© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday told parliament that it paid US$663,8 million worth of treasury bills (TBs) to Sakunda Holdings (Sakunda) owned by fuel mogul Kuda Tagwirei under instruction from the ministry of Finance. [GoogleAd] RBZ deputy governor Kupukile Mlambo, who was in the company of two other central bank officials, made…
© THE body of the late former president Robert Mugabe arrived at his home village of Kutama yesterday, where it surprisingly got a subdued reception compared to the wild scenes witnessed at Rufaro Stadium in Harare last week. [GoogleAd] At the same time, Mugabe’s family announced that his body would be dried up before his…
© AS THE special United Nations human rights envoy was arriving in Zimbabwe yesterday for his key mission, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government were facing fresh questions over their commitment to the rule of law — following the resurgence of abductions in the country, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as hundreds of…
© HARARE residents are producing 240 megalitres (Ml) of waste daily, which is far more than the city council can treat. [GoogleAd] The situation, according to the latest minutes of a meeting held by the council’s environmental management committee, has been compounded by breakdowns at Firle and Crowborough sewage treatment works. “The treatment plants, with…
© CHITUNGWIZA has started replacing malfunctioning convectional meters in a bid to reduce non-revenue water and to guarantee correct billing for residents. [GoogleAd] The town’s spokesperson, Lovemore Meya, said Chitungwiza intends to install 1 500 domestic water meters in Zengeza 4, Ward 13 and Ward 14. Meya said the town, which receives water once or…
© FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has savaged President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government for remaining silent while the economy burns. [GoogleAd] Biti tweeted that the government was clueless on how to solve the current economic crisis. The opposition MDC vice president’s attack comes at a time when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said it expected…
© A WAR veteran has dragged Beatrice Government Primary School to court for barring his children from lessons after failing to pay levies and tuition. [GoogleAd] Happyson Makomeya argued that he was a beneficiary of the War Veterans Pension Fund that paid his children’s fees and could not be liable for the delays in fulfilling…
© ZIMBABWE’S founding father, the late President Robert Mugabe, was given a massive send-off, marked by a fly past, 21-gun salute, release of 95 doves and tributes from African leaders at the National Sports Stadium, Harare, yesterday. [GoogleAd] Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week, aged 95, in death united Zimbabweans from all walks of…
© President Cyril Ramaphosa was embarrassed by a chorus of jeers and boos at the State funeral of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe in Harare yesterday. [GoogleAd] A pastor called on the crowd at Harare’s partially-full National Sports Stadium on Saturday to calm down, but they would not stop. But a resilient Ramaphosa turned the…
© AS ZIMBABWEANS and regional peers of the late former president Robert Mugabe gathered in Harare yesterday to bid him farewell, a storm was brewing over the formation of a new political party that is allegedly linked to him, the Daily News On Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as there are growing fears within Zanu…
