© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Chancellor of the Midlands State University (MSU), capped 6 977 graduands at a colourful ceremony held at the main campus in Gweru on Friday. [GoogleAd] Of the graduands, 3 348 are female while 3 629 were male. A total of 989 students graduated…
© SOUTH African power utility company Eskom has flatly refused to increase electricity output to Zimbabwe despite the visit by a high-powered delegation from Harare to Johannesburg this week. [GoogleAd] Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African President, had brought a ray of hope earlier in the week by indicating that he will facilitate renewed energy negotiations…
© A MOTORIST was robbed of $1 200 in Nyanga recently while trying to recover $15 from three passengers who had bolted out of his vehicle without paying their fare. [GoogleAd] The culprits are still at large with police investigations still underway. Manicaland police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident. Munyaradzi Mangwe, 36, had given…
© HARARE residents believe the steep healthcare fees being proposed by the city fathers will increase barriers to accessing health facilities. [GoogleAd] On Wednesday, Harare City Council (HCC) officials presented a supplementary budget to take them through the rest of the year after the initial budget was wiped off by inflation. As part of its…
© A THIEVING heavily-pregnant maid who stole US$4 000 worth of property from her employer has been spared jail. [GoogleAd] Rutendo Mamika of Hukuziwi Village under Chief Mutambara had been convicted on her own guilty plea by magistrate Purity Gumbo. The maid stole an assortment of gadgets, clothes and groceries from Ester Matondo’s Murambi residence…
© THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says robbers are on the prowl, targeting tobacco farmers especially those who transport their produce during the night. [GoogleAd] This comes after a 41-year-old man was attacked with iron bars by three unknown men along the New Chitungwiza Road at midnight on Wednesday. In the process, the complainant was…
© THE price of petrol and diesel has gone up by $1 and 76 cents respectively due to changes in the exchange rate. According to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), the price of petrol went up from $5,26 to $6,10 per litre, while that for diesel increased from $5,08 to $5,84. [GoogleAd] “You recall…
© THE State intends to conduct extra-territorial investigations in Maldives in the case of seven human rights activists who stand accused of plotting to topple government after attending a workshop there, a court heard this week. [GoogleAd] This was revealed by prosecutor Charles Muchemwa as he sought further postponement in the case where George Makoni,…
© THOUSANDS of civil servants were last week left fuming after Treasury advanced a Z$400 pay-out to members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces as a cushioning allowance, while the rest of the employees in public service received a paltry Z$97, which they scornfully rejected. [GoogleAd] Different civil servants’ unions yesterday came out guns blazing, saying…
© AUDITOR-General Mildred Chiri has encouraged police to do more to curb crime after the infraction of the law surged in the previous year. [GoogleAd] Chiri noted that while in 2018, police had pledged to reduce crime by four percent and to lower traffic accidents by three percent, crime actually increased by 20 percent while…
