© These days the State media is in the habit of wagging an accusatory finger to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country and often on scurrilous and ludicrous accusations. Sadly, this confirms the reality that the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration could be relying on sensational and alarmist informers and State media stories posing as purveyors…
© ZIMBABWE will launch the inaugural Zimbabwe Food and Culture Festival at the Harare Gardens in Harare from Thursday to Saturday. [GoogleAd] The festival’s main objective is to promote and restore cultural diversity, unite locals, bridge the cultural divide and more significantly promote domestic tourism. First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is the brains behind the festival whose…
© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) took yet another bold step yesterday by discontinuing subsidies on the price of fuel. With effect from yesterday, the central bank stopped availing foreign currency (forex) to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) at the heavily subsidised exchange rate of 1:1. [GoogleaAd] Like everyone else, these are now buying forex…
© ON-GOING mine blasts at Imani Mine in Gwanda have allegedly led to cracks developing on the walls of houses within the vicinity of the mining operations. [GoogleAd] A report by the Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (Wild) observed that mine blasts at the open cast Imani Mine are a threat to those living close to…
© ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) on Monday arrested four human rights campaigners after they landed at Robert Mugabe International Airport on return from a human rights and peace-building workshop in The Maldives. [GoogleAd] According to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) police arrested Citizens Manifesto coordinator Tatenda Mombeyarara, Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe advocacy officer…
© FOLLOWING the translation of the Constitution into 15 indigenous languages, government is now rolling out programmes to raise awareness about the supreme law of the land in various parts of the country. [GoogleAd] Yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi launched the Constitution Education Awareness and Dissemination Strategic Document in Harare, which will guide the efforts. This…
© A THREE men gang went on a robbing spree in the upmarket suburb of Borrowdale stealing goods and electrical gadgets worth thousands of dollars, a court heard yesterday. The trio allegedly also broke into dormitories at Heritage High School in the same suburb, where they got away with stationery and clothes belonging to pupils….
© A PARLIAMENTARY committee has demanded the sacking of one of the senior executives at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] During yesterday’s hearing, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Pac) said it boggles the mind that the Zinara board has kept the parastatal’s finance director Simon Taranhike despite him being complicit…
MOTORISTS will have to dig deep into their pockets to keep their vehicles on the road after government hiked the price of diesel and petrol by nearly 50 percent. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) announced yesterday that the cost of diesel and petrol had been increased by up to 47 percent, with immediate effect….
© FORMER war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda is keeping his cards close to his chest after dropping out of the Zanu PF Bulawayo province’s chairmanship race at the last minute. [GoogleAd] Sibanda who had been tipped to take over the provincial chair, pulled out of the race after fellow liberation war fighters of the 1970s bush…
