POLITICAL parties must bury the hatchet and sign a peace pact ahead of next year’s much-anticipated harmonised polls. Their call comes amid rising political tensions in the country as gladiators jostle and hustle to win next year’s elections by hook or crook. The politi- cal parties, main and wannabes, agree on the need for a…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE High Court has thrown out Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC)’s attempt to block a US$378 million lawsuit filed by Grandwell Holdings after it cancelled its Chiadzwa diamond mining contract. ZMDC and its subsidiary company Marange Resources failed to have their special plea defence, which was filed out of time,pardoned by the…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE country’s major parties have welcomed the call by church leaders for political organisations to sign a peace covenant ahead of the crunch 2023 elections. However, the ruling Zanu PF also wants the clergy to similarly push the opposition, and especially the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), to also…
By Rutendo Ngara THE European Union (EU) has withdrawn funding to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country, saying they want to promote self-sustainability, especially among the youth and women. Speaking at the official closure of the EU funding to the Zimbabwe Agriculture Growth Programme (ZAGP) in Harare yesterday, EU head of cooperation Frank…
By Brandon Josphat THE African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Zimbabwe has urged the government to implement punitive laws that will help to curb corruption in the country. In a report presented in the National Assembly on Tuesday, APNAC Zimbabwe said there was a need for the government to introduce laws that deter individuals, organisations…
By Brandon Josphat AFRICA50 is set to fund infrastructure development in Zimbabwe in a manner that will pave the way for economic development and job creation. Africa50 is an infrastructure investment platform that contributes to Africa’s growth by developing and investing in bankable projects, catalysing public sector capital and mobilising private sector funding with differentiated…
By Ketty Nyoni LEGISLATORS have demanded that minister of Home Affairs Kazembe Kazembe should update the nation on the progress made so far in trying to bring closure to the disappearance of political activist Itai Dzamara in 2015. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, MP for Kambuzuma Willias Madzimure and lawmaker for Norton Themba…
ALL is set for the 2022 Miss Palawani pageant to be held at Palawani Lake resort in the outskirts of Zvishavane. The pageant which seeks to empower women in mining while also telling the story of the mineral rich Great Dyke will be held on October 1. Organisers of the event said Trevor Dongo will…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE High Court has stopped Chipinge Rural District Council (CRDC) from seizing communal land belonging to Kondo villagers for urbanisation. High Court Judge, Justice Jester Helena Charewa, interdicted the local authority from expropriating the land, ruling that council had not followed due process and the local authority must pay costs of suit…
By Dionne Kanyowa A CLAIMANT to the Nemanwa chieftainship in Masvingo is challenging the appointment of the current chief as he alleges his appointment by Local Government minister July Moyo was irregular and invalid. Jimmy Matambo, who claims to be the rightful candidate to the throne, sued current chief Tranos Manjiva, Moyo and President Emmerson…
