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Chiwenga divorce case exposes him
The divorce case of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has gone a long way to expose the depth of moral decay that has pervaded our national leaders.It is, however, the level of impunity and beli...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:16hrs | 1853 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe magistrate remanded to February
KWEKWE magistrate Story Rushambwa and clerk of court Bright Mpiyabo, yesterday had their case of illegally facilitating the release of a stolen vehicle to controversial businessman Shepherd Tundiya re...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:31hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council tender scandal deepens
THE massive tender scandal rocking Harare City Council (HCC) has taken a new twist after it emerged in an explosive email trail that a local company, Microlab Scientific (Microlab), offered to use its...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 356 | by Staff repoirter
BCC bans tombstones
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has banned the erection of tombstones at the Athlone West Cemetery and other new cemeteries.The local authority has said only headstones must be erected on grav...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1788 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga in court, remanded out of custody
MARRY Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Acting President Chiwenga, who is facing charges of attempted murder, money laundering, foreign currency externalisation and fraud has appeared for routine remand ...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 14:29hrs | 2281 | by Staff Reporter
BCC grants ZRP, BACFOZ free use of city hall car park
Bulawayo City Council recently granted the police and the Business Against Crime Forum of Zimbabwe (BACFOZ) free use of the city hall car park for their event.This is revealed in the council's...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 09:45hrs | 1580 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimsec clerk in court for leaked exam paper
A CLERK with the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) appeared in court on allegations of smuggling a copy of the October-November Economics Paper 3 from the printing press and selling it....Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 19:02hrs | 3006 | by Staff Reporter
Defence ministry bosses charged with fraud
TWO senior employees at Defence House appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday charged with fraud after they allegedly raised fake invoices valued at $306 135 claiming they were for cleaning serv...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 09:51hrs | 4573 | by Staff Reporter
AfDB to upgrade Zimra audit software
Government is working with its strategic partners to improve its capacity to collect revenue, use and account for it, cent-by-cent. In one of the steps to achieve this, a $11,6 million program...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 09:25hrs | 449 | by Staff Reporter
Chartered accountant backlash
There was a lot of backlash on the opinion piece on "Chartered Accountants killing Zimbabwe's Companies". There is th...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 19:50hrs | 3987 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Magistrate granted bail
A KWEKWE magistrate Story Rushwambwa (48) and clerk of court Bright Mpiyacho (45) have been granted bail of RTGS $2 000 yesterday by Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande following an...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1477 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Bulawayo City Council needs 70 000L of diesel per month
Bulawayo City Council says it requires at least 70 000 litres of diesel and 40 000 litres of petrol per month to provide effective services amid concerns that the current shortage of fuel was cripplin...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 1395 | by Staff Reporter
Magistrate in soup
Kwekwe resident magistrate Story Rushwambwa (48) and clerk of court Bright Mpiyabo (45) are in soup for abuse of office and are set to appear today at Harare Magistrates courts for bail application on...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:30hrs | 4349 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Proposed constitutional changes gazetted
The much-awaited constitutional reform process has entered a crucial stage following the gazetting of the Constitution Amendment Bill which paves way for restructuring of the supreme law.Gover...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 22:13hrs | 2403 | by Staff Reporter
BCC relaxes water shedding for New Year’s day
CITY OF BULAWAYONOTICE – RELAXATION OF WATER SHEDDING DURING NEW YEAR’S DAYThe City of Bulawayo would like to advise members...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 07:43hrs | 874 | by BCC
ZRP launch manhunt for mine armed robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a pistol brandishing eight-man gang that raided a mine in Sun Yet Sen and left with 22 grammes of gold, R7 000, US$130, $50, a gold scale and a detector.Nati...Published: 27 Dec 2019 at 21:13hrs | 3270 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to spend Christmas behind bars
MARRY MUBAIWA CHIWENGA, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, will spend Christmas in custody after the High Court postponed her bail and appeal hearings to December 27, to allo...Published: 21 Dec 2019 at 07:59hrs | 3736 | by Staff Reporter
Commotion over python at courts
THERE was commotion at Mutare Magistrates' Courts on Monday this week when hundreds of people thronged the place to see a giant python, which was brought for it to filed as an exhibit by detectives an...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2277 | by Staff reporter
Massive tender scam sucks in top officials
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo and Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs minister Oliver Chidawu have been implicated in a massive tender scandal at Harare City Council (HCC) after they allegedl...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:58hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Cuban doctors descend in Zimbabwe
Government has deployed four Cuban doctors expected to start work early next year at the Chitungwiza health department, an official has said.As part of the offer, Chitungwiza Municipality will...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 12:54hrs | 6395 | by Staff Reporter
MDC official 'embezzles' burial society funds
MDC Alliance Makokoba Constituency MP James Sithole together with three accomplices allegedly embezzled more than US$4 000 and R10 000 belonging to a local burial society he chaired, a magistrate hear...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1051 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo City Council stops refuse collections
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has stopped refuse collection services in some parts of the city owing to the prevailing fuel shortages. In a statement issued yesterday, Bulawayo Town Clerk ...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:45hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs told to surrender diplomatic passports
ZANU-PF MPs have called on MDC legislators to surrender the diplomatic passports issued to them courtesy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa if their claim that he is illegitimate is genuine.The c...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:11hrs | 8358 | by Staff reporter
Fresh graft probe against Kasukuwere
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has commenced a probe into a raft of allegations of corruption at the Gokwe Town Council (GTC) where former Local Government minister, Saviour Kasukuwere...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:54hrs | 949 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP delivers bulk water to Bulawayo residents for free
ZANU-PF Bulawayo South legislator Raj Modi has started living up to his promise to deliver bulk borehole water to residents of Bulawayo following a decision by the city council to increase water shedd...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Chaos reigns at budget meeting
A budget consultative meeting convened by Kwekwe City Council was abandoned on Tuesday after residents rejected a bid to impose figures on them for the second year running. The local authority...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:09hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
More water woes for Bulawayo
The Bulawayo City Council has announced that residents in some suburbs will experience additional water shedding to the already running 96 hours per week due to a fault along a power line supplying el...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1240 | by Staff Reporter
Nepotism scandal at council
MDC Alliance-run Gweru City Council (GCC) has been rocked by a nepotism scandal with allegations that councillors are arm-twisting management to hire "their people" as contract workers at the local au...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:32hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council workers declare incapacitation
GWERU City Council workers have notified their employer that starting from December 19 they would only be able to report for duty once a week, citing poor salaries which they said were affecting their...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP scolds 'drunk' MDC MPs
AS if the ongoing rivalry between MPs representing the two main parties was not enough drama inside Zimbabwe's parliament, a Zanu-PF legislator Thursday accused MDC MPs of sneaking out of the house du...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:48hrs | 235 | by newzimbabwe
Probe rogue RBZ, says Biti
PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Tendai Biti yesterday said the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) must be removed from being under the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), alleging that the cent...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:49hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Modi delivers water to Bulawayo residents
ZANU-PF Bulawayo South legislator Raj Modi has started living up to his promise to deliver bulk borehole water to residents of Bulawayo following a decision by the city council to increase water shedd...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 8206 | by Staff Reporter
Why Zimbabwe's fired junior doctors remain key
In politics, the youths are said to be the vanguard of political parties while in medicine I would put it that the junior doctors are the hummingbirds that bring life to central hospitals.The ...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1021 | by Dr Johannes Marisa
Zanu-PF targets 5 million members
ZANU-PF has set a recruitment target of 5 million members by 2023 to confirm its status as a mass organisation and effectively silence post-election contestations. Addressing party members in ...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:22hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zvoma ruled in contempt of court
Former Clerk of Parliament Mr Austin Zvoma was held in contempt of court for failing to attend a pre-trial conference in his divorce case with estranged wife Maria (nee Jeche) and, as a consequence, t...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:20hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
BCC replaces 18 000 water meters
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on a programme to replace 18 000 dysfunctional water meters in the western suburbs to improve efficiency in its billing system as its 96-hour weekly water ...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
BCC bans 'corrupt' Harare company from any future deals
THE Bulawayo City Council has banned a Harare-based company, City Parking, from any future deals in the second capital, as the parking management system tender continues to take new twists.The...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:20hrs | 3090 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs disrupt meeting chaired by Biti again
ZANU-PF MPs Friday again disrupted a committee meeting chaired by MDC legislator Tendai Biti, insisting they did not recognise the politician's leadership of parliament's Public Accounts Portfolio Com...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2827 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF plots MDC carnage
ZANU-PF has reportedly set in motion plans to purge MDC chairpersons of parliamentary portfolio committees using its majority in the august House, setting the stage for another bruising fight between ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:06hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council scales up water shedding
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) water crisis has worsened with the local authority revising weekly water shedding hours from 72 hours to 92 hours. Last month the council increased weekly water...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 03:59hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa explains scarf
THE scarf with national flag colours that President Mnangagwa wears all the time is a symbol of being proud to be a Zimbabwean despite the challenges that the country is facing. President Mnan...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:51hrs | 6733 | by Staff reporter
New primary school for Gwanda
THE Gwanda Municipality has started constructing a primary school in the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle suburb, a development expected to help decongest schools in the mining town.Last year, the munici...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami replaced
BULAWAYO councillors seem to have thrown in the towel regarding the status of disposed deputy mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami after they appointed a caretaker councillor to take care of business in Ward T...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 1520 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff eyes new CBD
Redcliff Municipality, which is eyeing city status by 2030, is in the process of preparing a development master plan that will see the establishment of a new Central Business District at the Redcliff ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:14hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Fired council boss seeks High Court relief
FOMER Victoria Falls Municipality housing director Lot Siatimbula, who was recently fired for allegedly allocating a housing stand to his nephew without council approval, has approached the High Court...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING:Tinashe Kambarami wins court case
Reports coming from Tredgold building indicate that the former Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami and Councillor Silas Chigora have been acquitted by magistrate Shepherd Mjanji on a charge ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 10:08hrs | 4788 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Suspended Gweru town clerk salary perks exposed
SUSPENDED Gweru town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza drew over $100 000 in gross salary and led a luxurious lifestyle paid for by ratepayers until her suspension by mayor Josiah Makombe last month, investi...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1581 | by Staff reporter
Biti fumes as Sakunda Holdings boss dodges parly hearing
Command Agriculture benefactor, Sakunda Holdings, yesterday snubbed grilling by the Tendai Biti-chaired Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over allegations that the company received over US...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere, Mnangagwa govt tussle for private home's title deeds
EXILED former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has made a step forward in a bid to recover title deeds to his Mutare home which was forfeited by the state after he failed to return home for his co...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 5864 | by newzimbabwe
Zacc probes roads scandal
THE Harare City Council has suspended director of works, Engineer Isaiah Chawatama and finance manager, Mr Godfrey Kusangaya — at a time when the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is invest...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:29hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
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