© THE case in which deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami and ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora are being accused of assaulting Town Clerk Christopher Dube was yesterday postponed. [GoogleAd] The duo that is out on $100 bail had their case postponed to August 7 after they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Franklin Mkwananzi, facing charges of…
© UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) has officially opened a five-day capacity building training workshop on accessing health information and conducting systematic reviews that will influence policy making in the country. [GoogleAd] Speaking at the official opening of the Capacity Building training workshop yesterday, UZ vice Chancellor Paul Mapfumo said the training is one of the…
© DEFIANT opposition MDC vice national chairperson Job Sikhala, who is facing charges of advocating for the overthrow of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has called on Zimbabweans to invade the streets of Harare in anti-government demonstrations. [GoogleAd] Addressing party supporters in Harare South constituency’s high density suburb of Hopley last Sunday, Sikhala bemoaned the fact that…
© Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairperson Michael Madanha yesterday denied to Parliament that $71 million was unaccounted for at the agency. [GoogleAd] This comes after an internal forensic audit, which was concluded in 2017, exposed massive financial abuse at the parastatals, including payment of $71 million and R31 million to contractors cherry-picked without…
© THE High Court has reserved ruling in an application in which MDC Warren Park MP Shakespeare Hamauswa is seeking the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act — which President Emmerson Mnangagwa invoked as legal basis to introduce the RTGS$ — to be declared unconstitutional. [GoogleAd] High Court judge Elfas Chitakunye yesterday said he needed time…
© Bread shortages have hit Zimbabwe, with wheat traders blaming a worsening foreign currency crisis for shortages of the staple that have left people queuing for hours outside bakeries. [GoogleAd] This comes as the country is importing tonnes of wheat to cover a deficit, following lower plantings of the cereal due to lack of…
© TWO tractors belonging to retired Brigadier Ambrose Mutinhiri’s farm will go under the hammer this week to pay off debts he owes the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), auctioneers have announced. [GoogleAd] Millennium Auctions yesterday announced that an auction will be held at Newton Farm, along Hwedza road. “Duly instructed by the…
© THERE are mixed reactions to the establishment of the Harare Advisory Council with some praising it while others are skeptical. [GoogleAd] The advisory board is made up of W. Sadomba, Simplisio Chihambakwe, Vulindlela Ndlovu, T. Maswiswi, L. Mupona, A. Mazarire, F. Vheriwa, Themba Ndebele, Patrick Devinnish, John Manley, Marry Mubi, Muchadei Masunda, Kumbirai Katsande,…
© PRESS freedom groups have blasted the newly-gazetted Freedom of Information Bill saying it’s not different from a media law which it seeks to repeal. [GoogleAd] The government is breaking the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa) into three Bills – the Freedom of Information Bill, Protection of Personal Information Bill and…
© THE story of Zimbabwe’s fragile circumstances cannot be attributed to a single cause. However, corruption, looting and leakages dominate. [GoogleAd] The chief engineers are political elites and their associates. Only a handful of wealthy people derive their estates from legitimate business activities. There is no private enterprise to justify the conspicuous consumption evident among…
