STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday admitted to falsely claiming that he resided in Greendale before the Harare commission of inquiry. The commission, led by retired Justice Maphios Cheda, discovered that the premises were being leased by a car sales company. Mafume blamed the mistake on his recent move to Greendale, insisting that…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume is in a spot of bother after an inspection by the ongoing commission of inquiry into the capital city’s affairs appeared to debunk his claims about renting a house in Greendale. This comes as the commission chaired by retired High Court judge, Justice Maphios Cheda, is trying to confirm Mafume’s property…
STAFF WRITERChirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday denied interfering with and controlling council business beyond his powers when he appeared before the Commission of Enquiry into Harare City Council affairs chaired by Justice Maphios Cheda. This comes after commissioners accused Mafume of holding an urgent procurement meeting to address a critical shortage of toilet paper,…
STAFF WRITERchirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED Harare City Council supply chain manager Never Murerwa was yesterday questioned on why the council illegally approved the purchase of ministerial vehicles for its senior officials.Murerwa was appearing before the retired High Court judge, Justice Maphios Cheda, commission of inquiry that is looking into the operations of the HCC.It was put before…
ONE of the country’s largest financial institutions, CBZ Holdings, has retrenched 347 workers as the economic meltdown claims more jobs and businesses continue to shut down. In a statement, CBZ Holdings Group chief executive officer Lawrence Nyazema said the restructuring process was part of the company’s effort to adapt to the economic environment. “In October…
AUTHORITIES need to do far more to curb corruption and to take decisive action against the widening inequality gap in the country. So says prominent economist Eddie Cross, who warns that the high levels of poverty in the country, juxtaposed with the brazen flaunting of ill-gotten wealth by some people, is a ticking time bomb….
THE Civil Registry Department says there is a need to improve death registration in rural communities as this affects national mortality data collection. Speaking at the Zimstat data to policy dissemination forum in Harare at the weekend, Civil Registry Department assistant registrar Lettisia Zinengeya highlighted that low death registration in rural areas also impacts governance,…
TWO bogus police officers, John Jaji and Iyeni Njani, have been sentenced to 40 years in prison each for armed robbery after being convicted by the Bindura Magistrates Court. In a statement yesterday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the duo impersonated police officers to rob unsuspecting victims of goods and cash. “The duo, posing…
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) has issued a warning regarding a fake version of the Abhayrab rabies vaccine being sold through unauthorised sources. This comes after the ministry of Health recorded 635 dog bites across the country in the first two weeks of January this year. In a circular at the weekend addressed…
Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THERE is a need for policy reform to allow in-service training of healthcare workers in Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC), along with provision of critical equipment and essential supplies, to reduce maternal deaths in the country. This was stated yesterday by the senior reproductive officer in the ministry of Health, Chipo Chimamise Dembedza,…
