By Bindura Bureau A male quartet in the art of stealing electricity transmission copper cables has been sentenced to a combined 27 years behind bars. Bindura Magistrate Esteri Chiwasa sent Frighton Moyo (42), Munyaradzi Mahereni (40), Tafadzwa Motsangabere (30) and Luckmore Honde (27) all of Wayerera Village, Chief Masembura to …
Read More »Hard Pressed Govt Officials Secretly Soliciting To Attend UN Assembly
Senior government officials reportedly secretly contacted the United Nations (UN) secretariat seeking to attend the UN General Assembly and other routine meetings, a leaked memo from Agriculture permanent secretary John Basera’s office has shown. Sources in government revealed that all permanent secretaries were directed by Cabinet to write memos exposing …
Read More »Storm At UZ After 1 000pc Tuition Hike Back Fires
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students Monday staged a flash demonstration over the latest round of tuition fees hike, and have vowed to boycott lectures until the new fees are reversed. The university has increased fees by a staggering 1,000%, triggering an outcry among students, who feel the new fees structures …
Read More »Mnangagwa In Kenya For Ruto Inauguration
President Mnangagwa arrived in Kenya yesterday to witness the swearing-in of Dr William Ruto as the fifth President of Kenya today. The ceremony is set to be attended by more than 20 Heads of State and Government as well as 4 000 invited delegates. President Mnangagwa, who is accompanied by …
Read More »Chamisa Fears For His Life
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he now fears for his life after what is believed to have been a fresh assassination attempt by suspected Zanu PF activists in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West province on Sunday. A home-made hand grenade exploded close to the venue of his rally …
Read More »Information Minister Condemns Attacks On Journalists By Political Parties
The attack on two journalists by CCC security officers at a rally in Chinhoyi on Sunday has been condemned by unions and the Government, with consensus that political parties should not muzzle the Press. In a statement yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, condemned the assault on …
Read More »Dzinemunhenzva, 3 Others Sue ZEC Over ‘Unlawful’ Nomination Fees
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been sued over recently-gazetted fees to be paid by candidates intending to run for election. Former presidential candidate Egypt Dzinemunhenzva and three others who filed an application at the High Court on Monday said the new fees are “grossly unreasonable, unlawful” and would deprive citizens …
Read More »Civil Servants Halt Strike Ahead Of Salary Increment
Government sincerity will be put to the test this Friday when teachers receive their salaries. Government promised to increase civil servants’ salaries this month and various workers unions say they will decide on whether or not to down tools after they receive their salaries. This was revealed following a meeting …
Read More »Harare: Dirty City, Dirty Politics & Dirty Black Gold
On the northern side of Harare, between a golf course, wedding venues and a growing middle-class neighbourhood, is Pomona, the city’s primary landfill site. This site has become the ground for the latest political tussle in Zimbabwe which pits the ZANU-PF-led national government against the opposition-led local government and brings …
Read More »Bulawayo Mayor Says Zanu PF Fuelling Illegal Vending In The City
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni on Monday accused Zanu PF of promoting illegal vending in the city, which was leading to rampant littering. Mguni spoke as the city launched ‘Spring Cleaning Week’ which will see the local authority clear rubbish which has piled up at seven locations in the city centre. …
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