THE government has gazetted an extradition treaty it signed with China in 2018 to allow the two countries to bring back criminals to face justice in their respective jurisdictions. According to a Government Gazette published on Friday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe gave notice of the Treaty in terms of the provisions of the Extradition…
Shamaine Chirimujiri AN ELDERLY couple in their 80s was found dead in a bedroom hut with deep cuts on their heads in Masvingo. The police yesterday said they were carrying out investigations amid suspicion they were murdered.“Police in Masvingo are investigating circumstances surrounding a case of murder which occurred on February 17, 2022 at Village…
AS ZIMBABWE girds up for the March 26 by-elections, the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition are embarking on massive campaign stumps this weekend, amid rising political tension in the country. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is expected back in the country from his European trip today, will tomorrow hold a star rally in Marondera. At…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya FORMER Hurungwe East Member of Parliament Sarah Mahoka, 55, died in a car crash on Thursday night in Karoi. Mahoka, who was also former Zanu PF national women’s league treasurer, was travelling to Karoi together with her husband and other family members, when she was involved in a head on collision with a…
Melisa Chatikobo ZESA wants the private sector to be allowed to produce electricity to help the country to meet its power demands. Addressing a business conference this week, the utility’s executive chairman, Sydney Gata, said it was a global norm for governments to rely on the private sector for electricity provisions. “IPPs (independent power producers)…
Blessing Masakadza GRAFT- ACCUSED ex-Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga has been convicted and sent to prison awaiting sentencing on Wednesday. A visibly shaken Gudyanga, who was alone when he came for judgment yesterday, was in a last minute rush to make arrangements with relatives to collect his vehicle. He was being charged with criminal…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has suspended some of its officials for their alleged involvement in leaking the 2020 voters roll to political parties. Speaking at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Harare yesterday, Zec acting chief executive officer (CEO) Jane Chigiji said the 2020 voters roll that has seen pressure…
IT SEEMS it never rains but pours for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa who has suffered another major blow after the South African High Court granted a preservation order for her luxury property in the neighbouring country.In the ruling delivered on February 9, Pretoria High Court judge Aubrey Ledwaba gave SA authorities…
THE government is sticking to its five-year de-dollarisation plan, and confident that fiscal and monetary measures put in place to stabilise the local currency will succeed in the long term, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said yesterday. The country re-introduced its own currency in 2019 after a decade-long hiatus and put in place a five-year de-dollarisation roadmap…
Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has embarked on a sample-based agriculture and livestock survey across all farming sectors of Zimbabwe to assess data for use in assessing food security at both household and national level. According to Zimstat, the programme, which commenced on February 14 and is expected to end on March…
