© THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has called off rescue efforts at Nugget Mine in Matobo where five artisanal miners perished on Monday following the collapse of a mine shaft. Sithandiwe Ncube, the provincial administrator for Matabeleland South and head of the CPU in the region, said everyone who had been trapped in the mine…
© A LOCAL economic think-tank, Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS), has urged government to park its mooted plans to reintroduce another local currency until the fundamentals are ripe to support the unit. [GoogleAd] Presenting the State of the Economy Report in Harare yesterday, the chief executive officer of AEDS, Gift Mugano said the country still…
© HARARE magistrate Barbra Mateko has thrown out MDC Kuwadzana East legislator Chalton Hwende’s application for removal from further remand saying it was premature. [GoogleAd] Represented by his lawyer Harrison Nkomo, Hwende is facing charges of attempting to overthrow the government. He made the application after the State sought for a postponement of the matter,…
© NYANGA South MP Supa Mandiwanzira has applied for relaxation of his bail conditions as he seeks to travel for medical and business purposes. [GoogleAd] Mandiwanzira is facing criminal abuse of office charges for appointing his unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) board. He was recently acquitted for illegally…
© FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi’s trial was yesterday postponed as the co-accused persons in the case want to make an application for refusal from remand. [GoogleAd] Mzembi stands accused of misappropriating funds meant for the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) General Assembly. He is jointly charged with Tourism and Hospitality ministry…
© FIVE artisanal miners died, with up to 15 others also feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in Matobo, in Matabeleland South. [GoogleAd] The latest mine tragedy comes barely three months after at least 24 small-scale miners died at Silver Moon and Cricket mines in Kadoma — when mine shafts there flooded following a…
© THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe’s worsening economic situation — which has planted a sense of hopelessness among long-suffering citizens — could now lead to the total collapse of the country’s educational system, with more children dropping out of school due to shocking hikes in fees and uniform prices, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This…
© TOURISM players in Manicaland have expressed concern over the fuel crisis as it is slowing down tourism recovery efforts in the province. Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe (Haz) Mutare and Vumba chapter executive Leonard Bwanya told Eastern News that the fuel crisis was affecting their operations. [GoogleAd] “The fuel crisis is really a major drawback…
© MANICALAND provincial police have expressed concern over the rise in deaths of artisanal miners. Zimbabwe Republic Police Provincial spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said illegal mining is particularly risky and dangerous to artisanal miners as they have to enter into underground tunnels without the technical know-how and requisite equipment. [GoogleAd] “Most of the deaths are due…
A HARARE lawyer who had to undergo an eye operation to remove pieces of glass after a police officer allegedly smashed a window of a commuter omnibus he was travelling in, injuring him in the process, has filed a High Court application demanding $128 000 compensation. [GoogleAd] In his High Court application, Effort Nkazimulo Dube,…
