© WOMEN are still struggling to penetrate the construction industry and to stand toe-to-toe with their male counterparts due to social stereotypes, C and R Home Designs and Construction founder Shamiso Machaya has said. According to a United Nations study, infrastructure projects are male-dominated with women being the least represented in the construction sector with…
© A PENHALONGA woman has been arrested on attempted murder charges after she stabbed her husband’s teen lover after finding her in her matrimonial bed. Fortunate Kakunguwo, 26, found Alice Mahuku, 18, lying in her bed at Redwing Mine around 1000 hours on January 5 after returning home unannounced after the holidays. Manicaland provincial police…
© THE United Kingdom (UK) will soon engage the Zimbabwean government on the current humanitarian crisis which has seen severe shortages of food in the country. [GoogleAd] UK ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson wrote on her Twitter account that there were some Zimbabweans who needed urgent support. “Over the coming weeks #UK in Zimbabwe will…
© JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says there is absolutely no need for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, to have a succession plan as the country’s next leader will be chosen by the people through an election, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes after many government critics blasted the planned move by…
© JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) must investigate adequately before arresting suspects to avoid the catch-and-release scenario. [GoogleAd] Ziyambi said Zacc must not blame the courts for failing to successfully prosecute suspected corrupt people, but must prepare strong cases. “My belief is that Zacc must concentrate on investigating and producing…
© FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi has formed a new political party called People’s Party (PP). [GoogleAd] PP secretary-general Lloyd Msipa said in a statement yesterday that their party invited Mzembi to be their president as the outfit seeks to take over the reins of power from President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF…
© A LEADING American travel and restaurant review website, TripAdvisor, has honoured the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) Museum with a certificate of excellence after constantly receiving affirmative reviews from visitors. [GoogleAd] The Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence is given annually to hotels, restaurants and other tourist attractions that receive consistently high reviews from customers…
© THE State has withdrawn corruption charges against Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) chief executive Morris Bekezela Mpofu who was accused of engaging a blacklisted smuggling ex-convict to buy diamonds from the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ). [GoogleAd] Prosecutor Veneranda Munyoro said efforts to get information incriminating Mpofu from MMCZ were futile, making it…
© THE City of Harare has been hit with a $600 000 lawsuit after failing to pay water levy to Upper Manyame Sub-Catchment Council (UMSC). [GoogleAd] UMSC is now claiming $615 187,05 from Harare with interest calculated at the rate of five percent per annum from November 15 last year. According to court records, UMSC…
© PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi has filed an urgent chamber application for the High Court to dismiss Robert Martin Gumbura’s acquittal bid for want of prosecution. [GoogleAd] Hodzi, through law officer Editor Mavuto, argued that Gumbura and six accomplices he is jointly charged with for masterminding a jailbreak at Chikurubi had neglected to have their application…
