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Biti's Magistrate in trouble
HARARE regional magistrate Gloria Takundwa, who is presiding over the trial of MDC deputy chairperson Tendai Biti, has landed herself in a messy situation after she unsuccessfully tried to recant her ...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:43hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
A community-based initiative in Nketa 9, Bulawayo highlights International Human Rights Month
Children's right to play and the right to participate in public life are some of the overlooked human rights of our time. At a time when hard core political issues gain more attention from human...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 08:47hrs | 440 | by Agencies
Chiyangwa blow, as audit report exposes him
ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa's bid to retain his post in elections scheduled for Sunday suffered a major blow yesterday after it emerged the association "fraudulently" circulated a 2017 audited acc...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:22hrs | 2907 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo 'overpaid' in $5million Gwanda project
THE Minister of Energy and Power Development, Dr Joram Gumbo, has said Intratek Zimbabwe Private Limited, a company owned by flamboyant Harare businessman, Mr Wicknell Chivayo, which was paid $5 milli...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Temporary importation for visitors' vehicles
The importation and regulation of such vehicles is provided for in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, Section 124 as read with the Customs and Excise (General) Regulations, SI 154 of 2001, as amende...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:43hrs | 1876 | by zimra
Closing date for Form One pupils' online registration set
THE online application for Form One boarding school places is closing on December 21, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said. The Electronic Ministry Application Platform (EM...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:42hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
75 land barons arrested
AN inquiry into the illegal sale of State land in urban areas is now 60 percent complete and so far, 75 land barons have been arrested for fraud, theft of trust funds and other corruption-relate...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 14:49hrs | 2535 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to de-register NGOs
GOVERNMENT has threatened to deregister civic society organisations which it claims are dabbling in politics and are seen as hostile to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF party, in a ...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:32hrs | 2327 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe daughter in gold mine wrangle
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona Chikore is battling Chinese investor TianBao Minerals Industries over ownership of a Mazowe-based gold claim.Bona, who owns Confidence Mining (Pv...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:28hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo vs ZPC judgement expected today
The High Court is today expected to deliver judgment in a case in which Intratrek Zimbabwe managing director Wicknell Chivayo sued the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) for US$25 million for instigating ma...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:17hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF conference kicks-off
The Zanu-PF 17th annual people's conference kicked off in earnest today with a Politburo meeting which set the tone for the indaba convened at the party headquarters in Harare this Tuesday afternoon....Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 19:32hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira blasts State's inefficiency
Former Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira has expressed his displeasure over the State's ''inefficiency'' in handling his case after he was served with State papers minutes before his trial was mea...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 15:31hrs | 2652 | by Staff reporter
Zacc opens Bulawayo office
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) which was instrumental in enforcing repatriation of about $1 billion worth of stolen funds and property this year has opened an office in Bulawayo as it ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1682 | by Staff reporter
SA eases children's travel requirements
THE South African Government has relaxed travel requirements for children travelling through its borders by scrapping compulsory submission of affidavit forms which many found cumbersome. Sout...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:27hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
You need to avoid these things to attract the best medical staff
Hiring the perfect medical staff does not only involve a tedious hiring process. Even if you are cautious in finding the right person for the job, if the pool of candidates is weak, you will still end...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 10:54hrs | 838 | by Agencies
The ED administration has made significant strides
Last week the opposition and other anti-Government detractors were excited by the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of States for Africa, Matthew Harrington's submission on Zimbabwe to the US S...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1478 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Liquid Telecom to invest $400m USD in Egyptian network infrastructure and data centres following completion of 'Cape to Cairo'
Harare, Zimbabwe. December 10, 2018 - Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has announced that it is investing 8 billion Egyptian Pounds ($400m US Dollars) in Egypt over t...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 09:33hrs | 703 | by Mapozho Saruchera
USA's latest demands on Zimbabwe a red herring
The submissions by one Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, Dr. Todd Moss and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Matthew Harrington before the United States Senate Foreign ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 09:23hrs | 5326 | by Mapozho Saruchera
It's time we have our Logan Act
A quick search on Wikipedia, specifies that, "the Logan Act is a United States federal law that criminalizes negotiation by unauthorized persons with foreign governments having a dispute with the US. ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:28hrs | 1138 | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
Zimbabwe launches crackdown on academic fraud
The country's education system is battling to preserve its integrity in the wake of an upsurge in academic fraudsters who are forging qualifications to secure jobs and gain admission into institutions...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:18hrs | 6153 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to name new PG
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon announce his choice for Prosecutor-General after getting a shortlist of three candidates who underwent public interviews by the Judicial Services Commission last...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1991 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwe army boss blames Motlanthe for his abduction
Retired army colonel Elliot Piki has blamed Commission of Inquiry chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe for his abduction, suggesting that he should help the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) with information th...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:51hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants MDC legislators punished for contempt of Parly
Parliament's standing rules and orders should be tweaked to enable it to punish opposition MPs whose conduct have become a "nuisance" in the House by disrupting business of the House, a Cabinet minist...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:48hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
35 MPs denied Constituency Development Funds
Thirty-five MPs from the eighth Parliament who failed the House's audit of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) will be denied access to the same in this session's CDF allocation, Parliament announ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:47hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss freed on $6,000 bail
Mirirari Chiremba, the suspended Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe director of financial intelligence appeared in court on Thursday charged with criminal abuse of office.Chiremba, of Marlborough, Harar...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 12:25hrs | 1459 | by ZimLive
Zimnat featured in top US magazine
Zimnat is featured on the cover of the latest Africa edition of Business Chief, a United States-based digital magazine for high ranking company executives, with a picture of its group chief executive,...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 09:22hrs | 741 | by Zimnat
Zera mulls pricing fuel in forex
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has made submissions to Government to allow some selected service stations countrywide to sell fuel to motorists in foreign currency.This comes ...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:24hrs | 2131 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa, Wadyajena in fierce war of words
A BLAZING war of words has erupted between outspoken legislators Justice Mayor Wadyajena and Temba Mliswa over control of the influential Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture....Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
US demands release of commission of inquiry findings
THE United States embassy has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to publish findings of the commission of inquiry into the August 1 killings for the sake of transparency, the Zimbabwe Independent can ...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | 2829 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must release August 1 killings inquiry report'
RECENT disclosures by presidential spokesperson George Charamba that the report by the commission of inquiry into the August 1 shootings by the millitary is for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's eyes "on...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:00hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
$100m Zesa tender scam raises stink
IRREGULAR tender procedures coupled with a lax accounting system, among other factors, have delayed the completion of the US$100,4 million prepayment and smart metering project the power utility, Zesa...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:52hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube in timely US intervention
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday made a timely intervention as he submitted a detailed paper on Zimbabwe's economic and political reforms to a United States o...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:18hrs | 1216 | by Tichaona Zindoga
SA Home Affairs tells Zimbabweans awaiting permits to be patient,
The South African Department of Home Affairs has urged Zimbabweans who haven't yet received their special permits to be patient. The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) allows Zimbabweans living in South ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 17:30hrs | 1598 | by Tariro Washinyira I GroundUp
Sangoma nabbed for hooker's death
A SANGOMA, who was involved in the suspected ritual murder of a hooker in the Avenues area, has been nabbed and is set to appear in court today.The sangoma, only identified as Sekuru Hungwe, w...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 15:59hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
Motlanthe Commission pulls the rug under MDC feet
Ever since the demise of MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC Alliance is labouring under the erroneous assumption that it has an upper hand in everything. Based on some fictitious reasoning, the ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:19hrs | 8548 | by Elijah Chihota
Flush out money changers, says Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF members in Bulawayo have raised concern over the continued existence of illegal foreign currency dealers they claim are now operating in secret to evade arrest, and called for the re-introduct...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:01hrs | 4119 | by Staff reporter
Econet unit launches instant loan platform
CASSAVA Smartech banking unit, Steward Bank and Ecocash yesterday launched a platform where Econet mobile network subscribers will be able to open bank accounts through cell phones in a minute. ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:32hrs | 2134 | by Staff reporter
Chinese businessman acquitted of threatening to shoot employees
A CHINESE businessman who was accused of pointing a firearm at his three ex-employees in a labour dispute has been acquitted by a Harare Magistrate for lack of evidence.Xu Lei (36), who was fa...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:45hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
National hero status requested for Makhurane
ZANU PF Matabeleland South province has requested national hero status for the late distinguished educationist and former National University of Science and Technology (Nust) vice-chancellor Phineas M...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:43hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
South Africa MPs adopts land expropriation report
The National Assembly has voted to adopt the report of the Constitutional Review Committee on the review of Section 25 of the Constitution.The proposed Constitutional review will allow for lan...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 15:35hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 1 August killings documentary
Seasoned journalist Violet Gonda has launched a short documentary about the deadly aftermath of Zimbabwe's 2018 election. Said Gonda, "This preliminary video is the result of numerous in...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 09:56hrs | 3986 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Release findings or lose credibility'
Many people have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stick to his earlier under-taking to publish the findings of the probe that looked into the August 1 post-election killings in Harare. ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Parliament orders accountant-general to publish 2016 financials
ACCOUNTANT-General Daniel Muchemwa has been ordered by Parliament to produce and publish government's consolidated financial statements for 2016 and 2017 before year-end.Muchemwa, who on Monda...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:36hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Ex-students sue over seized O-Level results
FORMER Ordinary-Level students at Maranatha and Ihlathi High schools have petitioned the Bulawayo High Court demanding the release of their examination results of 2016 which were withheld over outstan...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:34hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Bus accident victim claims $16,000 compensation
A BULAWAYO motorist has sued Zebulon Express bus company for damages amounting to $16 000 and R85 000 after his car was rammed into and extensively damaged by the bus.Enos Cephas Buthelezi fil...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:33hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
The provincial and metropolitan councils bill
Devolution of power has been the flagship policy of ZAPU for a long time. ZAPU recognises and acknowledges the vast contribution of all who came on board the principle of devolved governance. The resu...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 16:45hrs | 347 | by Iphithule T. Maphosa, ZAPU Information and Publicity Secretary
VACANCY: British Embassy hunts for a political officer
The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome an...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 11:58hrs | 3082 | by British Embassy
No need for Chamisa's GNU
The much hyped MDC-Chamisa faction demonstration has come and gone, and one of the key demands in their six-page petition was a dialogue with President Mnangagwa to map the way forward of a Government...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 10:11hrs | 2536 | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
Motlanthe; Charamba clash on 1 August killings report
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has issued a contradictory statement to that of August 1 killings Commission chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe regarding the publicity of the commission report....Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 08:06hrs | 5146 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Motlanthe's rushed report raises eyebrows
THE speed with which the Kgalema Motlanthle commission of inquiry into the August 1 fatal shooting of six civilians wound up its probe on Tuesday, compiled its executive summary and presented it to Pr...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:33hrs | 546 | by Editorial - newsday
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