HARARE – A Venezuelan woman was yesterday arraigned before the courts after she was caught with more than five kilogrammes of cocaine with a street value of $469 000. Delcy Daymar Rodriguez Guererro was arrested upon landing at the Robert Mugabe International Airport on her way from Brazil. Guererro appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa…
HARARE – Former Civil Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Pedzana Gudyanga was yesterday granted his passport to allow him to travel to Benin for a conference. Gudyanga is jointly charged with former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and are facing allegations of misappropriating $29 000 in board sitting allowances. Chidakwa is being accused of appointing Gudyanga…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said his party will not hesitate to weed out mayors who build “nicodemus” and corrupt relations with Zanu PF bigwigs for personal gain. Chamisa was reacting to allegations that he has unlawfully axed mayors in Victoria Falls, Chitungwiza and Masvingo. The opposition leader said mayors are not elected…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s cash- strapped government is splashing close to $11 million on school fees for war veterans’ children. This comes as government is failing to adequately fund the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) initiative, meant to assist orphaned and vulnerable children, those living with disabilities or in foster care under poor parents, street children,…
HARARE – Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) president Tafadzwa Goliati was assaulted by touts at Mbare bus terminus this weekend while conducting a campaign aimed at ending violence against women and girls in public spaces. Goliati, 45, said he was brutally attacked by touts at the rank of Gokwe-bound buses. “I was conducting a survey…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is set to expand service points for duty assessments and deploy additional staff at Beitbridge Border Post in anticipation of an increase in traffic and cargo following the lifting of import restrictions. This comes after government lifted a ban of imports of listed basic commodities into Zimbabwe from South…
HARARE – Government has started allowing imports of certain basic commodities that were previously covered under the Open General Import Licence (OGIL), even though it is still to gazette the amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 122 of 2017. Following Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told reporters that government had “with immediate effect” lifted…
HARARE – Farmers are concerned about the fuel shortages which may delay the harvesting of wheat across the country. About three weeks ago, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced austerity measures that plunged the whole country into an economic crisis that has precipitated fuel shortages. Most fuel stations have had erratic supplies of fuel for the…
HARARE – The fuel shortages being experienced throughout the country have hampered efforts aimed at boosting the national blood bank in what could trigger a crisis as the festive season approaches, it has emerged. Well-placed sources within the National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) revealed that some mobile teams have been missing scheduled sessions to collect…
HARARE – Single use plastic products have found themselves in the limelight after government indicated it is mooting to phase out plastic to curb post-consumer waste. Speaking after a clean-up campaign in Harare on Saturday, Environment and Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira said government was committed to leading waste management awareness campaigns. This comes as government…
