A 65-YEAR-OLD man died on the spot and four others were injured when a suspected unlicensed pirate taxi driver knocked down pedestrians while fleeing an accident scene. The accident happened in the Central Business District (CBD) during peak hour. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed Neverson Siyapeyo of New Lobengula who was driving a Honda…
THE absence of an alleged fugitive, a top Defence ministry official, Davison Muvandi, who is at the centre of a cleaning services scam involving $300 000, has resulted in delays in completing investigations into the matter. Muvandi, who is the director finance and human resource at the ministry, is the owner and signatory of Maid…
THE government says it is monitoring visitors from affected nations who have arrived in the country over the past few days — as part of efforts to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, which first broke out in China. This comes as the contagious virus — which has no approved vaccines or antiviral drugs to…
a shadowy columnist in the State media. London-based political analyst Clifford Mashiri said despite travelling to London as a single supposedly united Zimbabwe GNU delegation
A CAMP commandant in the Defence ministry has been sucked into the $300 000 cleaning services scam and appeared in court yesterday. Luxwell Ngara, 51, was charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya. He was released on $1 500 bail, ordered to report once every Wednesday to Chegutu Police Station…
POPULAR dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda yesterday wedded her United Kingdom-based lover, Chambuka Mufudzi, at a ceremony at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. The wedding follows a traditional marriage ceremony at Bev’s family home a few weeks ago, a source said. Despite the wedding, insiders said Bev will not abandon the dance fl oor as the husband…
CIMAS Medical Aid Society, one of the country’s largest health insurers, says it grew its membership by over 10 percent in 2019 to over 215 000. This comes as the medical insurance sector has been recording a decline in growth battling inflation, which has ravaged subscriptions and members’ disposable incomes. Cimas group chief executive Vulindlela…
Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri has admitted his ministry’s shortcomings in delivering its key mandates which include ensuring food and nutrition security as well as foreign currency generation. Shiri made the remarks at a time when more than half of the country’s population is food insecure and reeling from the El Nino-induced drought. Speaking at the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangangwa’s former top aide, Douglas Tapfuma, who is accused of corruptly acquiring duty-free certificates for car imports, said the chief accounting officer in the President’s Office Ray Ndhlukula should have been treated as an accomplice since he authorised the documentation. Tapfuma is being accused of evading car import duty using the State Residences…
HARARE businessman Stephen Margolis was brought to court on theft of trust property charges after allegedly disposing a client’s car that he held as surety over a debt. Margolis, 68, who owns Stephen Margolis Resort, appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda and was remanded to February 18 on free bail pending finalisation of investigations. The…
