health effects from Cyclone Idai. Town secretary Susan Dube told the Daily News in an exclusive interview that while all other clinics in the cyclone-hit region were receiving aid they were not receiving any…
AMNESTY International Zimbabwe (Amnesty) has been slapped with a whooping US$ 2 million lawsuit by its former director and board chairperson for reputational damage. Former Amnesty director Cousin Zilala and its ex-chairperson Takesure Musiyiwa are demanding US$1 million each for being “wrongfully implicated “in a corruption scam by the organisation. [GoogleAd] They have both claimed…
© A Harare magistrate yesterday deferred delivering a ruling on former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje’s application for acquittal after the State failed to respond on time. [GoogleAd] Kazhanje is accused of corruptly concealing his personal interest in a US$10 000 transaction with businessman Wicknell Chivayo, which the State alleges influenced him not…
JAILED Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura and six other inmates have applied for their trial on attempted prison break to be stopped until the High Court has heard an application in which they are seeking an acquittal. [GoogleAd] This comes as Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo has said Gumbura and the six other…
© BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) would like to seek approval from Local government ministry to do away with consulting stakeholders on future supplementary budgets. This development has however irked residents who have castigated the city fathers for employing dictatorial tendencies which are likely to work against service delivery. [GoogleAd] This comes at a time city fathers…
© DISGRUNTLED rural teachers have advised government to stop reviewing their salaries in RTGS$ as this does not provide a solution to their economic challenges. In a statement Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) said the constant fall of the local currency against the United States dollar is continuously wiping out the value of teachers’…
© MISA-Zimbabwe chapters throughout the country last weekend held belated World Press Freedom Day 2019 celebrations where members shared the media watchdog’s recommendations for improving media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information in Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] The celebrations took places in Bulawayo, Gwanda, Masvingo, Chinhoyi, Mutare, Gweru, Harare and Kwekwe. The gatherings called on members…
© EDITOR — Punishment for breaking laws is the jurisdiction of the courts. Today, many vendors have lost wares far in excess of any fine they might have been made to pay by the court. The only word that comes to mind for this behaviour on behalf of the responsible authorities is “wicked”. [GoogleAd] Neither…
© EDITOR — Whilst there has been talk of government trying to keep prices of basic commodities in check, there seems to be no solution at all if what has been happening in the last few days is anything to go by. [GoogleAd] Our country’s economy is fast dying and the biggest problem is an…
© EDITOR — Zimbabwe’s health delivery services seem to be deteriorating rapidly due to lack of foreign currency. The country is facing essential drug shortages such as life-saving anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs when a large population is dependent on them for survival. [GoogleAd] As citizens of this country, we are very concerned at the slow pace…
