Tapiwa Chirume POLICE have arrested two men for impersonation after they allegedly posed as law enforcement officers and extorted money from a motorist in Harare. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests yesterday, which resulted in the recovery of the bribe money. “Police in Harare arrested William Faifi, 40, and Charles Majuru, 30, for…
Angela Mtombeni ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE BIBLE Society of Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the scriptures remain accessible and affordable to all Zimbabweans, as it intensifies translation, distribution and literacy programmes nationwide. The interdenominational organisation, established to translate, publish and distribute the bible without doctrinal commentary, has over the years entrenched itself as…
Masimba Makwembere According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the man broke into the octogenarian’s house and forced her to remove her clothes before raping her. “The Bulawayo regional magistrates’ court has convicted Gift Ncube a 21-year-old man, on two counts of rape and sentenced him to an effective 40 years imprisonment 20 years for…
Tapiwa Chirume THE ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (EMA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on vehicle emissions, inspecting 286 vehicles and penalising 11 motorists for excessive exhaust pollution during an enforcement operation along the Mazowe–Bindura highway. The operation forms part of the country’s broader clean air strategy aimed at curbing rising pollution levels linked to increasing vehicle…
SERIOUS, credible allegations have emerged of a coordinated scheme aimed at politically tarnishing the reputation of Botha Gold Mine by falsely portraying…
PARLIAMENT is actively pushing for the reduction of the intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT) on US-dollar transactions from the current two percent to 1,5 percent to encourage deposits, chairman on budget committee Lincoln Dhliwayo has said.He said this at the Annual Tax Review Breakfast Meeting hosted by our sister business paper The Financial Gazette on…
THE government says it is intensifying efforts to address period poverty and improve access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) services across the country as women and girls continue to face significant menstrual health challenges.Speaking at an economic empowerment workshop yesterday, the minister of Women Affairs, Monica Mutsvangwa, said many school-going girls continued to face barriers…
COMPREHENSIVE public participation will take place before the government’s proposed constitutional amendments can be implemented.So underscores the minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi, who adds that the public consultations are designed to give all stakeholders — including ordinary citizens, civil society and political parties — a structured platform to put forward their…
CAPS United’s long-serving captain Phineas Bamusi, 35, has experienced many highs and lows with the Green Machine.He was a key member of the CAPS United squad that won the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in 2016. During that championship-winning season, Bamusi’s performances were so vital that he walked away with the club’s Players’ Player of the…
THE announcement by Health minister Douglas Mombeshora that a high-level delegation will descend on London next month marks a fascinating, if not desperate, pivot in our national response to “brain drain” in the health sector.For years, the North-South migration of white-coated professionals has been treated as an inevitable tragedy of globalisation. Now, it seems, the…
