Drivers of passenger service vehicles must desist from crossing flooded rivers, the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) said yesterday. Paz joined the nation in mourning the loss of life and livelihoods in the areas affected by Cyclone Idai. “We are disheartened by the fact that some buses attempted to cross flooded rivers’ bridges,” Paz president…
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) will now run up to 2028 following an extension of its operational period by the High Court. The NPRC, which was supposed to come into force in 2013, was only operationalised through an Act of Parliament in January 2018, with its mandate scheduled to end in 2023….
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has channelled a budget of over $800 000 to probe and address challenges being experienced in accessing identity documents. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, ZHRC chairperson Elasto Mugwadi said this initiative was important in helping those failing to exercise their rights due to lack of identity documents….
The corporate and diplomatic response to Cyclone Idai has been strong and swift and is on track to surpass all previous relief efforts. Corporations and diplomats have donated millions in cash, and more millions in products and services, and corporate relief efforts are on track to dwarf or exceed the $50 million put up by…
Areas devastated by Cyclone Idai last week are continuing to count the storm’s cost as the number of confirmed dead rises. At least 139 deaths have been caused by the cyclone that swept across Buhera, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Makoni, Mutare rural and urban, Mutasa and Nyanga — a number expected to increase further. [GoogleAd] Officials are…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made his way to Manicaland this week to take in the damage from Cyclone Idai and meet with officials responding to the disaster, but the trip was sullied by featherbeddings flown in for his comfort, including leather sofas. Mnangagwa, who cut short his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to fly…
SUSPENDED Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) financial intelligence unit director Mirirai Chiremba has been removed from remand in a case he is charged with criminal abuse of office. The State consented to proceed by way of summons when ready for trial. Chiremba had applied for refusal of further remand arguing that he is employed and…
FLAMBOYANT businessman Genius Kadungure’s $22 million tax evasion case was yesterday postponed because the State was not yet ready to proceed to trial. Popularly known as Ginimbi, Kadungure’s case was remanded to April 29. [GoogleAd] Allegations are that between February 2009 and May 2016, Kadungure allegedly made misrepresentations to Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) that his…
MDC Kuwadzana East MP Charlton Hwende has disowned the Twitter account that he allegedly used to incite Zimbabweans to revolt against the government. [GoogleAd] The legislator allegedly posted messages on his Twitter handle between December 28, and 31, last year allegedly inciting people to oust the Emmerson Mnangagwa government. Hwende’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo yesterday told…
MOTORISTS here have for the past week endured stock outs of fuel supplies, indicating a worsening fuel situation in the petroleum industry. So bad has been the situation that even the pump stations that sell in foreign currency have virtually gone dry. The few that had the product yesterday had long, winding queues. [GoogleAd] Some…
