ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa has said they are consulting other unions so that they will embark on a general strike as they want to avoid victimisation from the State security agents. Mutasa told the Daily News recently that teachers and doctors have not had successful strikes because of alleged victimisation…
GOVERNMENT will soon have powers to borrow money from international institutions without Parliament approval if proposed amendments are passed. Legal watchdog Veritas said it is not wise for the government to amend the section. To amend section 327 so as to remove or reduce Parliament’s powers will be utterly pernicious and will encourage a return…
ZIMBABWE today begins a public hearing on how to provide for rights and benefits of veterans of the liberation struggle and their dependants. The parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services will hold public hearings on the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill from Monday to Friday next week. Two teams of…
THE government has unveiled new steps aimed at thwarting cash barons who are causing chaos in the economy by fuelling the foreign currency black market, the Daily News reports. The punitive measures include seizing the assets of these economic saboteurs and closing their bank accounts. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose its…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) the green light to collect rail charges in foreign currency for goods exported under the Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) conditions. This comes after the ailing parastatal wrote to the central bank and to the Finance ministry seeking permission to charge…
A 65-YEAR-OLD man died on the spot and four others were injured when a suspected unlicensed pirate taxi driver knocked down pedestrians while fleeing an accident scene. The accident happened in the Central Business District (CBD) during peak hour. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed Neverson Siyapeyo of New Lobengula who was driving a Honda…
THE absence of an alleged fugitive, a top Defence ministry official, Davison Muvandi, who is at the centre of a cleaning services scam involving $300 000, has resulted in delays in completing investigations into the matter. Muvandi, who is the director finance and human resource at the ministry, is the owner and signatory of Maid…
Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri has admitted his ministry’s shortcomings in delivering its key mandates which include ensuring food and nutrition security as well as foreign currency generation. Shiri made the remarks at a time when more than half of the country’s population is food insecure and reeling from the El Nino-induced drought. Speaking at the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangangwa’s former top aide, Douglas Tapfuma, who is accused of corruptly acquiring duty-free certificates for car imports, said the chief accounting officer in the President’s Office Ray Ndhlukula should have been treated as an accomplice since he authorised the documentation. Tapfuma is being accused of evading car import duty using the State Residences…
HARARE businessman Stephen Margolis was brought to court on theft of trust property charges after allegedly disposing a client’s car that he held as surety over a debt. Margolis, 68, who owns Stephen Margolis Resort, appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda and was remanded to February 18 on free bail pending finalisation of investigations. The…
