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US Ambassador to Botswana defends sanctions against Zimbabwe
THE United States Ambassador to Botswana Craig Lewis Cloud has defended sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they were targeted at officials abusing human rights and the rule of law.In a meeting ...Published: 1 hr ago | 343 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to increase anti-corruption officers' salaries
THE government says it is in the process of reviewing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)'s salaries in order to protect anti-corruption officers from criminal cartels, Prosecutor General Kumbira...Published: 2 hrs ago | 216 | by Staff reporter
Govt bans sending away of pupils over fees
Government has banned schools from chasing away pupils for failure to pay fees after civic society organisations pressurised it to commit to a previously announced pledge on the matter.The pol...Published: 2 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwe consular to UAE removed from remand
BUSINESSMAN and former Zimbabwe Honorary Consular for Investment and Trade in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shamiso Fred, who was facing US$1,4 million fraud allegations, was yesterday removed from ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 215 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to introduce sniffer dogs at border posts
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will soon introduce sniffer dogs to tackle smuggling activities at the country's border posts amid an outcry over rampant corruption by its officials.Spe...Published: 2 hrs ago | 117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trade deficit narrows 81% to US$474m
ZIMBABWE'S trade deficit narrowed by 81% to US$474 million between February and December last year compared to the same period in 2018, mainly due to shortages of foreign currency for imports....Published: 2 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter
Mining firms battle brain drain
ZIMBABWE's mining companies are battling to retain critical staff by pampering their workers with lucrative incentives that include paying in hard currency, NewsDay Business has learnt.Last June, ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimra says to collect tax in forex from businesses selling in US dollar, rand
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Monday ordered businesses charging their customers in foreign currency to also settle their tax obligations in foreign currency, as the government aims to rai...Published: 2 hrs ago | 107 | by Staff reporter
Fresh invasions in Mbare
HARARE's oldest and most populous suburb, Mbare, has been overrun by vendors, a situation that has seen council battling to take control of the area's haphazard market stalls.A survey by NewsD...Published: 2 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe anti-graft fight isn't for the faint-hearted'
CHIEF JUSTICE Luke Malaba has said the fight against corruption is failing because those enthrusted with tackling the scourge were faint-hearted and did not have the spine to confront it headlong, res...Published: 2 hrs ago | 34 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, India eye increased co-operation
GOVERNMENT says there is huge potential for increased co-operation in the ICT, energy, mining and the pharmaceutical sectors with India.Speaking at the commemoration of the 71st Republic Day o...Published: 2 hrs ago | 13 | by Staff reporter
Rahman Gumbo commits to TelOne
FORMER Warriors coach Rahman Gumbo will be coaching in Division One next season committing his future to relegated TelOne.There were fears that the veteran coach, whose impressive CV includes ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 109 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in flying start
CAPTAIN Sean Williams hit a century as Zimbabwe put up 352 runs for the loss of six wickets on the opening day of their second Test against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club yesterday.Regis Chak...Published: 2 hrs ago | 65 | by Staff reporter
'Machete violence organised, premeditated'
MACHETE violence cases being perpetrated by artisanal miners in the country are not happening randomly, but are premediated and organised, High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese has said.Off...Published: 2 hrs ago | 83 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt playing Russian roulette with lives
REVELATIONS government appears to have done precious little to secure enough grain to feed more than half of the country's population facing famine are not only disturbing, but quite shocking, to say ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
High Court throws City Parking bosses under the bus
HIGH Court judge Justice Sunsley Zisengwe has thrown five City Parking supervisors under the bus after dismissing their application seeking an order declaring illegal, null and void Statutory Instrume...Published: 2 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis out of hand, says Zanu-PF
RULING Zanu-PF party legislators cannot bear to face their disillusioned supporters because of an escalating economic crisis made worse by a severe drought, Zanu-PF officials told NewsDay at the weeke...Published: 2 hrs ago | 309 | by Staff reporter
Visa issues delay Caps imports
VISA delays have resulted in Harare football giants Caps United having to wait a bit longer before they could assess their targets from Nigeria who they have invited for trials.The Green Machi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 75 | by Staff reporter
Habakkuk boss to launch book
HABAKKUK Trust chief executive, Dumisani Nyongolo Nkomo (pictured) has said he will be launching his book titled No Holds Barred - a collection of cutting edge articles which he has been writing for a...Published: 2 hrs ago | 64 | by Staff reporter
Man found with mbanje blames co-tenant
A VICTORIA Falls man found in possession of three kilogrammes of mbanje in his room told a court that the drugs belonged to a co-tenant who is a member of the apostolic sect. Acting on a tip o...Published: 2 hrs ago | 117 | by Staff reporter
16 murder cases on Gweru High Court roll
THE Bulawayo High Court Circuit which is sitting in Gweru for the next two weeks will hear 16 murder cases, mostly involving attacks by informal miners over gold claims. Midlands provincial pr...Published: 2 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stunted growth levels drop 5%
GOVERNMENT'S multi-sectoral approach to development is paying dividends with stunted growth levels dropping by five percent in the past five years, the Food and Nutrition Council (FNC) has revealed. ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 67 | by Staff reporter
Hands off pupils, says Govt
THE Government has warned teachers against abusing pupils to further personal agendas saying there are many lawful channels to air their grievances without involving the learners. This follows...Published: 2 hrs ago | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zifa property set to go under the hammer
ZIFA are set to lose more assets this week after a local auctioneer gave notice that office property attached from 53 Livingstone Avenue earlier this month will be put under the hammer. The auction ha...Published: 2 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Huge salaries for anti-graft officials
GOVERNMENT is taking extraordinary measures to ring-fence all officers employed by the special anti-corruption courts through paying them competitive salaries and allowances. The Government be...Published: 2 hrs ago | 155 | by Staff reporter
Matshela Energy seeks amendment of licence
INDEPENDENT Power Producer, Matshela Energy (Private) Limited has applied for the amendment of its power generation licence to entail an additional 40 megawatthour energy storage facility to the propo...Published: 2 hrs ago | 82 | by Staff reporter
Courts promise stiff sentences for machete gangs
THE courts will hand down stiff penalties on convicted machete wielding gangs to deter would be offenders in the wake of a surge in cases of violent machete attacks on ordinary citizens, miners and bu...Published: 2 hrs ago | 51 | by Staff reporter
Crime spree ends for three Honda Fit drivers
THREE Honda Fit pirate taxi operators who were allegedly involved in a spate of armed robberies in Bulawayo using a firearm have been arrested. Handsome Ncube (23) of Emakhandeni, Innocent Ncu...Published: 2 hrs ago | 174 | by Staff reporter
More voluntary nurses at hospitals
The Zimbabwe Young Nurses Association (ZYNA) has so far mobilised 300 State-registered nurses and 150 nurse aides countrywide to end staff shortages in public hospitals and clinics. Their recr...Published: 2 hrs ago | 92 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged investigate milling industry
Government should interrogate the structure of the milling industry, including the subsidy model, to prevent the leakage of roller meal that is in short supply. The subsidy was introduced in December ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 50 | by Staff reporter
Govt plugs Zinara revenue leakages
GOVERNMENT has managed to plug revenue leakages at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) and is confident the parastatal now has the capacity to raise $3 billion annually. In an i...Published: 2 hrs ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC vows to defy Mnangagwa's police
THE MDC will no longer seek police clearance to hold demonstrations, party Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya has vowed, in what could trigger a showdown between the main opposition party and the State...Published: 2 hrs ago | 308 | by Staff reporter
ZACC warns tax evaders
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has warned tax evaders that they face imminent arrest as it intensifies efforts to plug Government revenue leakages, standing at $2 billion per year. ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 115 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to use technology for 2022 census
Zimbabwe will use mobile devices for mapping and data collection during the 2022 enumeration process, an exercise which is expected to chew $1,4 billion. Addressing a Press conference in Harar...Published: 2 hrs ago | 62 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi's $40,000 lawsuit hearing set for Thursday
Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi will on Thursday be defending a $40 000 defamation lawsuit filed against him by former Minister of Defence Dr Sydney S...Published: 2 hrs ago | 137 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe owes Botswana US$3m for vaccines
Zimbabwe owes Botswana close to US$3 million for vaccines it imported to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other animal diseases. Acting director of the Division of Vete...Published: 2 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter
7 machete suppliers locked up
Seven machete makers, who were arrested last week at Siyaso in Mbare, Harare, on suspicion of supplying machetes to armed robbers and criminals in mining communities, were on Saturday remanded in cust...Published: 2 hrs ago | 268 | by Staff reporter
Sekeramayi, Parirenyatwa defamation claim hearing set for Thursday
HIGH COURT judge, Jesta Charehwa will Thursday hear a case in which Information Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi is challenging a $40 000 defamation claim lodged by former Defence Minister Sydney Sekeram...Published: 2 hrs ago | 123 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers should not use school children to push their demands'
THE Government has warned teachers against abusing pupils to further personal agendas saying there are many lawful channels to air their grievances without involving the learners. This follows...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1601 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean couple arrested for killing, burning girl (10) in Namibia
NAMIBIAN police have, after a two-day man-hunt, arrested a Zimbabwean couple for allegedly killing 10-year-old girl in Windhoek North before setting her body on fire. The couple, along with th...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2633 | by Staff Reporter
Government, workers agree to salary deal
GOVERNMENT and its workers yesterday agreed on an increased pay package, understood to be more than double the pay of the lowest paid, but failed to agree when it can get into effect. The Apex...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3879 | by Staff Reporter
AWOL Highlanders players face sanctions
HIGHLANDERS' players that fail to turn up for the team's training session this morning will face disciplinary action. Seven players, defenders Peter Muduhwa and Vincent Moyo, the central midfield trio...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1301 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert for coronavirus
Health authorities have swiftly moved to limit possible ways the deadly coronavirus originating from China can get into the country by increasing screening and monitoring of possible threats at all po...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1235 | by Staff Reporter
Machete violence organised and premeditated, says High Court judge
MACHETE violence cases being perpetrated by artisanal miners in the country are not happening randomly, but are premediated and organised, High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese has said.Off...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2177 | by Staff Reporter
Fillup Masvingo High Court demo flops
The so-called 'Fill up Masvingo High Court' demonstrations organised by the MDC deputy national chairperson, Job Sikhala ahead of his court trial scheduled for today, took a nose dive as supporters fa...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2507 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa quakes over US$1bn democracy war chest
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been sent into a panic mode after American billionaire George Soros pledged US$1 billion for a new university network project to fight the erosion of civi...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3836 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge mulls solar farm project
BEITBRIDGE Municipality has revealed plans to develop a solar farm on land measuring about 100 hectares to ease rolling electricity outages that are being experienced across the country.Zimbab...Published: 19 hrs ago | 810 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers stalling development'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will take a leaf from guiding principles of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God (ZAOGA) pastors — as read out by church founder and president Ezekiel Guti — to give...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1338 | by Staff reporter
Cash barons feel the heat
THE government has unveiled new steps aimed at thwarting cash barons who are causing chaos in the economy by fuelling the foreign currency black market.The punitive measures include seizing th...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3388 | by Staff reporter
'Machete gangs created to tarnish Mnangagwa'
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines, Edmond Mkaratigwa (Shurugwi South MP, Zanu-PF), says it is the prerogative of the security services to curb the lawlessness that has beco...Published: 19 hrs ago | 843 | by Staff reporter
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