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…
HARARE – The Commission of Inquiry on the August 1 violence has adjourned public hearings and will be calling individuals mentioned by name in some of the witnesses’ testimonies to appear before it, the secretary, Virginia Mabhiza said yesterday. Mabhiza told the Daily News that the commission will send out invitations and subpoenas to the…
HARARE – Harare councillors have tasked their waste management division to conduct a feasibility study on underground bins as they mull introducing them. According to environmental management committee minutes, director of works Zvenyika Chawatama is supposed to produce a report on the pros and cons of the waste disposal method. [GoogleAd] “The committee argued that…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has granted an energy generation licence to a private company. Riverside Power Station has been licensed under the Electricity Act to construct, own and operate a solar power plant at Musvaire Village in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province as an independent power producer. [GoogleAd] In a notice published…
HARARE – Metallon Gold Zimbabwe is set to lose a car and office furniture over a debt owed to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). Miracle Auctioneers gave a notice mentioning that the property will be sold tomorrow at their premises in Shamva. In a statement, the auctioneers said the properties that are…
HARARE – Foreign currency shortages are hobbling Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) from rolling out programmes for physically challenged computer users. Potraz, in collaboration with ICT and Cyber Security ministry, has been working to ensure that the uptake of ICTs is spread evenly to previously marginalised communities. In an interview, director Postal…
HARARE – Legislators have slammed the Parliament of Zimbabwe for lacking proper facilities for handicapped people after a visually impaired Zanu PF proportional representative MP, Rossy Mpofu, almost fell while going to the podium to present her motion. Mpofu almost fell as she was going to the podium before Independent Norton MP Temba Mliswa, came…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) security guards are allegedly setting vicious dogs on suspected illegal diamond miners in the Marange area of eastern Zimbabwe. Without notice in February this year, the government stopped four of the five diamond companies from mining in Marange. Until February 2016, five companies held licences to mine the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has urged the Finance ministry to ensure that it adequately funds the education sector in its upcoming budget. Addressing consultative meeting during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV consultations in Harare, Zimta chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu said the 2019 budget outlay should speak to United Nation…
HARARE – Government will be stepping up police highway patrols to curb road carnage, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said “Cabinet expressed grave concern over the recent road traffic accident which took place near Rusape and which claimed 46 lives,” Mutsvangwa told a news briefing after the Cabinet sitting on Tuesday. [GoogleAd] “To minimise such…
