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Zacc zeroing in on ‘fishy wealth’… as many high-profi le people are probed for their unexplained riches

By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating a number of prominent people in the country whose wealth it says does not appear commensurate with their stations in life. Speaking last night on fast-growing independent commercial television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo said the commission was…

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Maziwisa, Pambuka freedom bid flops

FORMER parliamentarian Psychology Maziwisa and television personality Oscar Pambuka’s bid for freedom failed after the High Court dismissed their appeal against a US$12 000 fraud conviction. The duo was found guilty of defrauding the Zimbabwe Power Company of US$12 650 in a bogus public relations deal by magistrate Lazini Ncube in 2018. The pair claimed…

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‘Corona end now in sight’

By Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES say the end of the coronavirus pandemic as a major public health issue in the country is now almost in sight. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Covid-19 national coordinator in the President’s Office, Agnes Mahomva, said Zimbabwe had successfully managed to put Covid-19 largely under control. This comes after…

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NSSA reviews September pensions

THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA), which increased its benefits payouts by up to 50 percent in August, has instituted another review this month for its two schemes, the Pension and Other Benefits Scheme (POBS) and the Accident Prevention and Workers Compensation Scheme (APWCS). NSSA deputy director marketing and communication, Tendai Mutseyekwa said this was…

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ZPC disputes Chivayo damages claim

By Dionne Kanyowa THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), which is being sued by businessman Wicknell Chivayo for cancelling the 100-megawatt Gwanda solar project contract, on Wednesday said US$2 million he is claiming in damages is not commensurate with the work he did on the scheme. ZPC project assistant Cleophas Fambi told High Court judge, Justice…

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Government defends new university fees

By Rutendo Ngara HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira has accused university students who are demonstrating against the recent fee hike of trying to score cheap political points. Speaking on the side-lines of the round-off of the Russia Africa Network University delegation, Zimbabwe universities tour, Murwira said the country’s university fees were very low…

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People with albinism appeal to government

By Tamary Chikiwa PEOPLE with albinism in Zvishavane have appealed to the government and other stakeholders to decentralise access to their specific needs saying most services are only accessible in the capital. Albinism is a rare, on-contagious and genetic condition which causes one’s skin to be vulnerable to sun exposure. People with the condition need…

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Local science film to feature in US festival

By Tanyaradzwa Marabada TRAILBLAZING local science fiction film — The Signal — has been selected for the Film Quest Festival to be held next month in Utah State in the United States of America. Released in July, the film was among a few selected out of 1567 global submissions. “The fact that it is the…

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Mai Sorobhi burial set for today

By Ashley Moyo VETERAN actress Rhoda Mtembe aka Mai Sorobhi’s burial is tentatively set for today at Zororo Memorial Park near Chitungwiza. She succumbed to stroke on Monday at the age of 79. According to her grandson Admire “Bhutisi” Kuzhangaira the burial will take place today though he is uncertain about the burial place.  “The…

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