THE government and the Tshiamiso Trust have launched a compensation programme for former mine workers who contracted silicosis or tuberculosis (TB) while working in South Africa’s gold mines. The programme was formalised through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) and the Tshiamiso Trust, which would allow…
Takudzwa Dhambu JUSTICE ministry permanent secretary Vimbai Nyemba says inmates who were once on death row now have a renewed sense of hope and a chance to rebuild their lives following their resentencing. This process, she said, opens the door for possible appeals and future clemency. Speaking during a visit to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison…
ZIMDANCEHALL artist Tocky Vibes says he has dusted himself off after the flop of the launch of his double album titled Mashangurapata early this month. Despite a star-studded line-up which included the likes of Killer T, Feli Nandi, Oriyano, Tamy Moyo, Kurai Makore, Seh Calaz, Silent Killer, Cello Culture, MC Templeman, Poptain, Leo Magoz, Andy…
Tapiwa Chirume RESIDENTS of Harare and surrounding satellite towns want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the worsening pollution at Lake Chivero — the metropolis’ primary water source — a national disaster. In this regard, nine civic leaders who represent major residents’ associations in Harare, Chitungwiza, Ruwa, Norton and Epworth presented a petition to Mnangagwa’s office…
THE country’s third largest mobile network provider, Telecel Zimbabwe, has been placed under voluntary corporate rescue, a form of business rehabilitation, following a resolution by its board of directors. Telecel, with over 1,75 million active subscribers, announced the move in a formal notice to its stakeholders on Monday. “The resolution was passed on October 22,…
OLD Mutual Zimbabwe on Monday officially handed over five newly-furnished call rooms at Harare Children’s Hospital. This initiative aimed to provide a more comfortable and supportive environment for doctors and health workers dedicated to caring for children in the hospital’s seven wards and 240 beds. The donation was a result of a strategic collaboration that…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (Ama) has moved to allay public fears over possible bread price increases, clarifying that new grain importation regulations introduced this year will not trigger any rise in the cost of basic commodities. This clarification comes after the National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ) recently warned that plans to increase…
Thabiso Mutirwara ZESA has suspended the acting mangingdirector of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), Abel Gurupira, following a series of high-profile power outages that disrupted important national events this month. The suspension comes after power cuts occurred during President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) in Parliament on Tuesday and…
Rutendo Ngara Senior Staff Writer REGIONAL magistrate Sandra Mupindu sentenced Gregory Graham Hall of Kariba to eight years in prison for fraud and forging his mother’s will to name himself as the sole beneficiary of a US$181 000 estate. Hall pleaded with the court for a lighter sentence, citing illness, but Mupindu rejected the plea,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Tuesday painted an optimistic picture of Zimbabwe’s economy, citing accelerating growth, the relative stability of the new local currency, ZiG, and substantial increases in foreign currency reserves. The figures mentioned — US$10,4 billion in inflows and a jump in foreign reserves to US$900 million —…
