October 2019

© THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has said it will go after parastatal officials involved in malpractices involving public funds as revealed by Auditor General (AG) Mildred Chiri’s reports. Chiri, in her 2018 report, revealed that most government entities have not been preparing and auditing financial statements timeously, leaving room for prejudice. [GoogleAd] Over US$7,2…

© MEMBER of the world’s leading countries, the Group of Seven (G7), should mediate a political dia- logue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, with talks focusing on the formation of an interim government, outspoken Ntabazinduna Chief Felix Nhlanhlay- amangwe Ndiweni has said. [GoogleAd] Ndiweni, a rabid critic of Mnangagwa and his…

© POLICE have blocked a demonstration that was intended for today by vendors against the law enforcement agents’ alleged brutal- ity following the arrest and death of Hilton Tamangani, a street vendor, while in remand prison. Vendors Initiative for Socio-Economic Transformation (Viset) had written to the ZRP notifying them of the march but police turned…

© Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission chairperson Elasto Mugwadi.(ZHRC) has told officials at the Registrar General’s (RG) office to change their negative attitude and adopt a human rights-based ap- proach when assisting the public as it discourages them from acquiring registration documents. [GoogleAd] This comes after numerous residents complained to the commission during an inquiry that…

© TWO men were convicted of violating the PTC Act after they were caught red-handed burning copper cables in the wee hours of the morning. Spencer Gande and Sibongilizwe Maniko, both from Sizinda suburb, were caught by a security guard as they melted the copper cables at the latter’s home to remove insulation material. [GoogleAd]…

© THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is engaging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) in an effort to provide adequate water to residents. In May, Zesa Holdings introduced load- shedding that has seen most areas go for up to 18 hours without electricity, a development that has affected local authorities’ ability to pump…

© GOVERNMENT should consider incorporating anti-bribery standard ISO 37001 at policy level to safeguard the country against bribery and corruption. This comes as the corruption watchdog Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has highlighted that Zimbabwe is losing millions in potential revenue as several people and companies are bribing their way out of taxes and bills, prejudicing…