March 2021

OUTSPOKEN war veterans secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda, pictured, has lashed out at his Zanu PF critics for prematurely “rushing to write his political obituary”. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy Defence minister also insisted that he was still the ruling party’s national political commissar despite his reported recent axing from the position. In this regard, Matemadanda…

OVER 27 000 people have been arrested as police intensify efforts to stop illegal operations by artisanal miners across the country.      This comes after the police launched a crackdown aimed at eliminating unlawful mining activities in January dubbed “Chikorokoza Ngachipere/Isitsheketsha Kasiphele” following a surge in illegal mining and violent crimes perpetrated by machete gangs. …

NEDBANK Zimbabwe has reversed the 2019 losses of $761 million to achieve inflation-adjusted income of $159 million in a challenging operating environment in 2020. In its audited condensed financial statements released yesterday, the bank’s operating income grew to $3,4 billion, outpacing — in inflation terms — $2,9 billion in prior year. On growth in operating…

HARARE City Council (HCC) has spent US$5,6 million in water purification chemicals for the first three months of 2021 as the capital battles to supply clean water to residents, latest council reports show.  HCC has been battling perennial water shortages in most of the city’s suburbs, with some areas going for years without supply owing…