SOCIAL media savvy parents in Bulawayo have created WhatsApp groups in a desperate bid to weed out the infamous vuzu parties where teenagers engage in sex orgies and beer binges, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] Vuzu parties, which have become a menace in the second city, are gatherings which are usually held on the…
ZIMBABWE Republic Police through its Mashonaland East police spokesperson, one inspector Mwanza have announced the death of Fortunate Muduwa, 45, of plot 50 Silver Oak Farm, Beatrice who was allegedly killed Christopher Chimina, age unknown, of plot 5 Silver Oak Farm, Beatrice. [GoogleAd] In a statement Mwanza said: “Suspect and deceased were once husband and…
DESPITE being the host of the annual Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), fewer Bulawayo companies continue to participate in the trade showcase, a clear reflection of the worsening economic climate that has continued to choke corporates. [GoogleAd] The just-ended ZITF was held under the theme “Propagating Industrial Growth through Trade and Investment.” Statistics released by…
THE trial of former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira was yesterday postponed to today as the magistrate presiding over the case had other commitments. The Nyanga South MP is facing criminal abuse of office charges for appointing his unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) board. [GoogleAd] He was recently acquitted of…
GOVERNMENT is running out of time to pass all the 30 Bills on the parliamentary legislative agenda for the first session of the ninth Parliament, legal watchdog Veritas has said. The current parliamentary session began on September 18 last year when President Emmerson Mnangagwa presented his State of the Nation address and the government’s legislative…
A HARARE magistrate yesterday threw out former Mines and Mining Development permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga’s application for excerption of charges saying it lacks merit. Gudyanga stands accused of making fraudulent payments from the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) amounting to $1,6 million. [GoogleAd] He recently applied for excerption arguing that the charges against him…
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the economy is expected to improve in the short term, as the country is currently on a transitional path, supported by policies implemented by government. [GoogleAd] “We are in transition to a stable economy and a stable economy is required for purposes of increasing growth,” he…
© ZIMBABWE lacks effective leadership across most spectrums of life and this yawning gap has led to a collapse of governance systems, business executives content. [GoogleAd] The captains of industry who recently met at Zimbabwe Council of Churches’ National Economic Dialogue Series urged government to trace back and discover when the cart lost its wheels….
TWO architects have dragged a local building society to the High Court after a disagreement on the value of money deposited in the financial institution in 2016, before the government introduced the bond note and the RTGS$. [GoogleAd] The two architects are now challenging a decision by the institution to pay them in RTGS$, claiming…
© GOVERNMENT has not yet increased mining fees, Mines minister Winston Chitando revealed in Bulawayo yesterday after a document indicating new proposed mining fees was leaked and circulated on various social media platforms. [GoogleAd] The leaked document indicates that government intends to hike fees for applications, prospecting licences, registrations, annual inspections, renewals transfers amongst others…
