HARARE City Council (HCC) is engaging Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to assist in driving out land scammers and barons who are damaging water infrastructure through illegal developments. The collaboration comes as many private developers are allegedly duping people into buying land in foreign currency under the pretext that it has all the requisite municipal documents….
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s lawyer Thabani Mpofu was involved in an accident while coming from Mashonaland Central where he had gone to attend a church service. The party’s spokesperson, Jacob Mafume confirmed the accident but said he was still to get full details on what happened. “I haven’t been able to get hold of him…
TENDAI Marerwa, 44, and her husband Maxwell, 56, got a poor harvest last season due to drought, so they will have to rely on the former’s sister in the city to send money to buy mealie-meal and other basics. However, due to the unfolding economic challenges, Tendai is not sure if her unmarried sister, who…
NATURAL resource governance activists have urged government and African leaders to audit mining activities. The audit, they argue, will stop the systematic looting of natural resources, which has deprived African states of meaningful revenue needed for development. Speaking at a regional conference on the political economy of resource looting in the Southern African Development Community…
THE country will continue to experience bread shortages until there is an improvement in the supply of wheat, the Daily News can report. Bread has been in short supply across the country, with few shops having the commodity on their shelves. Denford Mutashu, president of Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), said the shortages are being…
HE Oil Seed Association of Zimbabwe (OSAZ), which is anticipating 15 000 tonnes of sunflower and 1 000 tonnes of soya beans for the 2018/19 season, is working towards expanding its out-grower programme. OSAZ spokesperson Louis Ngoshi said they intend to revitalise the oil seed sector by scaling up their out-grower programme with the aid…
© THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it will prioritise women affected by the Gukurahundi atrocities during its public hearings. [GoogleAd] Speaking at a multi-stakeholder meeting, NPRC commissioner Netty Musanhu said her organisation will create an environment where women will be allowed to freely express themselves on their experiences during the disturbances. “In…
© A POLOKWANE High Court on Monday sentenced a 39-year-old man to an effective 12 years in jail for murdering his Zimbabwean girlfriend. [GoogleAd] Joseph Mafifi stabbed his Zimbabwean girlfriend, Simangele Sibanda on March 18 last year at a farm in Limpopo Province where the couple was working. Following the brutal murder, Mafifi skipped the…
© LAWYERS handling the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s, pictured, estate are pursuing the former prime minister’s debtors whom they said must pay up before July 14, 2019 or face legal action. [GoogleAd] In a notice issued on Friday, the lawyers have also called in those that are owed by the late opposition leader to…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has effectively shut the door on his influential Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — hitherto touted as his successor — after he said a younger person must lead the country after him. [GoogleAd] Speaking during a listener-based programme titled Catching up with ED, hosted on Friday by State-owned Capitalk, Mnangagwa said he…
