A BURSAR at a Harare school Paul Toreveyi, 34, who was arrested for soliciting US$300 from a parent after she had come to look for a Grade 3 place for her child was on Thursday released on $10 000 bail. Toreveyi appeared in court facing charges of criminal abuse of office and will be back…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya FORMER Hurungwe East Member of Parliament Sarah Mahoka, 55, died in a car crash on Thursday night in Karoi. Mahoka, who was also former Zanu PF national women’s league treasurer, was travelling to Karoi together with her husband and other family members, when she was involved in a head on collision with a…
Melisa Chatikobo ZESA wants the private sector to be allowed to produce electricity to help the country to meet its power demands. Addressing a business conference this week, the utility’s executive chairman, Sydney Gata, said it was a global norm for governments to rely on the private sector for electricity provisions. “IPPs (independent power producers)…
Melisa Chatikobo and Andile Tshuma AGRICULTURE Rural Development Authority (Arda) says maladministration was derailing the country’s irrigation revitalisation programmes meant to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity. Speaking at the smallholder irrigation schemes business engagement held in Harare on Thursday, Arda regional manager for Mashonaland East Province Kudakwashe Watetepa said the authority was now deploying resident business…
MOBILE network operator NetOne underscored its determination to continue coming up with mobile financial services platforms that make it easy for customers to conduct day-to-day transactions. NetOne chief executive officer Raphael Mushanawani made the remarks during the recent handover of prizes to customers who participated in the ‘Valentine’s Day Transact and Win Promotion’ that saw…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has reinstated investigator Augustine Mahwana who had been fired in 2020 for misconduct. Mahwana’s reinstatement comes after a protracted legal battle that was settled by the Labour Court.In a letter to Mahwana’s lawyers, J Mambara and Partners, on Thursday, Zacc executive secretary Sukai Tongogara confirmed the reinstatement.“Mahwana was discharged from…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has suspended some of its officials for their alleged involvement in leaking the 2020 voters roll to political parties. Speaking at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Harare yesterday, Zec acting chief executive officer (CEO) Jane Chigiji said the 2020 voters roll that has seen pressure…
Blessing Masakadza GRAFT- ACCUSED ex-Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga has been convicted and sent to prison awaiting sentencing on Wednesday. A visibly shaken Gudyanga, who was alone when he came for judgment yesterday, was in a last minute rush to make arrangements with relatives to collect his vehicle. He was being charged with criminal…
TRADITIONAL leaders and conservationists have raised concern over illegal mining-induced land degradation in Matabeleland South Province which has affected close to 200 hectares. The traditional leaders in the province have since appealed to the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to intervene to save the situation, amid revelations that close to 200 hectares of land have been…
Dionne Kanyowa EFFORTS to escape a 20-year custodial sentence proved futile for habitual thief Taurai Dodzo after the High Court dismissed his application to have his conviction set aside on Tuesday. Dodzo was found guilty of six counts of unlawful entry he committed in 2013 when he appeared in the magistrate’s court.He was initially sentenced…
