© AT LEAST one person died while properties worth thousands of dollars were destroyed by storms accom- panied by a deluge of rain, thunder and lightning in the past couple of weeks. Police have reported that a seven-year-old boy died due to a weather-related accident in Lupane on November 10. [GoogleAd] “In a sad incident…
© FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) finance director Mudzingwa Simon Taranhike has been slapped with a 30-month prison sentence over a petrol scam involving 1 800 litres. Taranhike was convicted after a full trial on criminal abuse of office charges before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya. [GoogleAd] Mujaya suspended six months on condition of…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s former aide, Douglas Tapfuma’s bid to be released on bail, citing changed circumstances, hit a snag after the High Court ruled that it had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. Tapfuma, who is accused of evading payment of car import duty using the State Residences Department’s name, has been in remand…
© PROMINENT Bulawayo activist and Bulawayo South Constituency losing candidate Josphat Ngulube was yesterday convicted of torching three cars, destroying a precast wall and breaking several windows at a house belonging to Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial women’s league chairperson Eva Bitu. [GoogleAd] Ngulube committed the of- fence during violent January protests against a steep fuel…
© ZIMBABWE will once again go under the international spotlight when United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the right to food Hilal Elver visits the country on a fact-finding mission from November 18 to 28. Elver is coming to Zimbabwe to assess the food situation. Zimbabwe is battling with one of the worst droughts in…
© KEY stakeholders have generally applauded the 2020 budget for addressing some of their major concerns, while highlighting some areas that the budget could have done more. The budget, which Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said replaced austerity with prosperity measures, seeks to stimulate high productivity, growth and job creation. [GoogleAd] Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ)…
© POLICE yesterday banned yet another MDC rally the second in less than a week that was scheduled for Domboshawa, Mashonaland East Province. The Nelson Chamisa-led opposition party had notified the police of its intention to hold the rally in Goromonzi District tomorrow, but the police ruled that the meeting could not go ahead as…
© HEALTH experts say the $6,5 billion budget allocated to the ministry in the 2020 National Budget will not be enough to address the challenges in the sector.NThis comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday gave the second biggest chunk of the budget to the health sector after the Education ministry, which received $8,5…
© FIDELITY Life Assurance of Zimbabwe has warned the public not to lose money to bogus land developers selling stands at Langford Estates, Harare, which the insurers acquired in 2015. In a statement, they said they have noticed illegal settlers at the estates and urged the public to demand their money back. Fidelity said it…
© BULAWAYO-BASED Forex Trading School Africa has embarked on a nationwide campaign to conscientise the public about the opportunities that exist in international currency trading markets. The school’s chief trading officer, Kuda Manzanga, said he was conducting the work- shops after realising that most Zimbabweans do not understand the value and benefit of participating in…
