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Zimbabwean vampire elites stash millions of dollars in foreign countries
I thought I had seen it all in Zimbabwe until 24 July 2021 when I saw this, "ZIMBABWE's Foreign Affairs ministry claims it has begun a process of documenting the number of fellow citizens residing in ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 14:30hrs | 3283 | by Sam Wezhira
IDs shortage to ease
THE GOVERNMENT has enlisted the services of a Lithuanian printing company, Garsu Pasaulis (GP), to produce national identity documents (IDs) to ease current shortages.A progress report present...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to strike off ghost pensioners
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was embarking on a biometric life certificate verification exercise of its pensioners to strengthen the pension management system and avoid payment of "ghost pensioners"....Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:29hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga takes child custody case to ConCourt
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga wants the Constitutional Court to overturn a Supreme Court judgment and find that the biological father of a child born out of wedlock does in fact have an automatic right to...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Undocumented citizens to get COVID-19 jab
GOVERNMENT has ordered the vaccination of undocumented residents amid soaring COVID-19 infections and deaths.National identity documents were a mandatory requirement for one to get their jabs,...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:57hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Cheapest passport raised to US$60
The fee for an ordinary passport was raised yesterday to US$60 from US$53. The fee for a three-day passport remains at US$200 and for an emergency 24-hour passport at US$318. The new f...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:50hrs | 2380 | by Staff reporter
Chombo wants passport released
FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo, on bail over a slew of corruption-related charges wants his passport back temporarily to travel to South Africa for medical attention. Chombo, through ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:16hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Pakistani gets 'Sibanda' surname, ID, passport in one day
IN a shocking revelation that has exposed deep rooted corruption at Lupane Provincial Registrar's Office, a Pakistan national was issued with a Zimbabwean National Identity Card bearing a common local...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:37hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can do more than just receiving covid-19 vaccines donations - Mhondoro-Ngezi SMP
In a recent telephone conversation with this reporter, the Shadow-Member of Parliament (SMP) for Mhondoro-Ngezi Constituency situate in Mashonaland West Province has commended the Government of Zimbab...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 09:09hrs | 618 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Covid-19 vaccination slips to be passport for Zanu-PF meetings
Zanu-PF Deputy Provincial Chairperson and Zaka North member (MP) of Parliament Robson Mavhenyengwa has said Covid-19 vaccination slips will soon be used as gate passes to party meetings.Mavhen...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 18:40hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Hackers use phone number to unlock personal details
A DEPUTY minister recently lost R600 000 through a cyber security breach on his South African bank account. Cyber criminals used his phone number to unlock his personal data. A phone number is an easy...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:44hrs | 1948 | by Jacob Mutisi
'RG's Office using archaic equipment'
THE Registry department is running on archaic machines that cannot do mass production of identity documents, Home Affairs deputy minister Ruth Maboyi-Mavhungu told Parliament yesterday.She was...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:02hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
ExQ, Nutty O out on $5 000 bail
CELEBRATED dancehall star Carrington Simbarashe "Nutty O" Chiwadza and urban groover Enock "ExQ" Munhenga were yesterday granted $5 000 bail each by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi following their ar...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:05hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest scare for New York Times Zimbabwe correspondent
A BULAWAYO magistrate Thursday briefly issued a warrant of arrest against New York Times Zimbabwe correspondent, Jeffrey Moyo who was not in her court when the scribe's name was called during session ...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 18:37hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga suffers major blow
THE Supreme Court has refused to hear flamboyant businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi's application of condonation in his appeal against a High Court ruling in the long running child custody battle with h...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:35hrs | 2461 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt unsettled by non-renewal of SA permits
AS details of South Africa's recent bilateral talks with Zimbabwe emerge, the authorities in Harare are now in panic mode after Pretoria announced plans to suspend the temporary work permits of Zimbab...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:05hrs | 4782 | by Staff reporter
Govt privatises IDs, passports production
GOVERNMENT has awarded a tender to an unnamed private company to print citizens' identification (ID) cards and passports under a build operate and transfer (BOT) agreement in a bid to ease the current...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:03hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
War vets make fresh demands for pension increases
MEMBERS of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) Harare province Monday petitioned Parliament demanding equal monthly pensions awarded to other serving ex-combatants still employed ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:21hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA engage officials on exemption permits
THE Zimbabwe Community in South Africa organisation says it is in discussions with both governments on the future of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders, which are set to expire at the end of this...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 18:38hrs | 2612 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate misdirected self in denying journo bail, says Coltart
DOUGLAS Coltart, the lawyer representing New York Times (NYT) correspondent Jeffrey Moyo has said Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga grossly misdirected herself in denying his client bail.Colt...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:41hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Devolution helplessly biting the dust at Nkayi registry offices
Despite the unambiguous provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013, devolution sadly remains a pipedream in the generality of the country. For purposes of particularity, t...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1568 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Introducing the First Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi
Greetings to all! As I extend my cordial greetings to all our people, the people of Mthwakazi in their diversity comprising eight different linguistic communities, located in the 14 Districts ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:43hrs | 2480 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Mnangagwa, Chamisa rush to assist stranded Mpilo doctors
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has committed $287 million towards the construction of new accommodation for doctors at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after their living quarters wer...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 18:43hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says doctors, nurses deserve better
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said doctors and nurses in the country deserve the highest quality working conditions and support, hence Government's swift move to rehabilitate doctors' quarters that we...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Govt avails $287m for Mpilo reconstruction
Government has pledged $287 million towards the reconstruction of three doctors' quarters that were burnt down at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, leaving healthcare workers with no accommodation a...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:03hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges to renovate razed Mpilo Central building
Government has pledged to renovate Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence quarters that burned down on Wednesday and to help affected workers replace destroyed personal belongings and certificates....Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Good news for Zimbabwean Diasporans on passports
A private company has been engaged by Government for the creation of a national biometric database for citizens and production of e-passports, which will enable citizens in the Diaspora to access trav...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
'Lack of maintenance caused Mpilo fire'
THE Government has resolved to renovate the Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence that burned down on Wednesday and help affected workers replace destroyed personal belongings and certificates....Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:08hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Congolese fined for fake passport
A CONGOLESE man was on Monday fined $10 000 for forging a passport to bypass immigration at Victoria Falls Border Post.Tshitshi Tshiswaka (38) of Kasai Province in Democratic Republic of Congo...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Another warrant of arrest for Mupfumira
FORMER Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira was on Wednesday issued with another warrant of arrest after she failed to avail herself for trial in a matter in which she is jointly charged with ex-National...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:40hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Judge blasts Chombo
HIGH Court judge Felistus Chatukuta has hit out at former minister, Ignatius Chombo accusing him of abusing court processes through filing an "application for second revival of Temporary Variation of ...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:34hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Name-dropping in Zimbabwe proves prevalence of corruption at highest levels of power
To be quite honest, before a few years ago, I had no idea of the existence of the word "name-dropping" - not until it was popularized in this so-called "Second Republic", as it was transformed into a ...Published: 27 May 2021 at 13:37hrs | 720 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt admits policy failures
GOVERNMENT has conceded that it was found wanting in the implementation of previous economic blueprints and now pins its hopes on its ambitious National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) to cure the curre...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:24hrs | 2678 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt engages partner to produce 4 million e-passports a year
CABINET on Tuesday approved the engagement of a private partner on the production of e-passports and other national identity documentation.In a statement, cabinet said it had resolved to partn...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:00hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe sued US$90k for unlawful arrest, detention
HOME Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has been slapped with a US$90 000 lawsuit by three Harare women who were arrested and detained in Mabvuku suburb early this year for allegedly breaching Covid-19 ...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira appeals against warrant of arrest
Former minister Prisca Mupfumira has appealed to the High Court over the warrant of arrest issued last week by a Harare magistrate when she failed to turn up for her trial on corruption-related charge...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:13hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Gweru pilot training school under spotlight
A GWERU-BASED aviation school; Zimbabwe Flight Centre Academy, which purports to train pilots and air hostesses, among other skills is in an eye of a storm after it allegedly duped hordes of people of...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:55hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe IDs to be processed online
ICT and Courier Services minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday said the government was putting up measures for people to apply for identification documents online.Speaking at the launch of St Ther...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:55hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for ex-minister Prisca Mupfumira
A warrant of arrest was issued yesterday for former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira, at present in South Africa on official Parliamentary business, after she failed to attend court for her trial on ...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:45hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
US court exonerates Zimbabwean 'fugitive' businessman
A ZIMBABWE Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef ) contractor, who was alleged to be a fugitive from justice in the United States, was never convicted of any crime in that country, it has emerged....Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:10hrs | 2073 | by Staff reporter
Harare Airport emerges as major smuggling gateway
THE Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is emerging as a gateway for mineral smugglers, particularly gold, with state security agents at the centre of the criminal syndicates.In the la...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:12hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Govt, MPs clash over unserviced legislators' housing stands
THE government and lawmakers are at loggerheads after the state indicated to the legislators it had no funds to service housing stands allocated to the legislators recently with the MPs saying it was ...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa very weak in fighting corruption
The recent appointment of controversial Delish Nguwaya at AAG is a very sad development in the history of fighting corruption. Even those who thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa was serious in fighti...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:52hrs | 555 | by Leonard Koni
Council fails to deliver Pumula South stands
NEARLY 200 home seekers who paid deposits for residential stands promised by the Bulawayo City Council in Pumula suburb, only for the local authority to fail to meet its side of the bargain, are set t...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:42hrs | 282 | by Staff rpeorter
25 Malawian border jumpers intercepted in Beitbridge
THE Department of Immigration's Compliance and Enforcement Unit this morning intercepted 25 Malawian border jumpers who were travelling to South Africa. A source within the department said thi...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:09hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe starts issuing Covid-19 vaccination 'passport'
ZIMBABWE has started issuing a specialised electronic Covid-19 vaccination card with security features that shall be used for traveling purposes outside the country. Members of the public who ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2113 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi challenges Chin'ono's acquittal
PROSECUTOR General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has filed an application with the High Court challenging the decision by Justice Jesta Charehwa to acquit freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in a case he was...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:45hrs | 1503 | by Staff reporter
Passports syndicate member admit to charges
A member of a syndicate that roams around the Registrar General's offices in Harare, fleecing desperate passport seekers of money, Nicholas Chogugudza, today admitted in court to soliciting for bribes...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:41hrs | 2072 | by Staff reporter
US$780k gold smuggler linked to Rushwaya?
ZIMBABWE'S lax security at ports of entry and airports has come under spotlight again after Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya's ex-aide was arrested at the OR Tambo Interna...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1873 | by Staff reporter
RG's office 'shields' corruption accused officer
The Registrar General's office is allegedly refusing to cooperate with investigators in the case involving passport processing officer, Prisca Moyo, who is facing charges of soliciting for a US$20 bri...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
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