© THE Mineral Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has invited interested mining firms to take part in its chrome mining and beneficiation joint venture in Guruve. [GoogleAd] In a statement, MMCZ said shortlisted companies will be invited to submit detailed technical and financial proposals. “MMCZ would like to engage reputable companies to partner in the…
© Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to contract in 2019 considering the shortages of basic goods and the lack of foreign exchange and price pressures, NKC Research has said. [GoogleAd] This comes after the latest figures from ZimStat show that consumer price inflation surged further from 97,9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in May to 175, 7 percent…
© The government must start investing sufficiently in family planning services and supplies and stop being aid-dependent since donors provide significant funding for these purposes, Parliament’s Budget and Finance portfolio committee has been told. [GoogleAd] This comes as government ownership of family planning has lagged behind, as evidenced by the small share of government investment…
© OPPOSITION activist Paddington Japajapa arrested on charges of inciting public violence during general elections is expected to apply for bail at a High Court hearing. [GoogleAd] Prosecutor Sabastian Mutizirwa alleged that Japajapa addressed a presser that incited MDC Alliance youths to protest against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s declaration of “false” presidential results. …
© VINCENT, the younger brother to the late MDC Glen View South National Assembly MP Vimbai Tsvangira-Java, has declared his interest in contesting MDC primary elections, in a bid to replace his departed sister who died after a horrific accident on her way from Bulawayo. [GoogleAd] Vincent and Vimbai are siblings of the late iconic…
© A Bulawayo activist Josphat Mzaca Ngulube, who was arrested on Wednesday alongside two others during a foiled illegal demonstration, has been granted $100 bail. [GoogleAd] Ngulube, 34, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Franklyn Mkhwananzi facing charges of failure to give notice of a public gathering as dictated by the Public Order and Security Act. The…
© THE absence of women in the Zanu PF presidium reflects shocking patriarchy and the continued alienation of females in politics, Women’s Academy for Leadership (Walpe) has said. [GoogleAd] In an open letter, Walpe demanded equal representation of women in all leadership positions. “At the top presidium level within the country, we currently do not…
© FORMER Zanu PF Makokoba legislator and Cabinet minister Tshinga Dube, who is facing eviction from his council-leased parliamentary offices, has appealed to the local authority to spare him as he was still using the office. [GoogleAd] The city fathers have turned down the appeal. In July 2017, the Zanu PF politician entered into a…
© THE country’s crippling power cuts, which have badly affected both ordinary people and businesses, yesterday seriously disrupted the services of Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator, Econet. [GoogleAd] This resulted in most of the country’s mobile calls and the key payment system, EcoCash — Zimbabwe’s biggest money transacting platform by far — being affected. Zimbabwe…
© MEMBERS of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Friday expressed their outrage to the Lands and Agriculture ministry over a staggering US$3 billion that vanished through the system, after the money was allocated to the controversial Command Agriculture programme between 2017 and 2018. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabwe is embarking on its largest importation of…
