Facebook Inc (FB.O) is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet. The name change comes as the world’s largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and …
Read More »Govt Suppresses ‘Incapacitated’ Teachers’ Salaries
Government has withdrawn salaries for teachers who have not been reporting for duty citing incapacitation. Educators Union of Zimbabwe president Tafadzwa Munodawafa yesterday said some teachers had gone for 10 months without pay after government withheld their salaries over absentism. This, Munodawafa said, was after some school heads submitted names …
Read More »Boxing Registers Two Events Within A Month
By Gilbert Munetsi Otto Boxing Club has partnered with ZLG to host their debut professional tournament at Borrowdale Race-course Gym this Sunday. Doors open at 10am and strict Covid-19 measures will be enforced. Dubbed “The Rise of Champions,” the event has 10 bouts on a rich bill that has a …
Read More »Mukarakate Youths Benefit From Sports Kit Donation
Hundreds of youths drawn from around the Mukarakate area of Mashonaland East province were made recipients of a donation of uniforms and balls by a group of community leaders last Sunday. Speaking on the sidelines of the sports tournament that punctuated the kit handover ceremony, one of the donors, Cosmas …
Read More »High Court Removes Mugabe Exhumation Challenge From Urgent Roll
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday suffered a heavy blow after the High Court struck off the urgent roll, a case where she is challenging the exhumation of the remains of her late husband, former President Robert Mugabe. The case is before the High Court after Zvimba village head Tinos …
Read More »Doves Accused Of Burying Empty Coffin, Later Gave Body Pauper’s Burial
Leading funeral services company, Doves, allegedly buried a coffin without a body in error, and when it became aware of the mistake six months later, it disposed of the body without the knowledge of the dead man’s family. The shock claims have been made by a Harare law firm which …
Read More »Pensions Protest Gets 40 Independence War Veterans Detained
At least 40 independence war veterans were arrested in central Harare on Tuesday during a demonstration over low pensions. The war veterans were prevented from presenting a petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa after they were rounded up by anti-riot police who arrived in pick-up trucks and lorries. The Zimbabwe Lawyers …
Read More »MDC Alliance Gives Nod To SADC For Calling Out Zanu PF On Reforms
Zimbabwe’s main opposition MDC Alliance on Tuesday said regional bloc SADC had struck the right tone when it called for the lifting of personal sanctions on Zimbabwean officials, while also leaning on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pursue dialogue and implement political reforms. SADC chairman and Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera on …
Read More »RBZ Ban On Bulk Airtime Sales Hits Vendors Hard
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s Financial Intelligence Unit has proposed the phasing out of physical bulk airtime recharge sales and put a cap on individual electronic purchases, citing the need to curb the rampant abuse of the platforms by illicit currency speculators. The measures are contained in a circular …
Read More »‘Allocate More Funds To Independent Commissions’
The Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Portfolio Committee has called for increased budgetary allocations to independent commissions to enable them to fulfil their mandate in aiding democracy. The Constitution provides for independent commissions such as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and the …
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