WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni says the government is concerned by the increasing cases of gender-based violence (GBV) across the country and has since moved to ensure perpetrators do not escape the long arm of the law. This comes as a number of organisations have claimed a surge in the number of domestic violence cases…
JUDICIAL manager Cecil Madondo, who is accused of selling the same exclusive mining rights to three firms causing one company to lose US$260 000, has had his bail conditions relaxed. Madondo, who is Tudor House Consultants director and corporate rescue practitioner of Redwing Mining Company, is now free to visit the mine at the centre…
STANBIC Bank has posted an inflation-adjusted profit after tax of $1,1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020, recovering from a $44 million loss in the prior year. The Standard Bank subsidiary posted a $3,1 billion profit for the year under review in historical cost terms, exceeding comparative period performance of $477 million. In…
PREMIER Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has challenged the health sector to come up with innovative ways to address health service delivery bottlenecks triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The call comes ahead of a webinar on the challenges gripping the country’s health sector to be co-hosted by the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ)’s Conferencing Unit…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has bemoaned the rampant corruption being experienced at Zimbabwe’s ports of entry, which he says is prejudicing the country of billions of dollars. The Treasury chief said yesterday that the smuggling of goods in and out of the country was a cancerous vice that was derailing Zimbabwe’s economic development. In a…
NOVUYO Seagirl has teamed up with songbird La Dee and Mzoe7, to drop a video of her brand new track titled Imbokodo, which celebrates the strength shown by women in the face of domestic abuse. Zimbabwe and the rest of the world is celebrating the Women’s Month and the song is meant to uplift women…
FOUR top local painters have been selected to represent the country at the 59th edition of the International Art Exhibition at Biennale di Venezia in Italy. The selected artists are Ronald Muchatuta, Kresiah Mukwazhi, Terrence Musekiwa and Wallen Mapondera. This comes as preparations for the global art exhibition curated by Cecilia Alemani— scheduled for next…
THE National Employment Council for the Commercial Sectors of Zimbabwe (NECCSZ) has challenged at the High Court a decision by Labour minister Paul Mavima to appoint two administrators on their board. In the court application, the NECCSZ has cited Mavima as the first respondent together with Attorney-General Prince Machaya as well as the appointees —…
22-YEAR-OLD woman from Dzivaresekwa, Harare, is in trouble for having a sexual relationship with 15-year-old boy after the duo met at a funeral. Martha Gege was arraigned before the courts yesterday to answer to allegations of having sexual intercourse with a minor. She was granted $4 000 bail when she appeared before Harare magistrate Sharon…
INDEFATIGABLE Arts deputy minister Tinomuda “Tinmac” Machakaire has lifted the spirits of musicians and promoters who continue to bear the brunt of an extended ban on their activities due to Covid-19. The meeting came as thousands of artists — drawn from various specialities — continue to wallow in distress due to lost income as a…
