© FORMER Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira who was back in court yesterday for routine remand, demanded that the State furnishes her with a trial date. Mupfumira is facing a slew of criminal abuse of office charges after she allegedly swindled National Social Security Authority (Nssa) of US$95 million during her tenor as Labour minister. [GoogleAd]…
© SOME legislators in the ninth Parliament are failing to live up to their reputation after developing a habit of stealing documents from each other’s pigeon holes, the Daily News can report. This came to light in the National Assembly after MPs complained that they were being forced into debating last Thursday’s Mid-Term Monetary Policy review…
© PRESSURE group Tajamuka/Sesijikile leader Promise Mkhwananzi appeared in court yesterday charged with attempting to overthrow the government after he allegedly called for the foiled national shutdown which was scheduled for July 1 to 5. Mkhwananzi allegedly called a press conference where he called for indefinite strikes until President Emmerson Mnangagwa resigns or calls for…
© MDC MPs are crying foul over what they allege to be unfair treatment by National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda after he barred them from attending Thursday’s Mid-Term Monetary Policy review last week after they pitched up late. Suspected State security agents and riot police refused opposition legislator’s entry into Parliament when Finance minister Mthuli…
© WOMEN were yesterday urged to unite, rise up and serve in professional executive boards in order to climb the corporate ladder and succeed. Speaking at the Inaugural Women Accountants Conference held in the capital, managing partner — governance Advisory Services, Tsitsi Mutasa said while women face a lot of barriers like cultural expectations among…
© The shortages of fuel intensified after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube increased excise duty on diesel and petrol by 45 percent, Parliament has been told. The increase in excise duty, made in the midterm fiscal policy review, came as the country is presently battling worsening fuel shortages which have seen petrol peaking at $9,06 per…
© OPPOSITION MPs yesterday blocked attempts to railroad the second reading of the Maintenance of Peace Bill (Mopa) demanding to see first amendment made to a law that seeks to repeal the draconian Public Order and Security Act (Posa). [GoogleAd] This comes after the Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC), chaired by Zanu PF MP for Mudzi…
© GOVERNMENT has eventually succumbed to pressure from Members of Parliament and awarded them diplomatic passports that entitle them to red carpet treatment and access to VIP or diplomatic lounges in airports abroad. [GoogleAd] This has been a long-standing demand from the MP since the era of former president Robert Mugabe, and argued the special…
© ZIMBABWE will take part in a British-funded study to improve awareness on asthma in southern Africa. [GoogleAd] The new project, dubbed “Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (Acacia)”, will see children between the ages of 12 and 16 being screened for the disease around the country for a period of five years….
© NETONE data and SMS tariffs are set to go up today after the mobile network operator (MNO) advised its customers that it will be adjusting tariffs. [GoogleAd] “Please be advised that NetOne will be adjusting Data and SMS bundle prices effective Thursday, August 8, 2019,” said NetOne in a notice said. The second-largest mobile…
