WITH the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence beckoning, it is depressing the country is gripped by a sad story of a nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho who was sexually violated and made pregnant. The girl gave birth to a girl on Monday after undergoing a caesarean section at United Bulawayo Hospitals under the watchful…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, yesterday granted $50 000 bail each to the 14 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists from Nyatsime, Chitungwiza, who were arrested last June for allegedly inciting violence. The 14, Precious Jeche, Audious Makoma, Misheck Guzha, Shepherd Bulakazi, Tatenda Pindahama, Enoch Tsoka, Emmanuel Muradzikwa, Chauya Shopa, Roan Tsoka, Zephaniah Chinembiri,…
THE government says it is introducing performance-based awards for civil servants, with the goal of rewarding employees who demonstrate dedication to their jobs. This was revealed by Public Service Commission deputy chairperson Nokuthula Ndiweni during a meeting with provincial heads in the city yesterday. Ndiweni said the awards are intended to encourage civil servants to…
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited achieved a profit before tax, demonstrating that its turnaround strategy, anchored on digital transformation, has begun to bear fruit. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed firm posted a profit before tax of $911.1 million in inflation adjusted terms, for the six-month period ending August 2022 compared to a $106.2 million loss…
By Regis Chingawo ALL eyes are on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as he prepares to present his 2023 National Budget in Harare next week, amid hopes for major new cushioning measures for long-suffering workers and consumers. This comes as Ncube is expected to unveil the 2023 budget in Parliament on November 24, at a time…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE government says it will still achieve its set winter wheat harvest target of 380 000 tonnes despite losing 820 hectares destroyed by rains. Speaking yesterday during a post cabinet media briefing in Harare, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka said they still expected “a bumper record wheat harvest” despite writing off 820 hectares.“What…
By Nyasha Dube HIGH Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has acquitted a Shamva man who was arrested last year of allegedly murdering his daughter in cold blood with an axe. Zexteen Dzemwa was arrested on August 17, 2021 after being accused of attacking his minor daughter with an axe and stick, which caused her injuries…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE United Nations has guaranteed to support Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections set for 2023 before urging Zimbabweans to choose non-violent…
By Ketty Nyoni HARARE City mayor Jacob Mafume says there is a need to enhance and expand the health care facilities in the city to ensure that central hospitals are not flooded with patients who can be assisted at local levels. Speaking during a Harare health facilities tour yesterday, Mafume, emphasised on the need to…
WATER levels in some of the country’s major dams have started rising in response to the recent rains, Zimbabwe National Water Authority…
