EDITOR — IT is taboo for people to stay for a long time with a dead body at home like the Mugabe family was doing at the Blue Roof. In African culture, funerals have to be held with honour and respect for our culture. Unfortunately, some of our rich values are slowly disappearing as witnessed…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the world to be patient with the Zimbabwean government as it seeks to implement reforms aimed at boosting its re-engagement efforts. [GoogleAd] Speaking at the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, United States on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said the country’s re-engagement efforts were…
© FORMER Tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is facing several corruption charges after she allegedly swindled the National Social Security Authority US$95 million, was yesterday granted bail with stringent conditions.Mupfumira allegedly committed the offences during her tenure as Labour and Social Welfare minister. [GoogleAd] High Court judge Justice Ammy Tsanga released Mupfumira on $5 000…
© HIGH Court judge Amy Tsanga will tomorrow determine a fresh bail appeal lodged by ex-Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira who is in detention pending trial over corruption charges. [GoogleAd] Mupfumira was represented by Thabani Mpofu who argued that the magistrates’ court had misdirected itself when it denied her bail. The lower court dismissed Mupfumira’s bail…
© STANDARD Bank, Africa’s largest financial services organisation, has become a founding signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking — a framework aimed at driving sustainable economic development and ensuring the prosperity of current and future generations. [GoogleAd] More than 100 banking chief executives from five continents, along with UN secretary-general António Guterres and…
© A JOHANE Marange apostolic sect member was yesterday convicted of aiding a church ‘‘prophet’’ in raping a 14-year-old girl. Marion Chindaro of Nyamande Village under Chief Chinamhora committed the offence while at the so-called prophet’s homestead where he was receiving spiritual help. [GoogleAd] Chindaro dragged the girl to a room where the said sect…
© GLOBAL Credit Rating (GCR) has revised Zimnat General Insurance’s national scale financial strength rating to A+(zw) stable outlook, from its previous rating of A-(zw). [GoogleAd] The financial strength rating – formerly claims paying ability – went up two notches. GCR is the leading emerging market-focused ratings agency, rating the full spectrum of security classes…
© CORPORATE 24 Medical Centre and Group of Hospitals on Wednesday launched three medical aid schemes as a reaction to challenges faced by people in accessing healthcare amid the economic downturn. [GoogleAd] The new schemes are the Plug, Senior and the Nemhuri4 plan. The Plug medical aid scheme is for people who are already on…
© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said on Tuesday bank accounts for four firms that were frozen last week remained closed until thorough investigation into their operations were completed. [GoogleAd] In a bold move that has been applauded by captains of Zimbabwe’s industries, the RBZ’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) moved to freeze bank accounts…
Bulawayo Chiefs………(0) 1 Highlanders……….……(2) 3 © HIGHLANDERS finally remembered how to win when they convincingly-beat relegation-threatened Bulawayo Chiefs in a rescheduled Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. A goal from forward Prince Dube and a brace from midfielder Tinashe Makanda was all the well-oiled Bosso machine needed to beat Chiefs who got their consolation through…
