April 29, 2024
According to party insiders, villagers in Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East and parts of Masvingo are being threatened with unspecified action if they declined to buy the party’s membership cards, which used to sell like hot cakes during the first two decades following the country’s independence from…
A spokesperson for Scotia Holdings confirmed this week that the diversified non-listed conglomerated in which Kaukonde enjoys total control has landed the entire shareholding in Mike Harris, which used to operate as a family business, for an undisclosed amount.“I can confirm that Mike Harris — an exciting business…
This projected growth is about 2,7 percentage points higher than the initial target of 5,4 percent announced by Biti during the 2010 Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review Statement in July, and is seen as a strong indication of the direction Zimbabwe’s economy would take in the next 12 months.…
In a position paper made available to The Financial Gazette, the Apex Council is also demanding that a rural allowance be introduced at 20 percent of one’s monthly salary for the benefit of civil servants in remote parts of the country where the working conditions are harsh.A non-monetary…
Zuma will meet the country’s bickering leadership in desperate attempts to ease the rising tensions within the out-of-sorts inclusive government, which has been rocked by disquiet ever since it was consummated in February last year.All eyes would be on Zuma to see how he plans to navigate the…
Foreign Affairs acting permanent secretary, Ngoni Sengwe, appearing before the Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Parliamentary Portfolio committee, said the regional ministerial committee was sitting on the SADC resolution.He revealed that the SADC ministerial committee has not visited a single Western country to try and coax…
“Clearly, a number of things need to happen before Zimbabwe is ready,” Ambassador Mark Canning told journalists at the embassy in Harare.“If a poll was to be held prematurely it would be most unlikely to be free and fair," he said.“It’s important to note that an election that…
The amendments intend to change the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act to subject such information to copyright protection, with serious implications for the rights of citizens to access public information.Currently Section 10 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, official texts of statutes, official texts of judicial proceedings…
Chipinge magistrate, Samuel Zuze, on Tuesday granted bail to Gift Mafuka, the man he had earlier convicted and jailed for belittling the authority of the President.Zuze convicted Mafuka for contravening Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and sentenced him on August 26, 2010 to…
The payment of the 13th cheque came as both protagonists in the government of national unity held discussions with South African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team in which they indicated that fresh elections were the only panacea to the gridlock frustrating the coalition’s operations.Despite the coalition failing to…
