April 25, 2024
Biti, who had limited options at his disposal given the precarious state of the country’s economy, marginally relaxed the tax-free threshold to cheer up the struggling worker, lowered duty on some of the imported basic goods to make them more affordable in the wake of strained incomes and…
Insiders within the Prime Minister’s Office revealed this week that the re-organisation — coming against the backdrop of a surprise Cabinet reshuffle last month — was meant to improve efficiencies at Munhumutapa Building and doing away with certain characters perceived to be undermining the Movement for Democratic Change…
A survey by the Zimbabwe All Media Products Survey (ZAMPS) covering the second quarter of the year confirmed the pink paper’s dominance in the weeklies section.Its closest rival, the Zimbabwe Independent suffered a massive battering during the review period.The Zimbabwe Indepe-ndent plunged by a massive five percentage points…
The Financial Gazette can reveal that the minister was admitted at the Avenues Clinic’s High Dependency Unit (HDU), in Harare for eight days after being diagnosed with cardiac failure and has not resumed duty.He was discharged from the clinic on Saturday.“Mudenge was admitted on June 25 at 11:01…
The Prime Minister, who has a soft spot for Makone and her husband, Ian — a powerful figure in the MDC-T — has been plunged into a catch-22 situation and has been agonising over the course of action to take against the Home Affairs Co-Minister since last week…
Mliswa (38) who was initially arrested last week on allegations of seizing shares worth US$1 million from businessman, Paul Westwood of Nashio Motors, but released on bail on Monday was re-arrested the same day and appeared in court yesterday.He was remanded in custody to today for bail application…
The new electoral management body, chaired by Justice Simpson Mutambanengwe — a retired Zimbabwe High Court judge now practicing in Namibia — replaced the discredited old one that was headed by Justice George Chiweshe.With the writing of a new supreme law of the land currently underway and prospects…
Mines and Mining Development Minister, Obert Mpofu last week said the country would in due course start exporting its diamonds while on the other hand Finance Minister, Tendai Biti this week appealed to the Kimberly Process (KP) to allow Zimbabwe to start trading its gems saying the delays…
Zimphos was forced to access water from Cleveland Dam after the company’s main feeder line burst, leaving the factory with virtually no water.But council, which is also asking Zimphos to clear its arrears, has reacted angrily to a letter from Zimphos to Ignatius Chombo, the Minister of Local…
Matonga was shown the door due to failure to attend scheduled party provincial meetings.The sacking, which brings to the fore the factional fights in President Robert Mugabe’s home province, comes a year after Matonga was left out of government at the formation of the inclusive government in February…
