August 2019

© Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa must also be arrested for releasing Zanu PF’s Godfrey Gomwe after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) accused him of abuse of office by ordering the release of then Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive officer Moses Juma and non-executive director Davison Norupiri…

© A PRIVATE mining company, Alabara Resources (Pvt) Limited (Alabara) has been granted a three-year contract to explore coalbed methane (CBM) in Lupane District, in the Gwayi Mbembezi area running from January 2019 and ending in December 2021. [GoogleAd] CBM is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds and can be used as…

© THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has advised customers to buy electricity units that are sufficient for their monthly consumption as any excess units would be charged at the higher tariff. [GoogleAd] In every calendar month customers are afforded a lifeline tariff rate of ($0,06) $6,00 for the first 50kwh, which is enough…

© GOKWE South Rural District Council has notified its residents of its intention to auction all stray livestock. [GoogleAd] According to the local authority, they have more than 20 animals that will go under the hammer on September 13 at the Nhongo Sale Pen along the Nembudziya-Jahana Road. The RDC said the sales would be…

© More than 340 people are still missing, five months after Cyclone Idai destroyed communities across Manicaland, killing at least 300 people. [GoogleAd] Teams made up of hundreds of volunteers including a team of South Africans with trained dogs searched for people who lost contact with friends and family, Tinashe Nengomasha from the District Development…

© Veteran broadcaster and chairperson of Danhiko Annual Paralympic Games, Godfrey Majonga died on Monday evening. The Information ministry yesterday confirmed Majonga’s death saying he played a critical role in the media industry. [GoogleAd] “We have learnt with sorrow & sadness the passing on of veteran broadcaster Godfrey Majonga. Mr Majonga made immense contribution to…

© CIVIL servants have demanded an emergency meeting with government to discuss their salary adjustments warning their employer against ignoring them. [GoogleAd] Last month, government employees were awarded a $400 once-off cushioning allowance with their employer promising a comprehensive salary adjustment in line with the cost of living this month. However, most civil servants have…

© FIVE former MDC employees have sought a garnishee order to be imposed on the political party’s accounts after it failed to settle US$222 000 salary arrears. Tafadzwa Chakanyuka, Aleck Tabe, Geraldine Sibanda, Wilson Box, Lawrence Paganga have cited Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Nelson Chamisa’s MDC as respondents in the claim. [GoogleAd] The group…

© FOLLOWING a week of improved power supplies, the country has rolled back into darkness with sources at Zesa Holdings (Zesa) confirming that they have re-activated the dreaded Stage Two load-shedding regime where households and businesses go for 18 hours without electricity. [GoogleAd] There was temporary joy when households experienced unusual power feting from Zesa…

© THE United States (US) has urged Zimbabwe to improve its fiscal transparency by providing a complete picture of revenues and expenditures, including those from natural resources. This comes after Zimbabwe was ranked among the 65 governments out of a total of 141 that did not meet the minimum requirements for fiscal transparency. [GoogleAd] In…