Tapiwa Chirume ARMED robberies targeted at gold mines and retail outlets in the country are spinning out of control, a top security company has warned. In a current report, Securico Security Services said there had been an alarming increase in armed robberies across the country in July, with both companies and affluent individuals losing hundreds…
THE achievement of universal health coverage in Zimbabwe is still way off if the country’s perinatal mortality rate, which includes stillbirths and deaths within the first week of life, is anything to go by. According to recently released figures, the perinatal mortality rate currently stands at 37 deaths per 1 000 births. Though it is…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS CHIMURENGA music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo is scheduled to perform his final concert in the United Kingdom tomorrow at The New Bingley Hall in Birmingham. Mukanya will be joined on stage by his nephew Kurai Makore, Selmor Mtukudzi, Tocky Vibes and Lindsay Chamangura Ngura. In a video…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has urged the country’s banks to urgently review and reduce transaction and service charges to restore public confidence in the banking system. This follows a recent report by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Budget, which highlighted that high bank charges remain a major obstacle to…
GOVERNMENT has warned that the country’s central medical supplier, NatPharm, is at risk due to an unsustainable financing model, which has a direct impact on the availability of essential medicines in hospitals and clinics nationwide. During a health products supply chain management dialogue in Harare yesterday, ministry of Health and Child Care permanent secretary Aspect…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE Northern Region Soccer League has come up with an anti-match-fixing protocol under which offenders will be banned or heavily fined. Under the new measures, which all club executives, coaches and players should append their signatures to, offenders could be fined at least US$5 000. According to NRSL chairman Martin…
BRANDON JOSPHAT PARLIAMENT has called for urgent legislation to regulate the operations of touts at bus termini across the country, amid growing concerns over sexual harassment, lawlessness, and gender-based violence targeting women, girls, and the elderly. The call follows a shocking incident at Rezende Parkade in Harare’s central business district, where a 13-year-old girl was…
Yvonne Ncube In BULAWAYO A 26-year-old man from Iminyela suburb in Bulawayo has been remanded in custody after he was convicted of stabbing his twin brother over leftover food. Maqhawe Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga on Tuesday, facing a physical abuse charge. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on the spot. He is…
YVONNE NCUBE THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled in favour of businessman Joshua Reuvayn Lepar, ordering the restoration of his property title deed after finding that its 2020 cancellation was both unlawful and fraudulent. In a judgment handed down by Justice Ndlovu, the court declared that the cancellation of Deed of Transfer No. 2290/2018 —…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A DIRECTOR of Ledim International Investments (Pvt) Ltd has appeared in court facing externalisation and money laundering charges after allegedly importing goods worth over US$368 000 from South Africa without the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s authorisation. Edson Kaponda, who represented the company as its director, was granted US$100 bail…
