THE rows of impounded luxury vehicles lining the roadsides of Harare and Bulawayo tell a dramatic story, but it is not a story of victimhood. It is a stark reminder of an ongoing economic tragedy. For too long, our national roads have been paraded upon by top-of-the-range models that represent a massive middle finger to…
Masimba Makwembere AUTHORITIES have launched comprehensive policy and legislative reforms to shield vulnerable elderly citizens from rising cases of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.This comes as Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed annually on June 15.The minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Edgar…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER AFTER a four-year hiatus, the Mighty Zambezi Lager Bonfire Festival is set to make a return. The festival will roar back to life on July 4 at Donnybrook Park in Harare, where thousands of revellers are expected to gather. “The Mighty Zambezi Lager Bonfire Festival has always been more than…
Shamaine ChirimujiriTHE Federation of Organisations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ) has condemned persistent harmful myths, stigma and discrimination against people with albinism, calling for stronger protection of their rights and greater efforts to promote inclusion, safety and dignity.The call comes amid continued witchcraft-related myths that place people with albinism at risk in some communities,…
THE African Development Bank has scaled up two massive agricultural financing programmes to expand Zimbabwe’s sector into a US$15.8 billion industry.The programmes targeted for financing are the Zimbabwe Agriculture Value Chain and Livelihoods Enhancement Project (ZAVaCLEP) and the Zimbabwe Agriculture Climate Resilience and Vulnerability Reduction Project (Zim-ACRES).Speaking yesterday after meeting officials from the AfDB involved…
Masimba MakwembereWORK has commenced for the establishment of a multi-million dollar commercial hub set to completely transform the Beitbridge border town.Servicing of the new hub, meant to decongest the existing central business district and create a modern centre to support growing cross-border trade activities, started last week.An indigenous company, Tiger Eye, was contracted by the…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has impounded about 110 vehicles in Harare as part of an ongoing blitz targeting imported luxury vehicles suspected of customs violations.The development comes amid a fresh, aggressive and major joint national crackdown by Zimra and the police to combat rampant customs leakages, with authorities impounding hundreds of…
Masimba MakwembereNINE notorious criminals have been convicted and jailed for terms up to 12 years following a sweeping multi-agency crackdown on armed robbery syndicates.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the convictions yesterday, saying the suspects were serving different prison sentences.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) releases the names of accused persons who were recently convicted for…
Rutendo NgaraHARARE regional magistrate Musaiona Shotgame yesterday denied bail to three City of Harare employees accused of culpable homicide, ruling that they were negligent after allegedly leaving an open sewer pit unattended for five months in Budiriro, resulting in the deaths of three people.The accused — Tinei Chihwai, Thomas Rwakatiwana and Moses Dicko — are…
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), chaired by suspended ZANU-PF Mazowe District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairman Tafadzwa Musarara, has withdrawn its…
