THERE was commotion in the National Assembly yesterday after Independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa accused MDC MP for Mbizo, Settlement Chikwinya, of linking Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to coronavirus, the Daily News reports. Issues came to a head when National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda directed that minister of Health Obadiah Moyo presents a ministerial statement…
FOREIGN Direct Investment (FDI) to Zimbabwe declined by 64 percent to US$259 million in 2019 from US$717 million in the previous year as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s under-fire government struggles to attract the much-needed capital to Harare. The southern African nation, which is shut out from international development financiers because of its history of defaults, is…
ZIMBABWE’S premier business and financial newspaper, The Financial Gazette, says all is set for the annual tax review meeting to be held on Thursday. The meeting, held in partnership with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (Icaz), would give insights, trends and tax developments in the country. The…
FRESH from being acquitted on treason charges, firebrand MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe’s worsening national rot, the Daily News reports. This comes as the MDC is due to hold a briefing in Harare today — amid growing pressure from…
PARLIAMENT was told yesterday how the government’s subsidised grain was allegedly being smuggled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by millers connected to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), the Daily News reports. The revelations came as the country is experiencing widespread shortages of the staple maize meal — which has put pressure on authorities…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) will be evacuating patients from Wilkins Infectious Disease Control Hospital to make way for coronavirus (Covid-19) cases that may be recorded in the country, the city health director has said. This comes as the government on Monday and yesterday conducted a training workshop to equip health workers with skills on…
FIVE family members were struck to death by lightning in the Muzvezve area of Sanyati District on Monday while they were working in their maize field. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the tragedy to the Daily News and underscored the importance of staying indoors whenever it is raining. “We confirm a sad incident where…
BUSINESSMAN Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure, who is accused of fraudulently undervaluing a Bentley Continental GT that he imported from South Africa, has finally been freed on $10 000 bail. Kadungure, who was in remand prison for nearly two weeks, was yesterday freed by High Court judge Erica Ndewere. As part of his bail conditions, Kadungure was…
CENTRAL bank governor John Mangudya yesterday announced US-dollar-benchmarked minimum capital requirements for the banking sector, which he said will safeguard local financial institutions. These are set to ensure that banks and depository institutions’ holdings are not dominated by investments that increase the risk of default and are able to sustain operating losses while still honouring…
NAUGHTY By Nature Theatre Productions run by Eveline Girls High School teacher Thabani Hillary Moyo has once again come up with a thought-provoking play which tackles the plight of teachers in this difficult economic environment. The new production, a Ndebele play entitled Mbalisi balis’ ungabalisi loosely translated ‘‘Teacher teach, don’t complain’’ was directed by Moyo….
