The accused persons; Plumtree regional magistrate Timeon Tavengwa Makunde, Stanley Chinyanganya, who is the area public prosecutor, prominent lawyer Admire Rubaya and six others, among them police officers, intended to appeal to the Supreme Court against the dismissal of their application for discharge at the close of the State case by Bulawayo High Court judge…
© AFTER failing to mobilise Zimbabweans for a crippling stay-away this week pressure group Tajamuka has joined a growing list of organisations that are pushing for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, to lead the anti-government protests. With the country’s economy characterised by ever rising prices and deteriorating standards of living for the majority, Tajamuka had…
© AS GOVERNMENT continues to talk tough — threatening to deal decisively with businesses that are perceived to be profiteering — observers are wary the country could be sliding back to the dark days of price controls. On Monday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, told his supporters in Chipinge that his administration is setting up mechanisms…
ABOUT 2 000 illegal gold panners have invaded catchment areas for dams that supply water to the second city, leaving a trail of environmental damage. The city fathers, who have been forced to engage the services of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) as well as the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to help contain the situation…
© ZIMBABWE’s reconstituted anti-corruption watchdog has now found its teeth with new commission chair Loice Matanda-Moyo saying they are going after high-profile cases in a bid to stamp out graft. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) boss said no stone would be left unturned as they hunt down all corruption-accused persons,…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has been challenged to implement open government reforms as a way of combating corruption and enhancing transparency and accountability in the country. [GoogleAd] Open government is defined as aculture of governance based on innovative, sustainable policies and practices inspired by the principles oftransparency, accountability, and participation that fosters democracy and inclusive…
FORMER Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo (pictured) has once again been hauled before the courts on a criminal abuse of office charge which he allegedly committed in 2007. The former minister was re-arrested yesterday for questioning and released to appear in court yesterday. [GoogleAd] Chombo, who is facing several similar charges, allegedly sold a Mutare…
© GOVERNMENT has announced that Mashonaland West has become the first province to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Elimination of transmission is defined as a reduction of transmission to such a low level that it no longer constitutes a public health problem. The achievement is an important milestone in efforts to end the HIV/Aids epidemic…
© HEALTH Professions Authority (HPA) in partnership with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) are set to host the 23rd Association of Medical Councils of Africa (Amcoa) Annual Conference in Victoria Falls from July 17 to 21, amid the crisis rocking the country’s health sector. The annual conference will run under the…
© ALLIED Timbers Zimbabwe (Allied Timbers) could have lost huge sums of money after it emerged that its bank and EcoCash accounts were registered in the names of individuals and not in the company’s name. In a 2018 audit report, Auditor-General Mildred Chiri said the company could have lost some money through this arrangement. “Eight…
