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©️  THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and police yesterday opened a probe into the multi-million dollar procurement deals for Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPEs) which have overshadowed the country’s fight against the pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes amid swirling rumours that authorities had last night arrested Finance permanent secretary George Guvamatanga, NatPharm chief…

©️ FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube admitted yesterday that the parallel market is giving them sleepless nights as it is causing price hikes. This comes after tobacco farmers yesterday complained that if 100 percent retention is not possible, the Zimbabwe dollar sales proceeds be paid at an open and floating exchange rate. “Farmers find themselves in…

ANOTHER set of lawyers appeared in court yesterday on different allegations, adding to the growing number of legal practitioners being dragged into the dock. First to appear was Sylvester Hashiti, who is charged with criminal insult in which he is alleged to have claimed that a special prosecutor in the Special Anti-Corruption Unit in the…

ACTING Health and Child Care permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga has acceded to government demands to cancel the US$60 million deal that would have seen a Switzerland-registered company, Drax Consult (Drax) supply Covid-19 equipment, the Daily News reports. A fortnight ago, Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga instructed Mhlanga to cancel the deal citing price distortions….

PRETORIA says it is doing all it can to help end Zimbabwe’s myriad challenges, but will never consider military intervention in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as South Africa — the regional power and Zimbabwe’s biggest trading partner by far — is coming under growing pressure to help end Harare’s myriad woes….