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Gayton McKenzie's missing R146 million
Millions meant to support artists, athletes, and others within the purview of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) during the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be accounted for.On 25 March ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:25hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Parly candidate caught offside
AN independent National Assembly candidate for Nketa constituency Vincent Bhala is alleged to be "double dipping" after pictures of his not-so-secret night escapades were caught on camera.In a...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Pressure group flags doctors for double dipping, shortchanging patients
Kwekwe based pressure group, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has called on authorities to step in and stop some public hospital doctors from shortchanging poor citizens through spend...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 17:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council accused of double dipping
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has engaged the Local Government minister, July Moyo, in a bid to resolve a dragging housing stands dispute between the Bulawayo City Council and some...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Contracted tobacco farmers urged to avoid double dipping
Senior Agronimist in Mashonaland Central province Lazarus Gatawa has urgerd contracted tobacco farmers to only stick to one contract company if they...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:29hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZBC suspends corruption whistleblower
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) workers committee secretary general was promptly suspended last Friday, a day after circulating to all staff members an explosive memorandum to the Board al...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 19:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank hikes interest rates to 200%
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Monday hiked interest rates from 80% to 200% in a bid to block cheaper speculative borrowing which has adverse effects on exchange rates.The developments ...Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 19:08hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Key expectations from upcoming monetary policy
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is expected to present the first monetary policy statement of 2022 within the next 30 days amid rising inflationary pressures. The monetary policy comes after the de...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 11:52hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Bring sanity to the three tier pricing system
"Vabereki" are crying in the village. Most had their payments for maize delivered to GMB paid through banks. The exchange rate for goods and services paid for using mobil money transfer and swipe is p...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 7 | by Tondo
18 forex abusers to pay penalties
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday listed the first 18 firms facing civil penalties under the new Statutory Instrument 127 after being caught abusing the foreign exchange auction system, with Zimb...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zapu executive in double-dipping storm
SUSPENDED Zapu organising secretary Derek Katsenga has been accused of being a mole and working with Zanu-PF to lure the party into joining the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) initiated by President...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials fleece villagers
THE Presidential Farming Inputs Programme popularly known as Pfumvudza has been used to fleece unsuspecting farmers through a well-orchestrated scheme involving thousands of United States dollars....Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council finance director still on the run
Harare City Council's acting finance director, Stanley Ndemera who is wanted by Police and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (SACU) on allegations of criminal inquiries relating to land allocation and ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ministers fingered in corruption scandal
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo and Harare Metropolitan Provincial minister Oliver Chidawu have been implicated in the ongoing City of Harare corruption scandal, after they allegedly tried to unpr...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:05hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Govt staffer in double-dipping storm
A SENIOR government official employed in the education sector served as a principal for the Red Cross Independent College in violation of the Public Service Act.Investigations carried out by T...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Reports that Gems are receiving the shorter end of the monetary stick are disturbing
Some career political propagandists are now so desperate for 'musical chairs' on the political arena that social media is ablaze with hilarious comments and derogatory satirical caricature. 'T...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
Jerry-cans at fuel pumps must be banned
If what I witnessed at Puma Chadcombe Service Station is how the scarce fuel is being sold and dispensed, then bona fide motorists will never have adequate fuel, neither will fuel be ever enough. ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:21hrs | 7 | by Gabarinocheka
MDC national elective Congress 2019: Biti-Ncube rebirth or death
Less than a month to the MDC crunch congress slated for Gweru, a lot is happening within the mainstream opposition outfit as the jostle for positions heats up. Interim party President Advocate & p...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Benny Gudo
High Court to decide Parirenyatwa's fate
THE High Court is on Wednesday expected to rule on ex-Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa's application seeking charges of criminal abuse of office against him dropped.Parirenyat...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'80% of Bulawayo men who patronise bars and the red light districts are gay'
CALL it double dipping!Panic has gripped the Bulawayo community after shocking and controversial statistics revealed that 80 percent of Bulawayo men that patronise bars and the red light distr...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster sucked into $50 000 misappropriation whirlpool
HAMILTON High School in Bulawayo has been rocked by allegations of embezzlement of funds running into thousands of dollars allegedly "masterminded" by the school's headmaster Jamani Fuyana.The...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacies warned to revise pricing or lose licences
A disheartening sight it was, witnessing sick people walk in and out of pharmacies empty handed. After having paid exorbitant amounts to have a doctor's diagnosis and yet the prescribed remedy f...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
False start to Parirenyatwa trial
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa for alleged criminal abuse of office which was scheduled to start yesterday was postponed to December 11. Mr James Makiya,...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks $40m to compensate white farmers
THE Lands and Agriculture ministry has submitted a $40 million bid in the 2019 National Budget to compensate white former commercial farmers, with the government promising to pay half of the amount, P...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
David Parirenyatwa trial date set
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa for criminal abuse of office is scheduled to start on November 20. Parirenyatwa (68) was arrested last month for the offen...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's health minister caught in anti-corruption dragnet
Former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa was yesterday arrested and appeared at Harare magistrates' courts on charges of criminal abuse of office. The arrest is seen as part of Governm...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Epoupa could be frozen for a year
CAMEROONIAN forward Christian Epoupa risks being frozen out of action for the rest of the year after Dynamos yesterday indicated they will not budge to his demands to push for a release from his contr...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec ready for elections, says Chigumba
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson, Priscilla Chigumba yesterday insisted that the electoral management body was well prepared for the upcoming elections, although it was operating on a s...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt to punish double-dipping
THE Public Entities Corporate Governance Bill will now criminalise taking of loans by managers or board members of public entities, which used to be the practice in State enterprises and parastatals, ...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc officers turn against boss
Investigating officers at the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) are pushing for the ouster of the organisation's secretary, Silence Pondo, claiming his appointment was not above board....Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
White farmers must heat-seeking-missile single out chefs for $8.6 billion compensation - no to double dipping/jeopardy
"Former white farmers who had their properties and assets seized during the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in the early 2000s are reported to have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding a...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
There is no sincerity on corruption
Since the President started preaching about corruption, so far I've not yet received any light that the President is genuine on his corruption crusade. Whilst he has a good start, the way he is handli...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 14:56hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zanu PF activists assault village head aligned to MDC-T
Zanu PF activists in Magunje have reportedly assaulted a village head aligned to the opposition MDC-T.Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that the village head William Kachepa aligned to MDC-T was...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
City of Mutare Mayor's political career vanishing
City of Mutare Mayor Tatenda Nhamarare who is a mayor through being voted by Zanu pf members also is on another mission to remove all MDC-T councillors who does not support him.This comes out ...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 10:17hrs | 3 | by Rumbidzai Mlambo
MDCs rapped for trip of shame
MDC-T has once again exposed its puppet nature and lack of direction in sending its leadership to the United States of America to lobby for electoral reforms in Zimbabwe when other political parties l...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mugabe Archbishop Sentamu must avoid double dipping
Born in Uganda Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu studied law at Makerere University before gaining employment as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Uganda.Speaking out against the regi...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
MDC-T orders Bulawayo mayor to sell second car
THE MDC-T's Bulawayo provincial executive has ordered the city's mayor, Martin Moyo to dispose of the second mayoral car he received recently to avoid attracting negative publicity and confrontations ...Published: 31 May 2017 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T mayor takes delivery of 2 mayoral vehicles within 3 months
URBAN Councils' Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) president, Bernard Manyenyeni, has defended the recent mix-up which saw Bulawayo mayor Martin Moyo taking delivery of two mayoral vehicles within a space...Published: 08 May 2017 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Tsvangirai and Hichilema will never taste state house
Honestly this is a strong analysis on why both characters have been serial losers in their own countries. They were given the opportunity long back and they missed because they were dining with the en...Published: 02 May 2017 at 10:34hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Chamisa wants Tsvangirai to discipline Khupe - report
KNIVES are out for one of the MDC-T vice presidents, Ms Thokozani Khupe, with calls for her censure and possible sacking for contradicting party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai on forming coalitions w...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 05:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Makarau defends dual roles
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Rita Makarau who also serves as the Judicial Services Commission secretary has defended her dual roles amid growing concerns of conflict of interest and a...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe companies face closure
A payments gridlock within the banking sector threatens to ground the economy, already troubled by a liquidity crunch and an emerging foreign currency crisis, industry players warned this week....Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC investigation on Tsvangirai exposes MDC-T
The MDC-T has reacted to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC)'s probe on Edwin Tsvangirai, son to the MDC-T leader, in a manner that has exposed its two-facedness.All this while, the...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 14:21hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
FEES SCAM, Ghost war vets' children unearthed
MASSIVE corruption has been unearthed by the Ministry of Welfare Services for War Veterans, War Collaborators, ex-Political Detainees and Restrictees with the Government having paid more than $150...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Msipa burial - live updates
1410: Official proceedings have ended here and we also conclude our updates. Thank you for joining us.1408: The National Anthem is now being sung.1354: President Mugabe leads the layin...Published: 22 Oct 2016 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cde Jonah is an exemplary leader
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I notice with great dismay that even some among you, who are supposed to know better, are joining our ignorant detractors in baying for Cde Jonah's ...Published: 16 Oct 2016 at 12:37hrs | | by CZ
How Mugabe double-crossed Joseph Kabila
"Way before Marange, Mugabe and his military men had already started rampant racketeering, illegal mafia-style smuggling, double-crossing, double dealing, as well as illegal arms peddling with Congole...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 16:10hrs | 1 | by Ken Yamamoto
Govt to clear out fraudsters 14 000 war veterans' children claim fees
THE Government is working to eliminate fraudulent claims and double dipping in school fees claims for children of war veterans with fresh statistics showing that there are over 14 000 fees claims for ...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:35hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Zimbabwe's Coalition of Democrats will win 2018 elections
It has always been our wish to see the Zimbabwean Opposition burying their egos,differences and greediness for a better and united Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe is in a serious governance crisis and it ma...Published: 06 Jun 2016 at 23:19hrs | 1 | by Gugugu Magorira
Grace Mugabe, Mnangagwa war escalates
A faction aligned to First Lady Grace Mugabe is ratcheting up pressure against Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa amid an admission by the youth league that its proposed "one million man march" is targ...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 11:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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