HARARE – A Harare magistrate has ordered the State to provide former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira some of the documents that he requested to adequately prepare his defence for his criminal abuse of office trial. Mandiwanzira’s allegations relate to his engagement of a South African company, Megawatt, to do consultancy work for NetOne without following…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and his deputy Elias Mudzuri have put their differences aside to concentrate on forcing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to address the country’s myriad of challenges, a top opposition official has said. There have been serious ructions in the 19-year-old opposition movement amid reports that Chamisa was facing a challenge…
HARARE – Collective, organised, cessation or slowdown of work by employees to force acceptance of their demands by the employer is commonly known as a strike. In 2016, English doctors staged their first strike in 40 years over government plans to reform pay, conditions of service and working anti-social and dangerously long hours. This shames…
HARARE – Information flying around, of a crippling civil service strike early next year must be taken seriously. Civil servants have told their employer that if their demands are not met, they will embark on a nationwide industrial action capable of disrupting government operations. Already, junior doctors have been on strike for over three weeks…
HARARE – A 22-YEAR-OLD married man has been sentenced to an effective 12 years in jail after he was convicted of raping his mentally challenged juvenile sister. At the time of committing the offence in 2015, the man — who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim — was aged 19 and…
HARARE – Former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira has requested for more particulars to adequately prepare his defence in his criminal abuse of office trial. Mandiwanzira allegedly engaged a South African company, Megawatt, to do consultancy work for NetOne without following procedure. He is also accused of appointing his personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to reshuffle his Cabinet, firing underperforming ministers barely four months after their appointment, Information, Media and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi has revealed. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government is failing to stem the economic meltdown in the country, which has been characterised by widespread shortages of basic…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved the sale of housing stands in foreign currency, a move that is set to make them priced out of reach of many citizens, who have endured falling standards of life over the years. The city’s housing waiting list stands at over 120 000, but the council has…
HARARE – When President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over from former president Robert Mugabe, he was received with much zeal and hope. In his inaugural speech, he promoted the slogan the “Voice of the people is the voice God.” This literally meant that he was going to be a listening president. As such, locals, the continent…
HARARE – Brigadier General Anselem Sanyatwe, commander of the elite presidential guard, has been promoted to Major General. Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda conferred the rank on Sanyatwe, together with Brigadier General Thomas Moyo. This comes after Sanyatwe hogged the limelight after telling a hearing in Harare of the special inquiry investigating…
