August 2019

© A SUSPECT in the alleged theft of more than 43 000 litres of tar meant for the refurbishment of the Harare-Masvingo highway is in police custody.  [GoogleAd] According to police spokesperson Paul Nyathi they recovered some of the tar after an anonymous tip-off.  Nyathi said between March 4 and 6, the ministry of Transport…

© BINDURA Rural District Council intends to review its rates, levies and charges for 2020 in terms of Section 76 of the Rural District Council’s Act (Chapter 29:13).  [GoogleAd] According to a notice by the RDC, details of the new charges will be available for inspection at its various council offices. The review in levies…

© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday increased electricity tariffs by a steep 356 percent for non-exporting businesses and by at least 174 percent for farmers and domestic users, the Daily News can reveal. [GoogleAd] The new tariffs were announced by the 56-year-old minister while he was presenting the mid-year fiscal policy review and supplementary budget…

© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube said yesterday government now sees Zimbabwe’s economy declining in 2019, a revision from an initial growth projection of 3,1 percent. [GoogleAd] In his 2019 mid-year budget review and supplementary budget statement, which he presented in Parliament, the minister said this year’s GDP growth is now expected to be “negative”.  …

© THE eagerly-awaited explosive National Social Security Authority (Nssa) audit report was finally tabled in Parliament yesterday but copies for MPs and the media were still being printed. [GoogleAd] Under pressure Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza, pictured, yesterday explained the processes she said were involved before tabling the report in Parliament….

© OPPOSITION MDC MPs claimed that they were yesterday barred from Parliament where Finance minister Mthuli Ncube presented his mid-year budget review and supplementary budget statement, which largely introduced sharp price increases in a number of sectors. [GoogleAd] Former MDC chief whip and Standing Rules and Orders committee member Innocent Gonese said they were barred…

© THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) public hearings have witnessed a theatre of grief: victims sharing horrific stories, many collapsing into fits of tears, people hugging one another, some even fainting. [GoogleAd] There was undoubtedly something cathartic about the process for a lot of the victims. The experience of sharing how they had…

© Masvingo provincial minister Ezra Chadzamira on Wednesday proceeded with the installation of Clemence Madzingo as Chief Neromwe in Chiredzi, pending chieftainship dispute in the courts. [GoogleAd] Chief Tshovani, who has been accusing the army of meddling in a dispute over the Noremwe chieftainship, lost the battle as Madzingo was installed by Chadzamira at a…