HARARE – Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has divided opinion after appointing his permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, to the board of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra). Guvamatanga, who left Barclays Bank under a cloud last year, is among six board members designated to lead the revenue collector after Ncube fired the Willia Bonyongwe-led…
HARARE – The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) leaders met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his offices in Harare yesterday where they tabled their grievances. Addressing journalists after a closed meeting with the president, the union’s secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said they articulated their challenges and Mnangagwa had promised to respond formally. The union led by…
HARARE – An Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastor who was accused of fondling a female congregant’s privates while praying for her to pass her driving test has been acquitted of the charge. Benny Hwata, 57, of Highlands, Harare pleaded not guilty to indecent assault before he was acquitted at the close of the defence case…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has ordered the State to provide former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira some of the documents that he requested to adequately prepare his defence for his criminal abuse of office trial. Mandiwanzira’s allegations relate to his engagement of a South African company, Megawatt, to do consultancy work for NetOne without following…
MUTARE – Government has pledged to reconstruct ramshackle old suburbs as part of its efforts to lure investments into the country, a minister has said. Speaking recently at a Smart Cities Summit Expo, Provincial Affairs minister for Manicaland Ellen Gwaradzimba reaffirmed plans to improve Sakubva high density suburb by replacing its squalid housing structures with…
HARARE – Collective, organised, cessation or slowdown of work by employees to force acceptance of their demands by the employer is commonly known as a strike. In 2016, English doctors staged their first strike in 40 years over government plans to reform pay, conditions of service and working anti-social and dangerously long hours. This shames…
HARARE – Information flying around, of a crippling civil service strike early next year must be taken seriously. Civil servants have told their employer that if their demands are not met, they will embark on a nationwide industrial action capable of disrupting government operations. Already, junior doctors have been on strike for over three weeks…
HARARE – A 22-YEAR-OLD married man has been sentenced to an effective 12 years in jail after he was convicted of raping his mentally challenged juvenile sister. At the time of committing the offence in 2015, the man — who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim — was aged 19 and…
HARARE – Former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira has requested for more particulars to adequately prepare his defence in his criminal abuse of office trial. Mandiwanzira allegedly engaged a South African company, Megawatt, to do consultancy work for NetOne without following procedure. He is also accused of appointing his personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to reshuffle his Cabinet, firing underperforming ministers barely four months after their appointment, Information, Media and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi has revealed. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government is failing to stem the economic meltdown in the country, which has been characterised by widespread shortages of basic…
