© INFORMATION deputy minister Energy Mutodi has triggered another storm by claiming that Ndebele people should go back to South Africa because it is their country of origin. [GoogleAd] Reacting to xenophobic attacks in South Africa targeting nationals from countries such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Nigeria — the deputy minister said Zimbabwe could retaliate…
© BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is fretting over the rate at which water levels at its supply sources are depleting and in the process triggering panic to the residents who fear the return of water rationing. [GoogleAd] Statistics from BCC indicate that the city’s water supply dams are now at 42 percent, which is far…
© CHITUNGWIZA engineer David Duma has been appointed the acting town clerk following George Makunde’s suspension. [GoogleAd] The city’s mayor Lovemore Maiko said the appointment was made shortly after the abandoned full council meeting on Monday. Makunde was suspended on allegations of mismanagement, corruption and abuse of office by the MDC-led council. “Yes, we appointed…
© Parliament’s Budget and Finance Committee will begin public consultations on the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Bill from September 9 to 12. [GoogleAd] The committee would have consultations at a Harare hotel on Monday, before taking the same exercise to Mutare and Gweru. The committee would also conduct public hearings in Bulawayo on…
© The Zimbabwe Consolidation Diamond Company (ZCDC) is venturing into mining diamonds in Chimanimani. [GoogleAd] In a notice, the diamond miner said it intends to explore diamonds in Portal E, Tributary Estate, which is 5 800 hectares and located within a special grant. “The project area is located 150km from Mutare and 16km east of…
© THE long-running wrangle over leadership of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe ended yesterday after the High Court delivered a judgment endorsing Amos Madawo as the legitimate president of the institution. [GoogleAd] Madawo and rivalry Cossum Chiangwa had been at each other’s throats since September last year over constitutional and institutional changes to…
© THE State has set November 18 as the trial date for flamboyant businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure who stands accused of $3,5 million tax fraud. [GoogleAd] Ginimbi, who is represented by Jonathan Samkange of Samkange and Venturas, has been on remand since November last year after he was arrested as he left the…
© A SUSPECTED armed robber was caught napping inside his victim’s car after robbing him of cash and property worth $10 000, a Harare court heard yesterday. [GoogleAd] A drunken Fanuel Ngirandi of Overspill, Epworth, was arrested by police officers who caught him sleeping inside the car’s loading box. Ngirandi was part of a…
© Zanu PF lawmakers are pushing government to embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests, reduce crop production costs and ultimately ensure food security in the country. [GoogleAd] This marks a fundamental policy shift given that the Zanu PF government has all along been staunchly opposed to local production of genetically modified food, even…
© FORMER Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti, pictured, risks losing his Manresa house after failing to fulfil a US$29 897 judgment debt passed against him after he failed to clear rental arrears last year. [GoogleAd] Muguti’s former landlady, Joyce Mako-Mushaninga, approached the High Court seeking to have the sheriff’s decision stalling execution of the property…
