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SUSPENDED NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited (NetOne) chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje has approached the High Court seeking to be reinstated back at work, arguing that the board which decided his fate was improperly constituted. In the application, Muchenje cited Susan Mutangadura, Winston Makamure, Ranganai Mavhunga, Paradzai Chakona, Douglas Mamvura and NetOne, as respondents. The court…

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has extended the United States of America(USA)’s sanctions against Zimbabwe after accusing Harare of accelerating its human rights violations and failing to implement needed political reforms, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe’s re-engagement efforts with Western powers appear to be floundering, following growing criticism of Harare’s alleged failure to break…

GRAIN millers are in the habit of hoarding government’s subsidised maize meal to sell on the black market, a development that has led to serious shortages of the product, Parliament heard yesterday. This was said by minister of Industry Sekai Nzenza in the Senate while responding to a question by MDC Senator for Bulawayo Gideon…

INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPS), who are courting foreign investors, have told Parliament the financiers are demanding power purchasing agreements (PPA)s which stipulate that payment be denominated in US$, but payable in local currency so that shareholders are not shortchanged on their dividends. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy and Power Development to give…

MENTAL health centres are being weighed down by serious impediments, which include severe shortage of staff and medicine in addition to poor infrastructure, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care has said. In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the committee laid bare deep-rooted inadequacies undermining mental health institutions. “The…

MALE sex workers have complained that the stigmatisation and criminalisation of their profession is derailing the country’s progress in reducing the spread of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) as it is hindering them from accessing essential health services. This comes as the world on Tuesday commemorated International Sex Workers’ Rights Day, with efforts aimed at demanding recognition…

IN A bid to contain simmering tensions within its ranks, Zanu PF yesterday booted out its former youth league commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, for savaging the party’s leadership, the Daily News reports. This comes as factionalism — which almost completely destroyed the party during the last days in power of the late former president Robert…

COMBATIVE MDC national vice chairperson, Job Sikhala, once again finds himself under the cosh, after the State made moves yesterday to appeal his recent High Court acquittal on treason charges, the Daily News reports. This comes as Sikhala has vowed to take radical action against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government, in a bid to…

SUPREME Court judge Francis Bere has been suspended pending the determination by a tribunal set-up to investigate allegations of conflict of interest levelled against him, the Daily News can reveal. Judicial Services Commission (JSC) spokesperson, Brian Nkiwane confirmed the suspension yesterday. “The judge has been suspended in line with the constitutional provisions. In terms of…

ENERGY and Power Development deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa yesterday told Parliament that motorists have no choice, but to use blended fuel in the face of serious petroleum shortages that the country is grappling with. The government introduced mandatory blending of petroleum products in response to fuel shortages in August 2013 to the chagrin of some…