HARARE – All eyes are on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as he presents his maiden national budget today. The Finance minister has so far angered the generality of the Zimbabwean population after he introduced an unpopular tax on electronic transactions that triggered price increases of mostly basic products. As a result, the cost of living…
HARARE – Some of the witnesses who testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence which rocked central Harare on August 1 threw the military under the proverbial bus yesterday by linking it to the deaths of at least six unarmed civilians on the fateful day. First to take to the witness stand…
HARARE – Some of the witnesses who testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence which rocked central Harare on August 1 threw the military under the proverbial bus yesterday by linking it to the deaths of at least six unarmed civilians on the fateful day. [Adz]
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere — facing charges of criminal abuse of office and violation of the Procurement Act — has filed an application for exception arguing that the allegations put against him did not disclose an offence. The charge relates to the case of Shuvai Gumbochuma, sister to former first lady Grace…
HARARE – The trial of former Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office failed to commence yesterday due to unavailability of his lawyer. Parirenyatwa stands accused of interfering with and prejudicing the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) of $15 003. Instructing attorney James Makiya told…
BULAWAYO – Former National Healing minister Moses Mzila Ndlovu and his two sons Tjakalisa and Umile are in trouble after they were on Monday arrested on charges of robbing a poacher at his farm. The trio are being charged of robbing a firewood poacher identified as Mike Makichini who they reportedly caught red handed at…
HARARE – A Harare man was yesterday hauled before the courts for allegedly defrauding the Harare City Council (HCC) of $1,5 million dollars in a property development deal gone wrong. Michael van Blerk, who is the director of Sunshine Development, allegedly misrepresented to NMB Bank that he had board resolution to acquire a $1,5 million…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa will on November 30 preside over a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new Parliament building in Mt Hampden. Addressing a news conference yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa told reporters that Cabinet received a brief indicating that Mnangagwa will preside over the ceremony. “This will…
HARARE – The minister of Finance and Economic Development will present the 2019 Annual Budget Statement to the National Assembly tomorrow. In addition to the Budget Statement he will table the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2019 — usually called the “Blue Book” from the distinctive colour of its cover. Details of the various…
HARARE – Courtney Hotel is set to go under the hammer after it lost a case against its employees at the High Court. In a notice, Stothill Properties, notified the public that the Sheriff of the High Court had instructed a sale in execution in a case between the hotel and its employees. “In a…
