GOVERNMENT has cancelled a tender in which Parliament was supposed to buy laptops and desktops at a cost of US$9 264 and US$3 076 per item respectively. In a letter to clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chikuda, permanent secretary in the Finance ministry George Guvamatanga, said the prices were exorbitant hence the cancellation of the tender….
By Brighton Muronzereyi HARARE City Council (HCC) has reviewed traffic fines following an outcry by motorists over high charges on tow away and storage fees. In a recent circular, HCC acting chamber secretary Warren Chiwawa said the mayor, Jacob Mafume, noted the motorists’ sentiments on penalties, mainly charges on tow away and storage fees. “Council…
BUSINESSMAN and politician Philip Chiyangwa has won the bid to reclaim his land at Old Citrus Farm in Chinhoyi after the High Court said over 59 settlers should vacate the place as they do not have papers authorising their stay. The invaders had approached the High Court seeking to stop their eviction from the farm…
By BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appealed to the country’s political parties to tolerate each other and shun violence ahead of the 2023 harmonised election. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero Charles Kaneta at the Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa said the country’s economy can only develop if people are united. “Across…
THE crunch 2023 national elections are further fraying the perfunctory ties between Harare and Washington, amid suggestions that their lukewarm relationship will get worse in the short to medium term. This comes after the United States of America (USA) criticised the government’s unwillingness this week to give opposition parties unfettered liberty to campaign ahead of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged local authorities to scale-up their game in providing better service delivery to residents. Speaking during a local councillors` indaba in Harare, Mnangagwa said local authorities must provide classy service to residents. “Local authorities are indispensable partners which must provide timely programmes and projects to guarantee equitable development that leaves no…
A MEMORIAL service in Zimbabwe for Queen Elizabeth drew a handful of mourners on Thursday, but some on the streets of the…
COPS are closing in on Citizens Coalition for Change activist Makomborero Haruzivishe, who has for the second time failed to appear in court to stand trial in a matter he is jointly charged with four others, accused of participating in demonstration in 2020. The prosecution said the police now have leads on his whereabouts and…
THE six-month extension to June 2023 of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) brings some relief to nearly 180 000 permit holders, but many families are still opting to voluntarily return to Zimbabwe. The ZEP permit was to expire at the end of December 2022, leaving almost all of these permit holders undocumented. However, some Zimbabweans…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating a number of prominent people in the country whose wealth it says does not appear commensurate with their stations in life. Speaking last night on fast-growing independent commercial television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo said the commission was…
