THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 12 cases to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as it seeks to recover assets, which are products of corrupt activities, worth US$6 million. Presenting his mid-term budget review before Parliament on Thursday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, said Zacc was doing its best in fighting corruption, which has been…
NATIONAL Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda says the amount of money provided in the 2021 national budget to construct 120 constituency offices for parliamentarians is not sufficient. Speaking in the National Assembly recently, Mudenda said because the money was not enough, the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders would have to decide on which offices to…
THE wife of a suspected armed robber has approached the High Court seeking an order directing the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to return two cars and household appliances confiscated by law enforcement agents when her husband was arrested in 2018. In the court papers, Nyaradzo Chakanza, wife to Talent Madzima, cited the officer-in-charge at Criminal…
EXPELLED former Zanu PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu, says the country’s opposition needs to improve relations with the country’s securocrats and earn their trust to stand a chance of dislodging Zanu PF from power. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Tsenengamu also warned that the senseless brawling that has been consuming both the MDC and the MDC…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said authorities would continue with their aggressive vaccination programme to maintain the current economic stability in the country as well as saving lives of ordinary people. Presenting his Mid-term Budget and Economic Review to parliament yesterday, Ncube also said prices of basic consumer goods would remain stable on the back…
EDUCATION minister Cain Mathema, pictured, has implored schools to invest in commercial projects so as to contribute towards the country’s drive to become an upper-middle income economy by 2030. Mathema said this yesterday during his tour of Tennyson Hlabangana High School in Bulawayo where he was monitoring income generating projects in the city. “Given the number…
I NFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere, pictured, says the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, which will see penalties being…
UNITED Kingdom (UK) ambassador Melanie Robinson says Zimbabwe is making commendable progress towards tackling barriers to girls’ education so that no child is left behind. In a statement yesterday, Robinson said quality education and equal opportunities is a key enabler for the society to realise their potential and fulfill ambitions. “Since 2017, the UK has…
FORMER vice president Kembo Mohadi says contrary to speculation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has no designs on staying in power beyond the end of his second term in office in 2028 as dictated by the country’s Constitution. Addressing Zanu PF structures in Manicaland earlier this week, during his ongoing provincial tours, Mohadi quashed talk that the…
THE third coronavirus wave is threatening to get out of control with 107 people succumbing to the deadly respiratory disease on Tuesday alone, amid soaring cases of stricken people including those in the rural areas. Tuesday’s death toll was the highest daily record since Covid-19 was first reported in Zimbabwe in March last year. Yesterday,…
