© THE City of Harare has justified its Z$829,8 million supplementary budget saying the adjustments are an attempt to align to the new economic order. The municipality approved the supplementary budget on Thursday as a measure to cushion against inflationary pressures, which diminished its revenue and capital budgets. [GoogleAd] “The current supplementary budget should not…
© THE Masvingo High Court is today expected to determine MDC deputy chairperson Job “Wiwa” Sikhala’s bail application, following his arrest on charges of seeking to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. Sikhala, who was arrested last week, approached the High Court after Masvingo provincial magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa remanded him in custody to July 24. [GoogleAd]…
© GEMS players and technical staff were left short of words after Zimbabwe beat Northern Ireland 51-49 in an absolute thriller at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England yesterday. The win which was the team’s second of the tournament meant coach Lloyd Makunde and his charges qualified for the second stage after finishing in…
© FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Busi Moyo said the protesters who attacked him in London were exercising their constitutional right but they failed to respect the rights of other people. This comes after Moyo, was last week attacked by angry opposition protesters in London — where he had gone to advance the government’s stuttering re-engagement…
© BULAWAYO’s deputy’s mayor Tinashe Kambarami and Ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora appeared in court yesterday on allegations of assaulting town clerk Christopher Dube. [GoogleAd] Kambarami and Chigora allegedly assaulted Dube on Thursday after he refused to vacate his office, where the duo had gone to serve him with a suspension letter. Kambarami and Chigora,…
© THE past fortnight has seen two prominent women stealing the limelight and in the process shaking the corridors of power and establishment. [GoogleAd] Auditor-General Mildred Chiri was the first one to send tremors when she unleashed a damming audit report, which, among other things, claimed the books for central government, parastatals and municipalities were…
© THE short-lived suspension of town clerk Christopher Dube seems to point towards covert power struggles within the municipality, which have dismayed stakeholders. [GoogleAd] On Thursday, deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami, who is the acting mayor, suspended Dube over a number of allegations including abuse of office. The next day, mayor, Solomon Mguni, who is on…
© TRADITIONALISTS have called on Zimbabweans to depart from their conservative culture of burying their loved ones in graves and embrace alternative burial methods. [GoogleAd] This comes as the country’s municipalities are running out of burial space owing to the growing populations in towns. Alternative burial methods include cremation, re-use of old graves and burying…
© ZANU PF youths yesterday came out guns blazing, promising to deal with opposition party members after Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo was attacked in London by an angry mob. [GoogleAd] Moyo was on Friday attacked by angry opposition protesters in London where he had gone to advance the government’s stuttering re-engagement efforts. Although Moyo…
© GOVERNMENT still faces an uphill task in dealing with the illegal parallel currency market notwithstanding a raft of measures introduced by government to tame the monster. [GoogleAd] Analysts canvassed by the Daily News on Sunday said the alternative market would only be annihilated once the interbank market starts to trade at its optimum. But…
