ZCTU off the hook
HARARE - The Constitutional Court has permanently stayed the prosecution of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) on 72 counts of externalising foreign currency, dating back to 2006. The union...
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MDC pushes for Parly TV, radio coverage
HARARE - Nelson Chamisa, the Kuwadzana East MDC MP, yesterday tabled a motion in Parliament pushing for radio and television coverage of parliamentary proceedings. The motion was seconded by James...
View ArticleDirectors up for bribery
HARARE - Two companies that were regular service providers to Zimbabwe Prison Correctional Services (ZPCS) reportedly bribed an officer to inflate the price of goods. Lucia Muramba, 25, a director of...
View ArticleNo funds to help flood victims: CPU
HARARE - Madzudzo Pawadyira, the director of Civil Protection Unit (CPU), has said the department does not have enough funds to help victims of flooding countrywide. Pawadyira told the parliamentary...
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EU delegation jets in
HARARE - European Union (EU) has dispatched a high powered delegation to Zimbabwe to assess the situation ahead of an annual meeting where the country’s sanctions will be reviewed. Aldo Dell’Ariccia,...
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Minister sells 48c house for $48 000
HARARE - Government minister Martin Dinha has resold a house he bought for 48 cents five years ago for a whooping $48 000, the Daily News can reveal. Dinha, who is minister of State for Mashonaland...
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Makarau clarifies Gono's senatorial issue
HARARE - Zimbabwe Elections Commission (Zec) chairperson Rita Makarau yesterday clarified the confusion on former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s ascendency to the Zanu PF...
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Psmas board grabs $1m in allowances
HARARE - Troubled Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas)'s board members raked in a staggering $1 million in allowances last year, as fresh details of the alleged plunder at the institution...
View ArticleCapping banks' shareholding noble
HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s initiative to limit individual shareholding in banks and other financial institutions is a noble idea that will inspire confidence in the sector and...
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Africa vs greed, poverty
HARARE - It can no longer be argued that poverty in Africa is closely related to the greed of its leaders. Most of the people in power would like to remain there for a long time. At some point, they...
View ArticleZim pursues SA, Botswana loans
HARARE - Financially-squeezed Zimbabwe government is still pursuing over $200 million in loans, pledged by regional countries nearly five years ago, to revive its stuttering economy. In 2009,...
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'Empowerment board broke'
HARARE - The National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (Nieeb) — a government body created to implement the indigenisation programme — says it is broke and failing to carry out its...
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Kereke must cite RBZ in lawsuit - Gono
HARARE - Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono has said his ex-adviser Munyaradzi Kereke is basing corruption charges against him on false allegations driven by malice and a...
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Angela Merkel condemns EU insult
BERLIN - Germany's Angela Merkel has said a US official's apparent insult of the EU's efforts to mediate in the Ukraine crisis is "totally unacceptable". Victoria Nuland has apologised after a voice...
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We respect Dynamos – Chaka
HARARE – Mochudi Centre Chiefs' Zimbabwean defender Arnold Chaka says they respect Dynamos ahead of Sunday’s African Champions League preliminary round qualifier. The two teams meet at the National...
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How Mine wallop Chuoni FC
BULAWAYO – How Mine eased to a convincing 4-0 over visiting Zanzibar outfit Chouni FC at Barbourfields Stadium in an African Confederations Cup preliminary round qualifier on Saturday. Chikurupati...
View ArticleByo NGO calls for Chombo probe
BULAWAYO - The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) has waded into the controversial Harare City Council saga calling for an investigation to be carried out in the operations of Local...
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Residents protest Chombo's decision
HARARE - Harare’s Town House yesterday erupted after disgruntled residents besieged it showing their discontent in the way Local government minister Ignatius Chombo reinstated Town clerk Tendai...
View ArticleGold panner buried alive
KWEKWE - An 18-year-old Kwekwe gold panner died when a mine shaft he was working on collapsed burying him alive early yesterday. Bornwell Chigumbu, who arrived from Gokwe three months ago in search of...
View ArticleJohanne Marange battle far from over
HARARE - The battle between two Johanne Marange Apostolic Church’s brothers who lead separate factions is far from over, after claims that the matter was improperly withdrawn from court. According to...
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