© GOVERNMENT has yet again raised the hopes of cotton farmers, promising they will be paid 50 percent of their money in foreign currency through their nostro accounts and the balance in real time gross settlement (RTGS) dollars, like it did for tobacco farmers. [GoogleAd] For growers of the golden leaf, this however, did not…
© MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri says party structures should reject both Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube as they once left the party to form their own political parties, as the fighting for the three vice presidency posts up for grabs gets dirty. [GoogleAd] Mudzuri, Biti, Ncube and Morgen Komichi are locked in a bitter…
© PARLIAMENT of Zimbabwe will reopen today as the country currently faces an economic meltdown — price hikes, unemployment, shortages of fuel and foreign currency. MDC chief whip Prosper Mutseyami told the Daily News yesterday that they will grill ministers on the current situation as the deteriorating economy tops their agenda. “We are going to…
© GOVERNMENT has not yet increased mining fees, Mines minister Winston Chitando revealed in Bulawayo yesterday after a document indicating new proposed mining fees was leaked and circulated on various social media platforms. [GoogleAd] The leaked document indicates that government intends to hike fees for applications, prospecting licences, registrations, annual inspections, renewals transfers amongst others…
© ZIMBABWE lacks effective leadership across most spectrums of life and this yawning gap has led to a collapse of governance systems, business executives content. [GoogleAd] The captains of industry who recently met at Zimbabwe Council of Churches’ National Economic Dialogue Series urged government to trace back and discover when the cart lost its wheels….
A HARARE magistrate yesterday threw out former Mines and Mining Development permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga’s application for excerption of charges saying it lacks merit. Gudyanga stands accused of making fraudulent payments from the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) amounting to $1,6 million. [GoogleAd] He recently applied for excerption arguing that the charges against him…
THE trial of former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira was yesterday postponed to today as the magistrate presiding over the case had other commitments. The Nyanga South MP is facing criminal abuse of office charges for appointing his unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) board. [GoogleAd] He was recently acquitted of…
ZIMBABWE Republic Police through its Mashonaland East police spokesperson, one inspector Mwanza have announced the death of Fortunate Muduwa, 45, of plot 50 Silver Oak Farm, Beatrice who was allegedly killed Christopher Chimina, age unknown, of plot 5 Silver Oak Farm, Beatrice. [GoogleAd] In a statement Mwanza said: “Suspect and deceased were once husband and…
HARARE City Council (HCC) is seeking approval for a supplementary budget for the purchase of Geographical Information System (GIS) equipment and software. According to finance and development committee minutes, the equipment include a drone, ArcGIS Enterprise, GPS receivers and GPS software amounting to US$631 750. [GoogleAd] Council says the GIS, once bought and operational will…
LAST weekend could have been a defining moment in Zimbabwe’s broken politics. But given the many moments and opportunities that have previously being missed — when all and sundry expected our leaders to seize them — the weekend behind us might as well serve to be another one of those that will follow a familiar…
