HARARE – The crackdown on black market currency trading to curb a parallel market blamed for the spike in prices is not enough to address the problem, economists said yesterday. This comes as there has been a heavy security presence around commercial areas typically associated with black market trading. Traders were largely absent from posts…
HARARE – Businessman Genius Kadungure has accused former first lady Grace Mugabe of protecting Wicknell Chivayo from arrest and prosecution. Kadungure said this in court yesterday when he took to the stand to defend himself in a matter where he is accused of defrauding Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna, Ivon and Enock Gatawa of more…
HARARE – Harare businessman Munner Kamruddin Kazi has lost an assortment of household property attached to recover a $4,7 million debt owed to Oman-based investor Thamer Said Al Shanfari. According to an inventory seen by the Daily News, some of the items that were listed for attachment include chairs, fridges, a washing machine, a coffee…
HARARE – As the country marks exactly a year since the military rose up against former president Robert Mugabe by way of a popular coup, long-suffering Zimbabweans say they want President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to do more to improve their lives. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – In a surprising turn of events, some war veterans want to remove their national chairperson — Christopher Mutsvangwa — from office for allegedly undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The no confidence vote, and the subsequent demand to have Mutsvangwa expelled from Zanu PF altogether, come as fissures are widening in the former liberation movement…
HARARE – A Dzivarasekwa man masqueraded as a Nehanda Housing Cooperative chairperson before fleecing home seekers of $7 000 by selling them stands in dispute, a Harare court heard yesterday. Simba Moyo allegedly sold the stands without the knowledge of the cooperative and never remitted the money. Moyo appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa facing…
HARARE – As the country marks exactly a year since the military rose up against former president Robert Mugabe by way of a popular coup, long-suffering Zimbabweans say they want President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to do more to improve their lives. This comes after Mnangagwa earned a five-year mandate to steer the country…
HARARE – MDC women’s assembly chairperson Lynette Karenyi, who was accused of insulting former president Robert Mugabe, is off the hook after the State indicated yesterday that it was withdrawing the charges. The senior opposition member, who was initially arrested seven years ago, before being freed, with the State saying it would proceed by way…
HARARE – The trial of former Cabinet minister Samuel Undenge failed to continue yesterday after the only remaining State witness failed to appear in court. Prosecutor Zivanai Macharaga told the court their last witness, who is Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) finance director, is outside the country on business and could therefore not attend court. Macharaga…
HARARE – A warrant of arrest has been issued against former Mines permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga who is facing criminal abuse of office and corruption charges. Gudyanga, who is being jointly charged with former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa, did not appear at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. Chidakwa is being accused of appointing Gudyanga as…
