HARARE – Corporate governance expert Cynthia Tendai Mugwira has been appointed to the University of Zimbabwe Council, bringing a wealth of experience, gender and age diversity to the institution. In a statement Titan Law firm congratulated Mugwira, who currently holds a Masters of Law and two bachelors’ degrees in Commerce and Law. [GoogleAd] “She is currently…
The Zimbabwe Land Commission has relocated its head offices from Fidelity Life Towers in the capital to the upmarket suburb of Borrowdale. The move is with effect from February 1. [GoogleAd] In a notice posted in the press yesterday, the Commission said despite their move, their contact numbers remain unchanged. “Notice is hereby given that the…
HARARE – The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) said the recruitment of more than 400 municipal police officers did not match the service that council was providing. HRT says the City of Harare cannot continue to recruit while service delivery is collapsing daily. [GoogleAd] “Refuse collection is erratic, and workers are owed five months’ salaries. Recruiting should…
HARARE – Parliament has ignored the opposition MDC party’s plea for guarantees that protect their MPs who are in hiding for fear of persecution over recent violent protests triggered by government’s decision to increase fuel prices. Last month, labour and civil rights organisations called for the stay-away when President Emmerson Mnangagwa raised fuel prices by…
KADOMA – First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa yesterday visited Cricket Mine in the Battlefields area, the scene of the recent mine shaft disaster that has so far claimed 24 lives. Four artisanal miners are still trapped in the mine shaft as rescue operations continue while distraught relatives wait patiently for their relatives dead or alive. [GoogleAd] Eight…
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company is set to carry out diamond exploration activities on 450 hectares in Mahusekwa’s Chihota Communal Land. In a statement the diamond company said the proposed project area was once explored by De Beers in the late 90s to early 2000s but the results were never made public. [GoogleAd] ZCDC said exploration…
Zimbabwe is seeking to boost its tourism sector, with the country set to participate in two international tourism events with the intention of marketing the nation as the most sought-after tourist destination. The country will participate in this year’s Meetings Africa to be held from February 25, to in the neighbouring South Africa where Zimbabwe Tourism…
Bulawayo – Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is in a fix after it emerged that it was yet to account for a fleet of ambulances it purchased in a botched deal almost a decade ago. In 2010, the local authority awarded a Harare-based company, Tracker Engineering Private (Ltd), a tender to install a vehicle tracking system…
MUTARE – Corrupt officials are feasting on illegal artisanal miners in Penhalonga, allegedly extorting money from them to avoid arrests, a leading anti-graft agency has said. Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) official Tracy Mutowekuziva told journalists in Mutare this week that her organisation was pushing for the formalisation of the sector to plug the corruption loopholes. [GoogleAd] “Unregistered…
HARARE – Two Harare women are fighting over one man, with both claiming to be the official spouse. The fight came to light at the Harare Civil Courts where Viola Mawara sought a protection order against Chantel Tapera, whom she claimed was her husband’s former mistress. [GoogleAd] Mawara sought to bar Tapera from verbally abusing her…
