© FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo was on Sunday barred from travelling to South Africa after his passport was confiscated by security agents at the Robert Mugabe International Airport. His lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku, told the Daily News yesterday that his client intended to travel to see his doctors in South Africa. [GoogleAd] “Yes, his passport…
© GOVERNMENT is struggling to deal with skyrocketing price increases, ruling out price controls and instead only encouraging business to promote exports and therefore generate more foreign currency. [GoogleAd] Industry and Commerce deputy minister Raj Modi told legislators last week that the price hikes are causing unnecessary suffering. “Government acknowledges that the high level of…
© LAWYERS representing a retired soldier, who has been held incommunicado for three weeks by Zimbabwe National Army after claiming pension benefits, have filed an urgent chamber application for his immediate release. [GoogleAd] The applicant is Francis Chagonda and respondents are the officer in charge of Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services, Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander…
© ZETDC procurement manager Phillip Chisango has been suspended for allegedly demanding $40 000 bribe from Billstreet company to facilitate that it wins a tender. [GoogleAd] Chisango told the Daily News: “I was suspended for two weeks and it’s an internal process.” ZETDC has also reportedly received a letter from South African Merchant Links (Private)…
© A HARARE magistrate has postponed the trial of RGM Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura, pictured, and his accomplices amid reports that they are not feeling well. [GoogleAd] Gumbura is jointly charged with Blessing Chiduke, Luckmore Matambanadzo, Luck Mhungu, Taurai Dodzo, Thomas Chacha, Thulani Chizema, Jacob Sibanda, and Elijah Vhumbunu for attempting…
© OBSERVERS yesterday hailed the new Marriage Bill which seeks to repeal and replace the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:07) and the Marriages Act (Chapter 5:11) so as to emerge with one Act governing marriages in Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] Cabinet approved the Marriages Amendment Bill last week as presented by the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs…
© OUR news editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Jameson Timba, the MDC secretary for research and policy and the chief election agent of Nelson Chamisa. Timba was also the chief technical architect and negotiator for the MDC Alliance. [GoogleAd] Q: With all the legal political maze surrounding the High Court…
© THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa, yesterday released the load shedding timetable as the country faces several months of power cuts due to receding water levels in Kariba. [GoogleAd] This comes as government last week warned that if the country fails to receive early rainfall this year, it…
© Local authorities must relook at their budgets and see how best to utilise the resources they collect amid concern of misappropriation of funds, Local Government minister July Moyo has said. While answering questions in Parliament, Moyo said council treasurers are not utilising resources appropriately, resulting in workers going for months without being paid. [GoogleAd]…
© KARIBA Municipality is proposing to increase tariffs to cover up its supplementary budget. In a notice yesterday, the municipality said majority of ratepayers have been consulted and their input has been incorporated. [GoogleAd] “Notice is hereby given that the Municipality of Kariba has resolved in terms of section 219 of the Urban Councils Act…
