© A HARARE man has been slapped with an 18-month prison term for bedding a 14-year-old girl Prince Muzambani, 26, was convicted of having sex with a minor before Harare magistrate Yeukai Chigodora. The magistrate suspended nine months of the prison term on condition that Muzambani does not commit a similar offence in five years…
© NETONE says most companies operating in the country have embraced its mobile money payment platform, OneMoney. OneMoney previously known as One Wallet before it was rebranded in 2017— offers a bulk payment solution called OnePay, which allows corporates and other entities to process multiple wallet transactions. [GoogleAd] “Several companies have adopted this mode of…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) will today shut down the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant for two days to allow for routine maintenance at the station. [GoogleAd] In a notice yesterday, the city fathers said the shutdown will affect all suburbs and satellite towns, and urged residents to use water sparingly. “The City of Harare…
© A NYANGA tobacco farmer, who was arrested recently over a marijuana plantation with over 3 800 crops, has been given a six-year sentence. Obert Makwanya, 46, of Chigumira Village 36 under Chief Saunyama in Nyanga was convicted on his own plea of guilty by magistrate Constance Marutya. [GoogleAd] Makwanya, who was charged with illegal…
© TRUWORTHS Zimbabwe (Truworths) says it registered a 68 percent decline in unit sales in the first quarter ended October 2019 attributable to inflationary conditions and severe erosion of consumer disposable incomes. The listed clothing retailer’s company secretary Brenda Chibanda said inflationary pressures continued to erode purchasing power, resulting in the slump in sales. [GoogleAd]…
© EcoCash says most of its critical services are now stable and back to normal, with customers now able to carry out transactions on the platform without challenges. [GoogleAd] “We are very encouraged by the progress we made in the past 24 hours in stabilising the platform, and we can confidently say that all critical…
© AN ARMED robber who is jointly charged with rapist Robert Martin Gumbura for allegedly masterminding a foiled jail-break at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison is now on the run. Elijah Vumbunu was granted bail pending appeal by the High Court in April last year while serving a 40-year jail term for armed robbery. [GoogleAd] The…
© THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) says the industry should review its asset valuation framework after insurers and pension funds’ valuations knocked down a combined US$8 billion off their balance sheets this year. [GoogleAd] Grace Muradzikwa, the statutory body’s commissioner, indicated that the industry’s huge book value downgrades this year point to valuation deficiencies….
© POLICE yesterday banned yet another MDC rally that was set to be held in Chitungwiza’s Zengeza East constituency — the third such opposition event to be prohibited in a fortnight — as the democratic space in the country dwindles, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] Of late, authorities have been making it impossible for the…
© THE District Development Fund (DDF) has revealed that only 16 000 out of a target of 500 000 families will benefit from its free tillage programme this farming season due to financial constraints, DDF permanent secretary James Jonga has said. He told the Daily News that DDF, which was created to facilitate rapid and…
