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Council ropes in Mnangagwa
Amid escalating losses and allegations of deep-rooted corruption, Harare City Council has turned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office to intervene in the stalled acquisition of a critical Enterpri...Published: 8 hrs ago | 207 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council hit by US$82,000 bitumen scandal
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been rocked by yet another corruption scandal, this time involving the mysterious disappearance of 285 drums of bitumen - vital road construction material - worth o...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:08hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Ambulance shortage hits Bulawayo council
BULAWAYO has been hit by an ambulance shortage, a move that could impact negatively on the city's health delivery services.This came out of a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) internal audit which r...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZACC investigates nine parastatals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating nine State-owned enterprises and local authorities flagged by the Auditor General for suspected maladministration and other corporate go...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare City in US$51m ICT scam
The allegations of dubious conduct arise as the IT boss Mr Samson Madzokere with some top managers are already reeling in the eye of a storm amid allegations of spending US$20 000 per trip on numerous...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tightens screws on procurement
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says government has tightened screws on procurement processes as it tries to plug holes that have seen suppliers and contractors inflate prices of goods sold to State depa...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube turns screws on errant Govt departments
ALL ministries, Government departments and agencies have been given up to September 2 to submit due diligence reports on all contracts that were submitted as of July 31 but whose payments were suspend...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zinara moves to weed out corruption
A LEGACY of corruption and operational challenges at tollgates has tainted the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara)'s corporate image.NewsDay (ND) chief reporter Taurai Mangudhla int...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Fuel scam rocks Zimbabwe Parliament
PARLIAMENT is failing to account for thousands of litres of fuel after leaving out serial numbers in its coupons disbursements, while also failing to provide documentation for its expenses in contrave...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Heads roll at Zinara after tollgates scandal
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it is weeding out corrupt employees following a scandal at toll gates in the Midlands where several employees were allegedly caught stealing fro...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Charges withdrawn for Simba Makoni
The State has withdrawn charges before plea against former Finance Minister Simba Makoni who was facing allegations of violating the Exchange Control Act after trading products at his Power Speed Elec...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 18:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The primary benefits of adaptive planning
If you're still using spreadsheets for your business plans, or are making strategic decisions sans comparisons data, you're already behind. To bring your financials, workforce, and sales planning up t...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 22:42hrs | 20 | by Staff Writer
ZACC aiming for 99% convictions
FIRSTLY, I want to say that as ZACC we recognise the importance of meeting shareholder expectations. ZACC is wholly funded by Treasury and is, therefore, expected to account for the monies that it has...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministries ignore AG recommendations
Government ministries and other public bodies have largely ignored recommendations by the Auditor General Mrs Mildred Chiri in her reports aimed at improving efficient use of resources to curb corrupt...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 procurement scandal revealed
ZIMBABWE was prejudiced of millions of united States dollars as a result of irregular procurement transactions around Covid-19 materials, with sharp scrutiny centred on tenders awarded to Young Health...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fresh corruption irregularities rock Zesa
POWER utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), has been rocked by a fresh scandal after it emerged that one of its subsidiaries, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zinara to introduce e-tolling
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is working on introducing an e-tolling system that will ease congestion at some tollgates that has resulted in delays for motorists.During th...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor arrested for granting notorious armed robber bail
PROSECUTOR Tapiwa Kasema, who is under investigation for consenting to bail for four notorious armed robbers, including suspected gang leader - Musa Taj Abdul - has been arrested this morning and is n...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers prosecutor on the run
PROSECUTOR Tapiwa Kasema, who is under investigation for consenting to bail for four notorious armed robbers led by suspected gang leader - Musa Taj Abdul - is reportedly on the run, hours after he wa...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Councillors slam 'weak' Gweru internal audit
THE lack of independence in the Gweru City Council's internal audit department is contributing to loss of revenue, affecting good corporate governance at the local authority, a service delivery probe ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 reasons why all businesses need enterprise security software
In today's digital world, data security is one of the most controversial topics among business owners and consumers. The way business is done has completely changed as almost every existing company ha...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 13:02hrs | 29 | by Staff Writer
Man returns returns $100,000 accident scene cash
A Good Samaritan on Saturday retrieved over US$100 000 and three pistols which he handed over to a security company whose cash-in-transit vehicle had been involved in a fatal accident near Lupane. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor arrested over Chombo's passport
A SENIOR Harare prosecutor was arrested yesterday on criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly consented to the release of a passport belonging to former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo, wh...Published: 16 May 2019 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm leaves a trail of destruction
SCORES of Chivhu residents were last week left in the open after their houses were destroyed in a hailstorm that hit the town.According to the Mashonaland East Civil Protection Unit Department...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Ministers use private emails for govt business'
GOVERNMENT officials are using their private email accounts for official communication, a situation that puts sensitive documents at risk of falling into wrong hands, Finance and Economic Development ...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimra staffer in custody over $2m hit
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has apprehended one of the suspects who tried to transfer nearly $2 million from the taxman's fiscal accounts and cleared five officers who had been sent on forc...Published: 07 May 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blackout hit Zimbabwe banks hard
THE banking sector lost an estimated $70 million after many internet-dependent transactions could not be processed because of the recent data blackout which lasted six hours.On December 5, Zim...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament rejects Mnangagwa's handpicked Ndudzo
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa was yesterday forced to suspend debate on the nomination of Industrial Development Corporation general manager Mr Mike Ndudzo as new Auditor...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe universities hit by cyber attacks, bitcoins ransom demanded
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) allegedly suffered cyber attacks yesterday with the hackers demanding more than $6 billion to rest...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere eys Norton, Chiredzi
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who last week fired the mayor and all 24 councillors at Chitungwiza Municipality, will soon descend on Norton and Chire...Published: 01 May 2017 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pre-paid power users plunged into darkness
HUNDREDS of electricity users were left stranded at the weekend after cash power prepaid electricity selling points went offline countrywide.The network was down since Saturday morning, fo...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dokora in e-piracy storm
A Harare company, Purple Divine Technology, has given the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education a 24-hour ultimatum to stop the electronic Ministry Application Platform (e-map), accusing the...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fraud accused council employee remanded in custody
The 34-year old suspended Mvurwi town council employee Josphat Mukwemu was remanded again in custody to Monday the 17th of October by Guruve magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka.Mukwemu is facing seve...Published: 15 Oct 2016 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Voters education is key to development
Election matters are developmental projects of any nation. That is the reason why every Government sets aside resources to run an election. For any institution to be legitimate you need the mandate fr...Published: 11 Oct 2016 at 19:38hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo (Development Analyst)
10 city cops jailed, council under fire
HARARE City Council is being accused of instructing its traffic officers to impound vehicles for offences before issuing out tickets in violation of city by-laws, a development that has resulted in 10...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:35hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Why going paperless can make you more money - and save some too
The environment and saving costs when moving a business to a paperless office are the two most popular benefits. While these two are important, there are many hidden positives that tossing paper can d...Published: 06 Jun 2016 at 12:27hrs | | by Jeremy Waterman
Gushungo bombing had army backing, says accused
One of the suspects accused of attempting to petrol-bomb the First Family's Alpha Omega Dairy Farm yesterday maintained that it was a military- sanctioned operation, and he had been tasked by his supe...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:47hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Grave digging syndicate sells graves for $20
UNSCRUPULOUS grave diggers at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo are allegedly selling graves to desperate bereaved families outside the stipulated council channels and below the set rates. The grave digg...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 10:18hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Zimra accused of corruption
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) in Bulawayo is embroiled in a scandal, where a local school uniform retail company is accusing the revenue authority of corruption, misconduct and abuse of auth...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Heads roll at Steward Bank
Econet Wireless-linked banking institution, Steward Bank, has suspended two senior managers in ongoing investigations over fraud. The development comes barely two months after former CE, K...Published: 05 Mar 2015 at 09:33hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Prof Jonathan Moyo looks for Baba Jukwa at Daily News
Prof Jonathan Moyo yesterday during a visit at Daily News asked one employee in the IT department who the Facebook character 'Baba Jukwa' was."You seem to be an expert in information technolo...Published: 09 Oct 2013 at 04:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
General Motors Appoints New Leadership Team for Africa Operations
General Motors has announced a number of appointments which are geared at strengthening the company’s operations in Africa:GM South Afric...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Mathews Estell
Harare loses over US$325 000
The City of Harare has reportedly lost more than US$325 000 to senior employees based at Rowan Martin Building. Grey Hana (35) and Dumisani Washington Mgogishi (39) are both employed by the Ci...Published: 19 Apr 2013 at 22:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Anti-Corruption Commission Shelves Plans To Arrest Attorney General
Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commission has ditched plans to arrest Attorney General (AG) Johannes Tomana following a fall-out involving the arrest of lawmakers over the alleged abuse of the Constituenc...Published: 06 May 2012 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man (24) fatally stabs girlfriend 15 times after being dumped
A young Chitungwiza woman was yesterday fatally stabbed by her boyfriend with a kitchen knife in a suspected heated argument over their relationship. The incident occurred at around 8am at the deceas...Published: 26 Apr 2012 at 05:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Civil Protection Unit on high alert
The Civil Protection Unit says it is on high alert and has carried out extensive awareness campaigns in preparation for floods that might occur this rainy season especially after the Kariba flood gate...Published: 04 Jan 2012 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos at NUST
CHAOS is reigning supreme at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo with as the biggest science institution in the country has failed to repair a generator and has a bloa...Published: 20 Oct 2011 at 15:08hrs | | by Bekithemba Nhlanhla Ncube
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