HARARE – Sometime in 2015, Sibusiso Bhebhe, a director of a non-profit organisation boarded a commuter omnibus on his way home with an older woman. The conductor directed the older woman to sit at the back but the woman resisted, opting for a more convenient seat close to the door. “The kombi soon filled up…
HARARE – Ministries under President Robert Mugabe’s regime blatantly violated tender procedures mostly in the purchase of motor vehicles, fuel and equipment, Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has said. This emerged in audit reports for 2017 presented in Parliament by Auditor-General Mildred Chiri. The damning report slammed government ministries for flouting governance and procurement rules which was…
HARARE – The coup d’état that ousted long-ruling despot Robert Mugabe last November, was a watershed moment in both the history of Zimbabwe and southern Africa. The post-coup leader Emmerson Mnangagwa was held out by many as the best hope to spearhead an economic recovery predicated on re-engagement with international creditors and a package of…
HARARE – At least $17 million was unaccounted for by the Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment ministry, Auditor General Mildred Chiri has said. In her 2017 report, the AG said the ministry failed to appropriately account for $17 520 015 which was processed under the salary bill without Treasury authorisation. The ministry was then run…
HARARE – Three Zimbabwe Open University bosses were arraigned before the courts yesterday on allegations of criminal abuse of office. Alfred Champion Ncube, 66, Garainesu Shoko, 61, and Tambaoga Kachambwa, 48, are employed as acting vice chancellor, finance director and acting manager-planning, respectively. It is alleged that they purchased goats for the institution’s farm without…
HARARE – The month of October witnessed an increase in cases of arbitrary arrests and detention, the Human Rights NGO Forum has said in its Organised Violence and Torture Report for October. This followed the arrest and detention of 42 members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) following their attempt to organise a…
HARARE – PresidentT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU) at an occasion where he was officially named the chancellor of the military-backed college. The university, that is located at the Alfred Nikita Mangena barracks along Mazowe road in Harare, is presently a centre of higher learning for members of the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited (ZETDC) has petitioned the High Court seeking to garnish former Masvingo provincial minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti’s accounts over a $133 000 electricity debt. According to Judith Tsamba, who is the ZETDC’s company secretary, the power utility obtained a judgment from the High Court in January this…
HARARE – Zimbabweans across the country have expressed outrage over MDC president Nelson Chamisa’s statement where he called August 1 protestors “stupid.” Government has charged dozens of people with public violence following violent clashes between protesters and the army in the aftermath of August 1, 2018 demonstration, which left at least six people dead. Addressing…
HARARE – An unmoved President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday insisted opposition leader Nelson Chamisa must appear before the commission of inquiry investigating the deadly August 1 shootings, which left at least six civilians dead in Harare. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
