VICE President Kembo Mohadi has withdrawn an application for the dismissal of his ex-wife Tambudzani Muleya’s application for review of a ruling by a magistrate who dealt with the VP’s application for a protection order. Muleya had accused the magistrate of bungling legal procedures, after the court official ruled in Mohadi’s favour. Mohadi had approached…
AS THE country’s economic woes continue to bite, it has also emerged that Zimbabwe is losing billions of American dollars yearly due to its high incidences of sexual and other gender-based violence (SGBV), the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe is struggling to meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets — which were adopted…
GOVERNMENT says machete-wielding artisanal miners going by the moniker MaShurugwi, who are wreaking havoc in various mining towns around the country, are sponsored by wealthy individuals. Giving oral evidence to the joint sitting of parliamentary portfolio committees on Mines and Mining Development and Defence as well as the thematic committee on Peace and Security yesterday,…
THE GOVERNMENT has called on public and private companies to help boost the country’s preparedness against the deadly coronavirus, which has killed 2 625 and infected more than 79 000 people worldwide. Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo made the plea in Harare yesterday following a donation of eight state-of-the-art thermo-scanners from Mimosa Mining…
PARLIAMENT has directed police to ensure Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara, pictured, appears before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Lands today to explain how he and other millers used the US$27 million from the RBZ for wheat importation and the other money meant for refurbishing GMB silos. This comes after Musarara…
FORMER Zanu PF youth league deputy secretary Lewis Matutu has questioned the party’s secretary for administration Obert Mpofu’s Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PHD) qualifications and his source of wealth while responding to a $10 million defamation suit filed against him by the senior party official. Mpofu initiated litigation against Matutu in June last year, after…
UNIONS have re-ignited their bid to have workers’ salaries paid in United States dollars, following the recent decision by the government to allow oil companies with access to foreign currency to sell fuel in forex, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government is escalating its push to have the Zimbabwe dollar as the…
THE Health and Child Care ministry has started distributing antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in preparation for the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 2 461 lives and infected 79 930 globally. This comes after Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo recently told the media that should any infections be recorded in Zimbabwe, the…
LACK of confidence in the rule of law and foreign currency exchange rate issues are blocking investors from coming to Zimbabwe, United Kingdom ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson has said. Writing on her Twitter account, Robinson said that sanctions were not affecting the Zimbabwean economy. “…True for British companies. We have $1,9bn existing investments. But…
PRESSURE group Ibhetshu Likazulu was denied access to a Gukurahundi hot spot, Bhalagwe disused mine in Kezi, Matabeleland South, where it intended to hold a prayer meeting to commemorate youth day. The group had mobilised residents from the local community to hold a prayer meeting inside the memorial site to commemorate youth day which falls…
