AN ex-army captain who was nabbed on allegations of trying to influence the illegal entry of 31 AK 47 rifles into the country from South Africa has been freed on $50 000 bail. Leonard Matambo is alleged to have written a letter to a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority manager at the Beitbridge Border Post to facilitate…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE country’s major parties have welcomed the call by church leaders for political organisations to sign a peace covenant ahead of the crunch 2023 elections. However, the ruling Zanu PF also wants the clergy to similarly push the opposition, and especially the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), to also…
By Rutendo Ngara THE European Union (EU) has withdrawn funding to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country, saying they want to promote self-sustainability, especially among the youth and women. Speaking at the official closure of the EU funding to the Zimbabwe Agriculture Growth Programme (ZAGP) in Harare yesterday, EU head of cooperation Frank…
By Brandon Josphat THE African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Zimbabwe has urged the government to implement punitive laws that will help to curb corruption in the country. In a report presented in the National Assembly on Tuesday, APNAC Zimbabwe said there was a need for the government to introduce laws that deter individuals, organisations…
By Brandon Josphat AFRICA50 is set to fund infrastructure development in Zimbabwe in a manner that will pave the way for economic development and job creation. Africa50 is an infrastructure investment platform that contributes to Africa’s growth by developing and investing in bankable projects, catalysing public sector capital and mobilising private sector funding with differentiated…
By Ketty Nyoni LEGISLATORS have demanded that minister of Home Affairs Kazembe Kazembe should update the nation on the progress made so far in trying to bring closure to the disappearance of political activist Itai Dzamara in 2015. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, MP for Kambuzuma Willias Madzimure and lawmaker for Norton Themba…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat AS ZIMBABWE hurtles towards the 2023 polls, Church leaders have implored political parties to sign a peace covenant to help end the country’s history of violence associated with national elections. In a report released this week, clerics under the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) also said they expected…
By Hazel Marimbiza GOVERNMENT says its partnership with Coca-Cola Foundation and Save the Children has improved the water situation in health facilities situated in rural areas in the Matabeleland South Province . This comes after Coca-Cola Foundation availed US$250 000 to Save the Children Zimbabwe to finance implementation of life-changing water and youth empowerment projects…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said during his trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York several American investors showed keenness to invest in Zimbabwe. Speaking on his arrival at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Mnangagwa said he was expecting billionaires to come to Zimbabwe beginning next month.“The group of investors is…
By Brandon JosphatTHE country’s inflation for the month of September has gone down by 8.9 percent as prices of goods and black market rates continue to stabilise. In its monthly reports, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) said inflation of basic food has remarkably gone down.“The month-on-month inflation rate in September 2022 was 3.5 percent…
