HARARE – The bond note continues to suffer heavy battering against the greenback on the parallel market, with its exchange rate touching new lows. The surrogate currency was trading at over 400 percent against the United States dollar yesterday, compared to 180 percent at the beginning of the month. The rate now matches that of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says the commission of inquiry into the violence that occurred in Harare on August 1, resulting in the death of at least six people, is not conducting its work in a transparent manner. In its latest report, ZPP said it was not clear whether the general public has…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is leaning heavily on his officials to restore sanity in the country’s economy with analysts saying their knee-jerk responses betray unprecedented levels of panic. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Harare’s water rationing regime is affecting more and more people as the city tries to manage its water demand. Harare City Council (HCC) spokesperson Michael Chideme said while the city was trying to provide the precious liquid to its ratepayers, it had to ensure that everyone accessed water. The rationing comes as Harare…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has been urged to invest more in the rehabilitation of the water infrastructure, replacement of galvanised pipes with poly pipes, and in securing the water reservoirs in suburbs. The recommendation from Harare Residents Trust (HRT) comes as an aftermath of a research on the water and sanitation situation in…
HARARE – A registrar from the Deeds Office yesterday testified in court that businessman Frank Buyanga who has been at the centre of an alleged fraudulent house sale was in fact the legal property owner. According to Ellen Runyararo Mawire, title deeds held at her office in respect of the property in question were legally…
HARARE – Two Chinese men who shot and wounded former legislator Keith Guzah’s son, Kevin, in a shoot-out have been jailed for three-and-a-half-years for attempted murder. Luo Tin Gpen, 27, Li Yize, 27, and a local, Gamuchirai Nigel Zuze, 23, were convicted of the charges after a full trial held before Harare regional magistrate Hosea…
HARARE – A showdown is looming between police and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ZCTU) after the latter filed a court application yesterday seeking to be granted permission to carry on with their demonstration over the recently introduced tax regime. This comes after the police reiterated that last month’s ban on public gatherings still stands…
HARARE – A moment of madness by a 24-year-old man who was driving a Subaru yesterday left the Central Business District (CBD) at a standstill and passers-by with their hearts in their mouths after he shot and killed a vendor in cold blood. The man gunned down the 40-year-old vendor who earned a living from…
HARARE – An opposition MDC MP has called for the impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the deteriorating economic situation in the country saying the environment has become untenable. Contributing to questions without notice session in the National Assembly yesterday MDC’s Chitungwiza North MP Godfrey Sithole pleaded with Zanu PF legislators to join hands with…
