By Brighton Muronzereyi HARARE City Council (HCC) has reviewed traffic fines following an outcry by motorists over high charges on tow away and storage fees. In a recent circular, HCC acting chamber secretary Warren Chiwawa said the mayor, Jacob Mafume, noted the motorists’ sentiments on penalties, mainly charges on tow away and storage fees. “Council…
By BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appealed to the country’s political parties to tolerate each other and shun violence ahead of the 2023 harmonised election. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero Charles Kaneta at the Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa said the country’s economy can only develop if people are united. “Across…
FOUR months ago, Simba Muchingami was a very happy man. Customers were queueing outside his modest bakery in Kuwadzana, a high-density residential…
ANGLO American Platinum’s unit in Zimbabwe has asked the high court to intervene in a bid by the nation’s tax authority to seize $24m in a dispute over royalties. Unki Mines, owned by Anglo American Platinum, lodged an urgent court application against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which has sought to garnish funds from the…
A MBARE man has been slapped with an effective 10 years in jail for being in possession of nine metres of power utility, Zesa, cables which were hidden in the Mukuvisi river banks in Mbare, Harare. Pikitai Mukucha, 31, appeared before regional magistrate Temba Kuwanda answering to allegations of violating the Electricity Act for possessing…
THE crunch 2023 national elections are further fraying the perfunctory ties between Harare and Washington, amid suggestions that their lukewarm relationship will get worse in the short to medium term. This comes after the United States of America (USA) criticised the government’s unwillingness this week to give opposition parties unfettered liberty to campaign ahead of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged local authorities to scale-up their game in providing better service delivery to residents. Speaking during a local councillors` indaba in Harare, Mnangagwa said local authorities must provide classy service to residents. “Local authorities are indispensable partners which must provide timely programmes and projects to guarantee equitable development that leaves no…
A MEMORIAL service in Zimbabwe for Queen Elizabeth drew a handful of mourners on Thursday, but some on the streets of the…
COPS are closing in on Citizens Coalition for Change activist Makomborero Haruzivishe, who has for the second time failed to appear in court to stand trial in a matter he is jointly charged with four others, accused of participating in demonstration in 2020. The prosecution said the police now have leads on his whereabouts and…
THE six-month extension to June 2023 of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) brings some relief to nearly 180 000 permit holders, but many families are still opting to voluntarily return to Zimbabwe. The ZEP permit was to expire at the end of December 2022, leaving almost all of these permit holders undocumented. However, some Zimbabweans…
