© EDITOR — I often travel to Rusape and have noticed many things wrong with the road and drivers that contribute to the high accident rate on our roads. But which comes first the chicken or the egg? Loads of drivers ignore white lines and speed restrictions. I am not blameless. Since the welcome upgrading…
© THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has written to the government requesting permission to collect revenue from exporters in foreign currency after recording a sharp decline in freight cargo volumes last year. Through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019 gazetted in June, the government outlawed the use of multi-currencies and reintroduced the Zimbabwean dollar…
© A 56-year-old Harare woman faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment after being found in possession of post and telecommunication cables at her residence. Mavis Chawabvunza was charged with contravening provisions of the Postal and Telecommunications Act and the Electricity Act which prohibit possession of any material used in connection with the transmission, distribution and…
© A HARARE man, who duped local businesses of $1,5 million after misrepresenting that he could facilitate purchase of goods in bulk from South Africa, has been brought before the courts. Munyaradzi Paraiwa, 49, who fronted Sedcom Marketing (Pvt) Ltd, was charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa recently. He is…
© MEMBERS of the newly-formed Judiciary Employees Union of Zimbabwe (JEUZ) have claimed intimidation and victimisation of its members at the Bulawayo Master of the High Court office. JEUZ, which was formed in September last year in a bid to promote the welfare of judiciary workers, has since written to the Judicial Services Commission (JSC)…
© CHINA, whose Foreign minister Wang Yi jetted into the country on Saturday evening, and Zimbabwe yesterday signed a number of agreements expected to boost economic and political ties between the two countries. Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, who is on his fifth and final assignment in Africa after a five-nation visit, told journalists after…
© AT LEAST five members of a machete gang operating in the Mazowe area in Mashonaland Central were arrested at the weekend at Jumbo Mine, the Daily News reports. This comes as under pressure authorities intensify their bid to end the growing incidence of barbaric attacks on innocent civilians around the country by the ruthless…
© THE government warned yesterday that it would ruthlessly crush the mass protests mooted by the opposition to commemorate the death of people who were slain by security forces during last year’s ugly fuel riots, the Daily News reports. This comes as civil servants and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) are also threatening…
THE nightmare of unaffordably-high school fees has become a reality for stressed parents and their children, after the government yesterday gave public schools the green light to increase levies and boarding fees, the Daily News reports. This comes despite recent pronouncements by authorities that no school would be allowed to hike its fees by more…
WHILE gold and diamonds have created wealth for many countries and individuals across the world, this has not been the case in Zimbabwe, where these minerals have become a curse to ordinary citizens and other fortune seekers. Mining towns have been turned into war zones by machete gangs, popularly known as maShurugwi, who are terrorising…
