© ZIMBABWEANS from across the political divide exhibited unrestrained joy last night after news broke out that abducted medical doctor Peter Magombeyi, pictured, had been found alive. [GoogleAd] With many people beginning to fear for the worst after nearly a week of Magombeyi’s chilling kidnapping last Saturday, there was a palpable sense of relief all…
© CLAIMS by under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that his much-criticised policies will start bearing fruit towards the end of the year look increasingly nonsensical, as the wobbly Zimbabwe dollar has crashed against the US unit on the parallel market — precipitating massive price hikes. [GoogleAd] This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)…
© THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it will intervene to end clashes between Bindura residents and artisanal miners, popularly known as MaShurugwi. [GoogleAd] The commission has since called for an all-stakeholder meeting to end the conflict. NPRC commissioner Charles Masunungure said the recent clashes between Bindura residents and the artisanal miners were…
© Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm, has honoured EcoCash with the 2019 Digital Wallet Innovation Award in the ‘‘Market Adoption’’ category. EcoCash is a subsidiary of Cassava Smartech [GoogleAd] The awards, announced at the Mobile Payment Conference in Chicago, United States, recognised innovation achieved by digital wallet providers that are changing the…
© PROFESSIONAL Women Executives and Business Women’s Forum (Proweb) has partnered with the Elena Barraquer Foundation of Spain and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces to perform cataract surgeries for free at Chitungwiza Central Hospital from September 23 to 28. [GoogleAd] Free screening will be done this weekend at Kunaka Rural Hospital (Seke), Mahusekwa District Hospital (Chihota),…
© The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says the long queues at most of their tollgates are due to network fluctuations on point of sale machines and mobile money payments. [GoogleAd] In a recent public notice, the national roads agency attributed the serious mobile, debit card and Zinara pre-paid card payment challenges to power challenges….
© In a landmark ruling by two High Court judges in Masvingo, the mandatory nine-year jail term for anyone found in illegal possession of a pangolin has been quashed and replaced with a three-year sentence or a level eight fine of $500. [GoogleAd] Justice Garainesu Mawadze and Justice Joseph Mafusire concurred in their ruling made…
© Zimbabwe says its land ownership rights will no longer take race into account as the southern African country continues to craft policies that seek to depart from those set under the late Robert Mugabe regime. [GoogleAd] The late Mugabe, through the fast track land reform programme, had barred white farmers, with exception of a…
© THE Chinese Communist Party (CCP) believes training people in its doctrine is key in “building a social consciousness for a responsible citizenry and disciplined cadre to help manage the country’s socio-economic affairs”, Jiangxi provincial school vice chancellor Liao Qingcheng says. [GoogleAd] This comes as officials insist the programme is “not just about drowning the…
© ZIMBABWE’S power utility, Zesa Holdings, says the country is at risk of a total blackout if the current low tariffs are not adjusted. [GoogleAd] This comes after the power utility has been seeking to increase the tariffs, which it said have been wiped out by the spiralling exchange rate. Appearing before Parliament’s Energy Committee…
