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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country’s anti- corruption drive will only succeed with the support of ordinary people. Speaking during a symposium organised by Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), Africa Parliamentarians Network against corruption (APNAC) and the Zim- babwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the fight against corruption was not the responsibil- ity…

© VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry will spend Christmas behind bars after the High Court postponed her bail hearing yes- terday to next Friday so that the State can file its response, the Daily News reports. This comes as Chiwenga is pushing to end his eight-year union with the 38-year-old model, with whom he…

© VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry says the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) should arrest her husband if it believes that it has a solid case against her on the money laundering charges she is facing, the Daily News reports. In her bail application papers in the High Court, Marry also claims that the…

© MASVINGO City Council is seeking borrowing powers from the government to undertake for its water augmentation exercise and to fund a solar plant that will power the Bushmead Water Works to ease water shortages in the city. For the past two years, the local authority has been struggling to supply potable water due to…

© GOVERNMENT is considering setting up special courts to deal with violent machete-wielding gangs that are terrorising mostly artisanal miners across the country. The problem of machete-wielding gangs who are also killing civilians  has reached alarming proportions amid reports of gruesome broad daylight murders that have left communities in a state of shock. [GoogleAd] Responding to…

TWO Hwange-based soldiers were lucky to escape jail after they allegedly threatened to kill a CIO operative bearing a Mugabe surname in an act of revenge, claiming the late president Robert Mugabe killed thousands in the region. The duo, Sindiso Nkomo, 34 and Philani Nyoni, 30, both employed by the Zimbabwe National Army and stationed…

© A SENIOR official at Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries was hauled before the courts yesterday on allegations of fraudulently disposing of his late brother’s estate and pocketing US$263 000. Nelson Tawanda Marimo, 51, was released on $2 000 bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba. He was remanded to January 27. [GoogleAd]…

© GOVERNMENT yesterday barred schools from increasing tuition fees by over 20 percent of what they are currently charging. Acting minister of Primary and Secondary Education Kirsty Coventry told the National Assembly yesterday that schools must first consult parents through School Development Committees (SDCs) before increasing fees. [GoogleAd] This comes as most private schools in…

© CASSAVA On Demand has launched Vaya Air Charter, a service that will allow business and tourist travellers to hire private planes to any destination. The service will be the first of its kind in Zimbabwe and will see Vaya which in the past year has successfully rolled out many services under its Vaya Mobility, Vaya…