© THE Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) have been hit with over $10 million lawsuits as citizens seek justice for brutal attacks perpetrated by the security forces during shutdown protests in January this year. More than 50 individuals have since filed summons for compensation in the High Court with Home Affairs minister…
© PREPARATIONS for the much awaited annual summer Jacaranda Music Festival second edition are currently underway. The festival which coincides with the full blooming of Jacaranda trees is set to take place on October 5 and 6 at Hellenic Sports Club in Harare. The first edition last year was successful and well attended by music…
© United States-based economist Steve Hanke has stirred a hornet’s nest after suggesting that the country’s inflation is hovering around 570 percent. [GoogleAd] Government estimates pegged it at 175,66 percent as of June. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube banned Zimstats — an agency that calculates inflation figures based on the Consumer Price Index…
© THERE were a number of by-elections in Zimbabwe over the last month. [GoogleAd] One was for local government in Bikita East, in Masvingo Province. The others were for Parliament and local government in Lupane East, Matabeleland North Province. Both are rural constituencies in our first-past-the post parliamentary and local government electoral system. The…
© A POLICE officer was caught on camera while raiding Drayton Farm in Harare, a court heard yesterday. [GoogleAd] Paradzai Matubu, stationed at Bindura, allegedly robbed the farm owners, Mark Creighton and Philip Butler of $72 000 and US$9 025 before getting away with the loot. Matubu and his three accomplices Tapera Nyambayaro, Bonface George…
© ZIMBABWE Energy Regulation Authority (Zera) will soon impose price controls on cooking gas in a bid to contain fuel costs for households. [GoogleAd] The decision, which was announced at a Zera workshop, will set a price for smaller quantities of liquefied petroleum gas sold in domestic markets. Zera will also regularise informal dealers as…
© THE untimely death on Monday of arts practitioner and former Education permanent secretary Stephen Chifunyise is a big loss to the arts industry. [GoogleAd] Chifunyise was an exemplary leader who didn’t go about bragging about his achievements and status even during his time in government. He was simply unassuming. Today, Zimbabwe is proud of…
© EMBATTLED Metbank Limited (Metbank)’s multi-million dollar deals with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) were a “culmination of long-term agreements and internal road-shows to raise funds for supporting government’s command agriculture programme”, documents show. [GoogleAd] This comes as new information suggests the parties had traded no less than $113 million over the past eight…
© OUTSPOKEN Zanu PF legislator Joseph Chinotimba on Tuesday bluntly told under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to always remember that he was in his job because of the sacrifices that had been made by freedom fighters to free the country from Rhodesian oppression. [GoogleAd] This was after the Buhera South MP felt that Ncube had…
© AS REPORTED by the Daily News earlier this week, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) board has lifted the suspension of the entire Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC). The domestic game had been thrown into a quagmire ever since the decision by the SRC to suspend the ZC leadership in June. As a result, the International…
