September 2019

© ANGERED by the continued harassment of its supporters, as well as the escalating abductions of government critics in the country, the main opposition MDC plans to hold mass protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the United States of America, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as pressure is mounting on Mnangagwa and his…

© THE Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU) has slammed the government over proposed minimum wages for domestic workers, saying they do not reflect the current economic environment characterised by soaring prices of basic commodities and services.  [GoogleAd] Cabinet on Tuesday announced that it had increased minimum wages of domestic workers and those without…

© HIGH Court judge Justice Happious Zhou has set aside Statutory Instrument (SI) 205/2018, which effectively introduced the controversial two percent tax on every electronic transaction above $20. [GoogleAd] The judgment comes after an application by pro-democracy activist Mfundo Mlilo, who was seeking an order to suspend the imposition of the two percent electronic transactions…

© THE ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) has implored the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to investigate reports of vote buying that were reported in the Glen View South by-election, as well as in previous by-elections that were held post -2018 harmonised elections. [GoogleAd] Zesn also urged the Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) to display voters’ rolls…

© THE Constitutional Court has deferred to October 9 the hearing of an application by Harare lawyer Joshua Chirambwe seeking to nullify Kumbirai Hodzi’s appointment as the substantive Prosecutor General of Zimbabwe after he allegedly failed interviews last year. [GoogleAd] The matter was postponed because Chirambwe’s lawyer, Thabani Mpofu, is in South Africa. According to…

© THE estate of the late decorated army general Solomon Mujuru has dragged one of its tenants to the High Court demanding US$11 800 in rental arrears. [GoogleAd] In the matter that is set to be heard this week before the High Court, Stern Mufara, who is the executor dative of the late first black…

© CHINA Jiangxi International Corporation (CJIC) is keen on investing in Zimbabwe’s solar power energy sector, as the country continues to struggle with electricity shortages resulting in blackouts of up to 18 hours a day. [GoogleAd] This comes as the company has successfully completed a Beijing-funded 50 megawatt plant in Kenya and the east Asian…

© CONSTRUCTION of the Shawasha Business Complex has hit a snag after Harare City Council began consultations with legal experts on how to deal with contractor Consortio International Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd’s alleged breach of contract. [GoogleAd] According to  the city’s business committee minutes, Consortio was supposed to make an initial deposit of US$10 million into…