© MASVINGO High Court judge Neville Wamambo has freed MDC deputy chairperson Job “Wiwa” Sikhala on $5 000 bail. Alec Muchadehama, who is part of the legal team representing Sikhala, yesterday confirmed the development. [GoogleAd] “He (Sikhala) has been released on $5 000 bail. As part of the bail conditions, he was ordered to reside…
© OPPOSITION MDC has blamed “calculated intimidation and vote buying” for its embarrassing loss of Nyanga ward 26, a claim that Zanu PF scoffed at as a case of “sour grapes”. [GoogleAd] The ruling party’s Bisset Mapeta won the poll with 397 votes against the MDC Alliance’s Vincent Bopoto’s 236. Zanu PF is in high…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated foreign countries for what he termed interference in the way the country should manage its natural resources, especially the ballooning ivory and rhino horn stockpiles. [GoogleAd] Mnangagwa revealed at the recently-held African Union and United Nations Wildlife Economy Summit in Victoria Falls that the country was sitting on stockpiles…
© Zesa is owed more than $1 billion by municipalities and customers, a debt which continues to grow, forcing the struggling State-run power firm to subject Zimbabweans to the worst power cuts in several years. [GoogleAd] Debts are dragging Zesa down, Energy minister Fortune Chasi said yesterday, adding those not paying electricity bills and are…
© The huge public expectations raised by devolved government in Zimbabwe have turned into disappointment, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has said, after government failed to avail US$310 million budgeted in the National Budget to facilitate devolution of power to provincial councils. [GoogleAd] The Constitution proposes devolving the budget to 10 new…
© COMMUTER omnibuses here have hiked fares following the latest fuel price increase. [GoogleAd] The kombis moved from $1,50 to $2 as operators moved to cushion themselves against the continuously rising costs. The fare hike comes at a time a huge chuck of the commuting public has turned to the much cheaper Zupco buses which…
© A RECKLESS kombi driver who drove on the wrong side of the road during peak hour has been jailed for an effective two years. Beni Beaven, 28, was also banned from driving for life. [GoogleAd] Harare magistrate Yeukai Chigodora convicted Beven of reckless driving and failure to acquire a re-test. In passing sentence,…
© A HARARE magistrate yesterday expressed frustration over the conduct of the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu), which he accused of not taking his court seriously. [GoogleAd] Nyasha Vitorini voiced concern after prosecutor Michael Chakandida sought a postponement in the trial of former National Social Security Authority (Nssa) general manager Elizabeth Chitiga, who stands accused of…
© HARARE City Council has temporarily withheld approval for a waste-to-energy power plant meant to generate electricity for the capital city from tonnes of food scraps, paper towels and other household trash collected from landfills. [GoogleAd] The proposed project by Integrated Energy BV (Pvt) Ltd is poised to be the first waste-to-energy plant in Zimbabwe…
© Harare City Council’s consultative process in the 2020 budget formulation leaves much to be desired, especially at a time the country is in the throes of a worsening financial crisis, residents contend. [GoogleAd] Harare Residents Trust director Precious Shumba, pictured, said meetings that were supposed to have been conducted with women, the disabled and…
