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By Bindura Bureau Bindura Municipality Town Clerk Kelton Chinowaita who has been facing demotion to a lower position on allegations of incompetence survived humiliation after Bindura District Development Coordinator (DDC) Richard Chipfuwa blocked the move. This follows an urgent Special Full Council meeting convened by the City Fathers led by …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday threw down the gauntlet, accusing Zimbabwe’s private sector of failing to confront government over its shortcomings. This was after members of the private sector and delegates attending the inaugural Zimbabwe Annual Investor Forum in Harare failed to ask questions after his address. The event was hosted …

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s claims that Treasury attained a surplus have come under the spotlight as members of Parliament are questioning how the country ended up spending outside its allocated budget in 2019 and 2020. Debating the 2022 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review during Tuesday’s National Assembly session, Norton MP …

Staff WriterSouth Africa-headquartered electric vehicles manufacturer Agilitee Africa has unveiled plans to roll-out 20 000 electric delivery scooters by December, with Zimbabwe set to receive part of the consignment. Zimbabwe is set to receive its allocation of the motor bikes in the next few weeks, after a test-run was conducted …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has for the first time admitted that there has been massive pilferage and corruption in government departments which is driving the black market and prices of goods and services. Writing in his weekly Sunday Mail column, Mnangagwa said: “Many things have been going wrong in (public) sector, …

A tense meeting between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Innscor Africa shareholders over allegations of fuelling currency volatilities rocking the market had a chilling effect after Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga reportedly issued a strong warning against the conglomerate, saying government would treat “economic saboteurs” as enemies of the state. This was revealed …

…VIPs not paying …power utility raises millions in blitz TOP government officials, critical security establishments, including police stations and ministry departments, were left in the dark last week after the country’s power utility, Zesa, switched them off in an attempt to recover US$62 million owed by exporting companies and ZW$17 …

A dual citizen of Croatia and Zimbabwe who fled into the European Union (EU) embassy following a high-speed chase by suspected police officers has left the embassy under unexplained circumstances. It remains unknown if Joseph Richard Crnkovic was transferred to another safe place, but details have emerged that he is …

Debt-ridden Zimbabwe plans to hold a high-level meeting with creditors and the international community as the authorities desperately seek to normalise relations with creditors, the country’s Finance minister has said. The country is battling to repay a huge external debt of nearly US$15 billion which has made it ineligible to …

Fruitful engagements between Plumtree and Botswana chiefs living along the border fence have seen no livestock shot in the past year. Plumtree villagers living along the border fence had been having their livestock shot whenever it strayed into Botswana. Over 600 cattle and 109 donkeys from Zimbabwe were shot between …