HARARE – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s desperate bid to balance the government’s shambolic books by raising the State’s revenue through an unpopular new tax is facing a sharp court challenge. This comes after a prominent civic leader filed an urgent application in the High Court yesterday, seeking to reverse the minister’s controversial two cents per…
HARARE – Liquid Telecom will invest $1,5 million in the first phase of repairing and revamping Harare’s broken sewer pipes and water reticulation infrastructure. Liquid Telecom, which is majority owned by Econet Wireless Global, has partnered with government agencies to help in the fight against the cholera outbreak which has already claimed 54 lives. The…
HARARE – Many retail outlets — especially in urban areas — are running empty following the recent panic-buying of basic goods by fearful Zimbabweans who were unsettled by government’s much-criticised new economic stabilisation measures. The new policy measures did not only trigger a dramatic collapse of the country’s surrogate currency — the bond note —…
HARARE – A Hurungwe-based pastor, Chenjerai Kangausaru, has returned to full-time politics following the Zanu PF politburo’s decision to readmit him back into the ruling party. The Family of God Church pastor — who was expelled after contesting in the Hurungwe East Constituency as an independent candidate in 2013 — was re-admitted back to the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s stock market hit a record high last week, propelled by local investors seeking a safe haven in an economy suffering acute shortages of foreign exchange, a leading financial research firm has said. Equity Axis said in the week under review, stocks shot up astronomically going beyond the recent all-time high set in…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has commended the “calm and peaceful” environment in which candidates of the three political parties contesting the Mutoko North by-election filed their nomination papers. The Nomination Court proceedings for the Mutoko North by-election were held at the Marondera Magistrates’ Courts last weekend. More than one candidate was…
HARARE – The State’s star witness billed to testify in former Energy minister Samuel Undenge’s $5 million corruption trial is indisposed and could not attend trial yesterday. Noah Gwariro — who was also the chief witness when Undenge was convicted and jailed for fraud charges involving illegal awarding of a public relations consultancy tender that…
HARARE – Police have arrested three more suspects in connection with the murder of the Sheriff of the High Court. The body of Kelvin Takudzwa Karasa was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition. The three men are also accused of murdering Isheunesu Brian Kadenge. John Robin, Misheck Neshamba and Kingswell Ngwerume were arrested on…
HARARE – A Harare man allegedly attempted to strangle his wife in the presence of a police officer after she reported him for defaulting on child support. Edzai Nyamutawatawa, 45, of Madokero suburb allegedly grabbed his wife Debra Anna Mandizha, 36, by the neck and strangled her as they drove to court following his arrest….
HARARE – A documentary film was launched yesterday highlighting an unfortunate story of how the extractive sector was a curse to the Marange community where the precious diamonds were discovered. The 24 minute film titled, “Marange: The imprisoned community,” produced by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) — details violations by State and non-State…
