ZANU PF yesterday threw the book at the leadership of its youth league — with the warring ruling party moving swiftly to strip them of their positions after they accused prominent businessmen of fuelling corruption in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF is battling to contain widening factional fissures within…
THE government needs about US$5 million to be fully prepared for cases of the deadly coronavirus that may hit the country. This comes as the lethal virus has killed nearly 500 people and infected about 25 000 others in more than two dozen countries since it first broke out in China in December last year….
HIGH Court judge Pisirayi Kwenda has granted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s request for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry, to leave the matrimonial home and find an alternative place to stay. Marry — who is facing fraud, attempted murder, externalisation and money laundering charges — was granted $50 000 bail, but is currently…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the country’s security sector to decisively deal with illegal gold miners and robbers who are terrorising Zimbabweans with machetes. Mnangagwa’s directive comes barely a week after his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, also warned the machete-wielding gangs that their days were numbered. The tough stance by the country’s leadership also comes as…
ZANU PF bigwigs are meeting in Harare today at what could turn out to be an explosive politburo gathering, amid worsening factional fights in the ruling party, the Daily News reports. This comes after some youth league leaders further rocked the already fizzing atmosphere within the former liberation movement on Monday — when they accused…
UNFAIR practices by retailers to sell goods and deny consumers the right to return or exchange the purchased items if they are defective or sub-standard will attract a jail sentence of at least five years, according to the new Consumer Protection Act. The Act came into law in December 2019, repealing the Consumer Contracts Act….
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza yesterday warned retailers engaging in conditional selling of subsidised roller meal that the recently-enacted Consumer Protection Act will ensure the perpetrators are brought to book. Nzenza said this during a business breakfast forum jointly organised by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) and Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) —…
INDUSTRIALIST and National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) chairperson Kumbirai Katsande yesterday castigated service stations for selling fuel to card holders only at the expense of other consumers. The fuel situation in the country has remained dire, with motorists having to wait days on end to get either petrol or diesel. Katsande raised concerns over the selective…
A SECURITY guard at top lawyer Tawanda Nyambirai’s farm, who allegedly poisoned 544 cattle there, resulting in the death of 144, appeared in court yesterday. Paradzai Kamwaza appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa charged with malicious damage to property and animal cruelty. The matter was postponed to February 7 after Kamwaza disputed the age supplied…
THE National Business Council of Zimbabwe (NBCZ) has implored the government to ensure that the roller meal subsidy programme is run in a transparent manner. In December last year, the government and millers reached an agreement which saw the retail price of maize-meal drop to $50 per 10kg, after the Finance ministry undertook to pay…
