© SPORTS and Recreation Commission chairperson Gerald Mlotshwa, last week took the bold decision to suspend the entire Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board and its managing director, Givemore Makoni — in a move which has raised fears of polarising the game. [GoogleAd] The SRC said it had taken that drastic decision in view of the “defiance”…
© GOVERNMENT has discontinued the use of the multi-currency system while declaring the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) — abandoned about 10 years ago — as the only official trading currency, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] The multi-currency system was adopted in February 2009 after the ZW$ had become worthless due to hyperinflation which, according to…
© THE commander of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Edzai Chimonyo, has pleaded with his troops to be patient in the wake of a worsening socio-economic situation. [GoogleAd] Addressing soldiers at Inkomo Barracks last week, Chimonyo said government is working towards improving their remuneration and working conditions. “The government is working to improve the general…
© AFTER shutting down last year, United Builders’ Merchants (UBM)’s property is set to go under the hammer signalling the end of 50 years of operations. [GoogleAd] A catalogue by Hammer and Tongues real estate published in the press yesterday indicated: “Duly instructed by Phibion Gwatidzo of Baker Tilly chartered accountants, the liquidator of UBM,…
© LACK of political and economic reforms is derailing investments in the country; economist Christopher Mugaga has said. [GoogleAd] Mugaga added that government is yet to implement reforms including those mentioned in the Zimbabwean Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) sanctions issued by the United States government against Zimbabwe. While presenting the State of Zimbabwe’s…
© EXILED former Cabinet minister and one of the alleged kingpins of the Generation 40 (G40) faction, Jonathan Moyo, — has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa should form a government of national unity (GNU) with opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa — to extricate the country from the worsening economic crisis. [GoogleAd] Moyo, a rabid critic of Mnangagwa…
© BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni has fumed at the proposal by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to demolish two iconic decommissioned cooling towers at the council-owned thermal power station. [GoogleAd] The power station was built in 1947 by the council before being handed over to Zesa Holdings after power generated there was integrated into the…
© A BULAWAYO law firm, JP Oberholzer Legal Practice, has been placed under curatorship due to the proprietor’s ill health. [GoogleAd] In a notice issued yesterday, the law firm has since been placed under management of Job Sibanda and Associates. “The legal practitioner of J.P. Oberholzer of Bulawayo was placed under curatorship owing to (Mr)…
© IN what seems to expose fault lines in the ruling party, the Zanu PF Youth League released the long-awaited list of individuals it claimed were involved in corrupt activities. [GoogleAd] The list fell short on detail, thus failing to live up to expectations. Comprising serving and ex-Cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, senior Zanu officials and businessmen,…
© FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe has been hit with a US$4 million law suit by a Lebanese businessman who claims he was defamed and lost income after she instructed police to seize his properties during a wrangle over a botched US$1,3 million diamond ring deal. [GoogleAd] Jamal Hamed, Thatchree Investments (Pvt) Ltd, Superearth Properties…
