June 2019

© UNSAFE pregnancy terminations in Zimbabwe have increased from 60 000 to 80 000 per year, Parliament has been told. [GoogleAd] Ruth Labode, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care Parliamentary told the National Assembly on Tuesday that Zimbabwe was incurring unsustainable costs of managing post-abortion complications in already overburdened health institutions “One in…

© GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) is looking for bidders to set up a small grain milling plant. In a recent notice, GMB said the closing date for the tender is July 12. [GoogleAd[ “The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is inviting reputable and eligible bidders for… small grains milling plant. Tenders must be sealed envelopes and endorsed on…

© A HABITUAL robber has been caged four years for inciting a relative to commit robbery. [GoogleAd] Lewis Mapfunde of Kutsawa plot, Riverside, Odzi was convicted by magistrate Tendai Mahwe. He was initially given five years with one being suspended on condition of good behaviour.  Lewis was charged with incitement to commit robbery as defined in…

© PRICES of basic commodities have drastically shot up as retailers adjust to the new monetary reforms which led to the abolishment of the multi-currency system announced on Monday. [GoogleAd] This comes as businesses had maintained the old prices for the better part of Tuesday, while trying to get a better understanding of the situation. On…

© HARARE Magistrate’s Courts has thrown out an application by suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe to have his passport permanently released and all bail conditions  scrapped. [GoogleAd] Guvamombe was charged with criminal abuse of office after he allegedly offered work-related learning to former Cabinet ministers Supa Mandiwanzira and Saviour Kasukuwere at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where…

© CRIPPLING power outages are set to subside after government paid in full $20 million they owed Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings in addition to advancing the power utility company the same amount “so that they fund alternative power generation measures.” [GoogleAd] The development comes after Zesa paid South African electricity supplier Eskom US$10 million…

© THOUSANDS of desperate patients are at risk of getting stranded after doctors significantly hiked their consultation fees yesterday in response to the surprise introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar by government early this week. [GoogleAd] This comes as Monday’s ban of the multiple currency system, which had been anchored by the United States dollar in the…

© Legislators have made a clarion call to members of the public to embrace the Zimbabwean dollar (ZW$) so as to ensure its smooth functionality and build confidence in the market. [GoogleAd] Goromonzi North member of Parliament Ozias Bvute was the first to make the call in the wake of government discontinuing the use of the…