ZIMBABWE School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has released results for the November 2019 Ordinary Level examinations with learners recording a 31,6 pass rate. The results come barely a week after the release of Advanced Level results with an 83 percent pass rate. Zimsec board chairperson Eddie Mwenje, said this year’s ‘O’ Level pass rate is slightly…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangangwa’s former top aide, Douglas Tapfuma, is accused of corruptly acquiring duty-free certificates for car imports, said the chief accounting officer in the President’s Office Ray Ndhlukula should have been treated as an accomplice since he authorised the documentation. Tapfuma is being accused of evading car import duty using the State Residences Department’s…
HARARE businessman Stephen Margolis was brought to court on theft of trust property charges after allegedly disposing of a client’s car that he held as surety over a debt. Margolis, 68, who owns Stephen Margolis Resort, appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda and was remanded to February 18 on free bail pending finalisation of investigations….
AS POLICE intensify their war against machete gangs, a civil society group has implored the government to treat the panga barbarians’ issue as a state of emergency, the Daily News reports. This comes after police closed Jumbo Mine in Mazowe indefinitely this week, as they bid to bring sanity to the area which has been…
JITTERY authorities yesterday launched a manhunt for a Njube High School teacher whom they allege incited students to demonstrate against the recent school fees hike and the poor salaries earned by their teachers, the Daily News reports. This comes as militant teachers’ unions have called for more such demonstrations — which they claim will force…
Industry and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza will be the guest speaker at a Business Breakfast Forum being convened by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) and the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) to interrogate the Consumer Protection Act, signed into law recently. Nzenza will speak on government’s current efforts to safeguard consumer interests from a…
HIGH Court judge Christopher Dube Banda has reserved ruling in an application in which Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry is seeking to be granted access to her six cars, their children and properties, including their plush Borrowdale Brooke house. Marry — who is facing fraud, attempted murder, externalisation and money laundering charges said…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says he holds the keys to President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding in normalising Zimbabwe’s relations with the West and attracting much needed foreign investment to the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is battling its worst economic crisis in a decade, which has triggered fears of social unrest…
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe (Cassava) says it recorded a 19 percent increase in mobile transactions for the nine months ended November 30, 2019 due to prevailing cash shortages. This comes as the country’s mobile money transactions grew 91 percent to $11 888 760 224, in the third quarter last year, according to the Postal and Telecommunications…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is targeting property owners who have been avoiding paying taxes. This comes as the national tax collector is under pressure to reach an inflated revenue target of $57 billion for this year. Zimra said it noted that several condominium property owners were not remitting tax on either disposal or rental…
