© Graft-accused National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) acting general manager Newman Madzikwa has applied for acquittal saying the State has failed to lead evidence showing the he committed the offence. [GoogleAd] Madzikwa stands accused of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly hiked drug handling fees by 11 percent and allegedly corruptly awarded a $10 million…
Government authorities are rushing to drill thousands of boreholes across the country to ensure enough water for drinking, washing and livestock, as farmers grapple with a drought and a months-long water shortage. [GoogleAd] Authorities examined the water supply and demand nationwide — taking into account needs for agriculture, industrial use and human consumption — and…
© Harare City Council is looking at tapping into demand for real estate among the Diaspora wanting a connection with their homeland. The move is an attempt to boost council’s dwindling revenue. Town clerk Hosiah Chisango said the economy has been unforgiving to local authorities amid runaway inflation and increasing interest rates. [GoogleAd] Speaking…
Editor — Where are the trade unions, does no one care about the plight of workers any longer? The workers’ income in this country is being eroded by the harsh economic environment. The salaries of many workers have remained unchanged despite the increase in fuel, basic commodities, rents, transport to mention a few. Some of…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe government’s plan to construct high rise flats — is music to the ears of many who are still finding it hard to get a roof over their heads. We hope and wish such rhetoric turns into visible reality. [GoogleAd] However, first things first, how about those who contributed towards a similar government project…
© LESS than 10 legislators contributed to the debate on the Companies and Other Business Entities Bill in the 270-member National Assembly. This was revealed by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. “This Bill is very technical and this has been buttressed by the number of people that have debated on the Bill,”…
© FORMER permanent secretary in the Mines ministry Francis Pedzana Gudyanga — accused of defrauding the State of more than $1,6 million — has notified the court that he wants to have his case heard in camera. Through his lawyer Norman Mugiya, Gudyanga said he wants to divulge classified information which he cannot reveal in…
© THE State said yesterday that it has asked Interpol to issue a red notice — asking police worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi pending extradition — on accusations of misappropriating funds meant for the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) General Assembly. [GoogleAd] Mzembi is jointly charged…
© AN elderly couple that was brutally assaulted by police officers because they had not run away during a crackdown on kombi touts at Machipisa bus terminus have demanded $200 000 damages. Joseph Tapiwa Nyamayedenga, 57, and Chiedza Nyamayedenga, 42, cited police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema as respondents. [GoogleAd] The…
© A GROUP of 343 Chinese business and leisure tourists is expected in the country today under the “Tour Africa – New Horizon” project aimed at attracting Chinese visitors to Africa. The group arrives in Zimbabwe after touring Djibouti and Tanzania. [GoogleAd] In an effort to bolster the growing tourism industry, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority…
