© HARARE City Council and the government yesterday resolved to switch water sources from Lake Chivero to Manyame river to ad- dress acute water shortages in the capital and surrounding areas. The latest plan was made when President Emmerson Mnangagwa toured Morton Jaffray waterworks. [GoogleAd] Speaking after the tour, Mnangagwa said government would draft a…
© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will introduce a $2 bond coin next Monday in a move meant to increase cash in circulation. In a statement yesterday, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the issuance of the $2 coins was in line with his mid-term mon- etary policy to pump into circulation more physical cash. …
© FISSURES are growing in the op- position MDC in Masvingo province where regional chairperson James Gumbi and former deputy youth minister Tongai Matutu have locked horns. This comes amid allega- tions that Matutu is making life difficult for Gumbi and his executive by sabotaging party programmes in a bid to portray the chairperson as…
© POLICE have given public sector workers per- mission to march for better pay on Wednesday (tomorrow) in what is widely seen as a test of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s willingness to tolerate dissent. A notice received from police by the Apex Council of public sector unions said the protest could go ahead but also warned…
© THE much-maligned Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission(Zacc) made another huge statement yesterday when it arrested Policy Implementation and Monitoring minister Joram Gumbo perceived to be close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa over allegations of corruption involving US$3,7 million, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] Gumbo’s surprise arrest comes as Mnangagwa is preparing to reshuffle his misfiring Cabinet, amid growing…
© ZANU PF is ready to bring the Patriotic Bill to Parliament as the ruling party aims to have people arrested for saying negative things about the country on international forums, the ruling party chief whip Pupurai Togarepi has said. “We are very serious about it. All the processes to bring it to Parliament are…
© AN ELDERLY Buhera man was lured out of his bedroom and mur- dered by four unknown male assailants last week. The motive behind the murder of Muchemi Chinembiri, 65, of Kwenda village under Chief Nyashanu is still the subject of police investigations. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the murder. [Adz] He said…
© MIMOSA Mines has revealed that it is currently taking recovery and legal action against 37 employees who fraudulently prejudiced the mine of US$709 000 by forging signatures authorising overtime and acting allowances. The platinum giant’s managing director, Fungai Makoni, said the company lodged two internal investigations over the matter before dismissing the employees who…
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) presi- dent Henrietta Rushwaya has urged the govern- ment to repeal section three of the Gold Trade Act which criminalises the possession of gold. Rushwaya made the plea yesterday ahead of the two-day ZMF inaugural annual general meeting which begins in Gweru tomorrow where President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be the guest…
© MDC Member of Parliament for Kadoma Central, Muchineripi Chinyanganya, has implored the government to reduce spending on presidential scholarships and direct more funds to local univer- sities whose standards are continu- ously deteriorating. Most universities in the country are struggling to provide adequate equip- ment and accommodation for students due to lack of funds…
