Rumbidzai Ngwenya FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has challenged the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to embark on education and awareness campaigns to conscientise citizens on the importance of paying tax. This comes as most Zimbabweans especially those employed in the informal sector shun paying tax and other related levies. These traders end up falling foul of…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said it is in the process of converting some of its cemeteries into solar farms. The city has been mooting ambitious green energy projects, with talks of converting old grave yards to solar farms having gained momentum since 2019. The city said it was adopting and implementing…
A FORMER cop, Francis Takura, who was arrested together with a rogue soldier after pouncing on a former detective’s house in Chadcombe, has been slapped with 13 counts of armed robbery which occurred in different parts of Harare. Takura has also been handed more charges of torturing and threatening people with rape and death during…
Shamaine Chirimujiri AN EAST View man has found himself in the dock after he allegedly raped his six-year-old daughter on several occasions. The suspect, who cannot be named to protect the child, was remanded in custody to December 12 for a possible trial. He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court when…
CONCERNED by the recent resurgence of the ruinous foreign currency parallel market, which has once again destabilised the prices of goods in the country, legislators have implored Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, to consider dollarising the economy in the interests of the working class. In addition, Members of Parliament have also urged Ncube to revise his…
THE fourth wave of the lethal coronavirus pandemic is threatening to spiral out of control, with several institutions, including courts, being forced to temporarily shut down. The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) was forced to take this difficult decision again yesterday after a number of its staff tested positive for the virulent respiratory disease. This comes…
P OLICE last night revealed that two rogue soldiers, an ex-cop and two notorious robbers were part of the gang that was…
Melisa Chatikobo VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, says Zimbabweans must remain vigilant as the country enters the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic which has been brought by the emergence of the Omicron variant. This comes as the country on Tuesday alone recorded 4 031 new positive cases, a huge jump from the 2 555 recorded…
Dionne Kanyowa CONSUMERS should brace for a slight increase in prices of basic commodities after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday increased the price of fuel. Zera said diesel, which was pegged at $136,44 last month, will now retail at $150,31 while in foreign currency terms, it remains at the same price of US$1,38. …
Rumbidzai Ngwenya POLICE last night revealed that two rogue soldiers, an ex-cop and two notorious robbers were part of the gang that was involved in a bloody shootout at a Chadcombe house in Harare on Monday night which left three of the bandits dead. Harare lawyer Joseph Nemaisa gunned down three of the balaclava-clad robbers…
