ZIMBABWE is considering hastening the implementation of a national health insurance policy that will aid in the provision of cheaper medical services, a cabinet minister said yesterday. Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, told a post-budget review seminar in Harare that the country might review upwards excise tax in order to fund the…
HARARE magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has postponed the trial of jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Job Sikhala, pictured, to next Tuesday. Sikhala appeared before the magistrate’s court yesterday facing charges of obstruction of justice after he allegedly shared a video on social media that the State said interfered with police investigations. During his trial,…
By Nyasha Dube A HARARE man Elliot Gadzikwa, 27, who is suspected to have stabbed his wife’s boyfriend to death last week Tuesday, appeared before a Chitungwiza magistrate at the weekend facing a charge of murder. It is the State’s case that on November 29, Gadzikwa of Zengeza 3, Chitungwiza, who suspected his wife Rumbidzai…
By Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITER INDEPENDENT national commercial television station, 3Ktv — the most watched Zimbabwean channel on satellite television — has added…
By Hazel Marimbiza A BULAWAYO man on trial in court for unlawful possession of dagga has been arrested at the Tredgold Magistrate Courts in Bulawayo after he allegedly attended his court session hiding some of the illegal drugs in his bag. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the suspect Talent Sibanda was arrested…
By Brandon Josphat THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says it will maintain tight monetary measures and will only review them in the first quarter of 2023, in order to control inflation and enhance economic stability. In a statement yesterday, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the central bank’s monetary policy committee resolved last week to maintain…
By Blessings Mashaya THE Special Anti-Corruption Commission (Sacu) has directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate possible corruption by Harare City Council (HCC) officials and some police officers over land ownership in Mufakose. The directive came after the Youth in Business Housing Trust, which developed residential stands on Lot 2 Subdivision B of Subdivision…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have given industry the green light to begin negotiating and importing electricity from regional countries in order to keep the sector running during the country’s worsening power outages. This comes after the country is facing severe daily 15-hour load shedding because Zesa is failing to meet the demand for electricity. Speaking…
By Nyasha Dube TWO Beitbridge men, who are suspected to have been going around stealing underground armoured cables from the National Railways of Zimbabwe’s (NRZ) railway lines have been arrested by the police. In a statement issued yesterday by the police, the two suspects, Pardington Chera (32) and Courage Sithole (26) were arrested last Thursday…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE United States (US) government has pledged more support for Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV by funding programmes aimed at reducing new cases. This development comes as the National Aids Council (NAC) has embarked on various programmes aimed at achieving zero HIV infections by 2030. Addressing the media after paying a courtesy call…
