© THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is too under-resourced to be able to wage any meaningful war against the corruption scourge ravaging the country, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has said. In a report presented to Parliament recently, the committee said the funding advanced to Zacc by Treasury was far…
© PEOPLE in the diaspora will now have to part with US$318 for new passports, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe announced yesterday. The minister said government allowed the department of civil registry to come up with the figure as a measure to assist those in the diaspora after the expiration of their passports. [GoogleAd] The…
© ZIMBABWE is far from being readmitted into the Commonwealth due to the slow pace of reforms by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, United Kingdom (UK) ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson has revealed. Addressing journalists following a courtesy call on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare yesterday, Robinson said the Zimbabwe government…
© ZIMBABWE is bracing for floods this week after the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warned of more heavy rains and violent storms in some parts of the country. The warning comes as South Africa is grappling with floods which saw some hotel guests near Pretoria being airlifted to safety following torrential rains which have been…
© THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has asked for more patience from citizens, saying the fight against corruption is not an easy one as it requires thorough investigations. Speaking on the sidelines of International Anti- Corruption Day celebrations in Harare yesterday, Zacc commissioner Michael Santu said the com- mission was aware of people’s unhappiness over…
© THE much-needed direct dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa edged closer yesterday after Zanu PF welcomed the MDC’s decision to drop its demands for foreign mediation in the Zimbabwe crisis, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF begins its week-long annual indaba which gets underway in Goromonzi, Mashonaland…
© CONDITIONS in the country’s prisons could get worse after Treasury allocated less than half the money the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) had requested for the 2020 financial year, a parliamentary committee has said. Presenting a report in Parliament recently, the portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs chairperson, Zanu PF Chegutu…
© VETERAN striker Edward Sadomba will bid farewell to the Dynamos supporters when they face Harare City in their last home game of the season at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon. Sadomba will finally hang his boots at the end of the season when DeMbare take on Triangle United at Gibbo Stadium on Saturday having made…
© A MVURWI farmer, Japhet Gatsi, has taken the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to the High Court demanding over $1 million for wheat supplied to the national granary. The farmer told the court he delivered 54,325 metric tonnes of wheat to GMB, but was not paid his money. [GoogleAd] “Defendant (GMB) promised to pay, but…
© ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) chairperson Tavengwa Mukuhlani paid tribute to the association’s employees, management and players for their resilience in the face of adversity. ZC staff and players braved a six-month dry spell without salaries as a result of a moratorium ban imposed on the country by the International Cricket Council (ICC). [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe was…
