June 2019

© POWER utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has engaged stage two of power outages which will see many households, businesses and hospitals going without power for 17 hours, although the situation depends on demand. [GoogleAd] The development comes amid reports that South African electricity supply company Eskom has demanded that Zesa bring “something” for it to…

© FLAMBOYANT businessman and socialite Genius ‘‘Ginimbi’’ Kadungure, pictured, has put the State on notice after it failed to furnish him with a trial date. [GoogleAd] Ginimbi stands accused of prejudicing the government of $3,5 million in tax evasion after he allegedly misrepresented to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) that he made total sales of…

© THE defence trial of jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura failed to commence for the second time yesterday after his lawyer indicated he is tied up at the High Court. [GoogleAd] Gumbura stands accused of masterminding a foiled jail break from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in 2013. He is jointly charged with Blessing Chiduke, Luckmore…

© A CHECHECHE woman was found three days after she was attacked and killed by a crocodile while doing laundry along Save River. [GoogleAd] Nyasha Kufera, 23, of Checheche Growth Point was found disembowelled on Tuesday after she was attacked last Saturday. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said her family had not been looking…

© LOCAL Government minister July Moyo told Senators this week that government will review the number of people who need food assistance although it is likely to be more than 5,7 million. [GoogleAd] “There is the general drought that is affecting the whole country and I am sure that Senators here are aware that the…

© ZANU PF senator Tambudzani Mohadi has raised concern over the way government is struggling to address challenges associated with the health sector in the country. [GoogleAd] This comes at a time the government has been accused of misplaced priorities, spending thousands on unnecessary expenditures, at the expense of the health sector that has been…

© HARARE City Council (HCC) now requires RTGS$12 million every month for the procurement of essential water treatment chemicals. [GoogleAd] HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said the price would be pegged on the prevailing interbank market rate at the time. The increase in water treatment chemical prices comes as council has been failing to stock the…

© HARARE has the potential to collect more than $600 000 every week from revenue collected at the markets, town clerk Hosiah Chisango said. [GoogleAd] In an interview with the Daily News, Chisango said the markets division had undergone a rigorous overhaul in the last two months In April, council established separate markets department that…

© CONTROVERSIAL Harare preacher Talent Chiwenga is likely to face culpable homicide charges after the car he was driving from South Africa was involved in an accident killing three people including his wife. [GoogleAd] National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi could neither confirm nor deny that Chiwenga might be charged, but said investigations were still going…