November 25, 2024
Both President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have recently urged their supporters to gear up for another round of polls, which political observers say could be held possibly in the second quarter of next year. But the two key partners in the inclusive government, who have…
Deputy Priminister Arthur Mutamabra could not attend as he was away in Ghana on government business.PM Tsvangirai, the leader of the larger faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), was widely expected to take President Mugabe head-on over the appointment of a Supreme Court judge and four…
The directive, which observers say indicated government almost despaired of ever having a solution, comes as it emerged that South Africa recently moved in to stop Zimbabwe from leasing a building for the purpose of raising money after it fell vacant following the closure of the Cape Town…
In an opposing affidavit to the High Court last week, Attorney General (AG), Johannes Tomana, argued that the case is political and not for the judiciary.The applicants cited the two leaders in the inclusive government as first and second respondents alongside eight ministers for flouting provisions of the…
The court action came after Chombo appointed alleged ZANU-PF functionaries Ralph Chimanikire, Charity Govere and Jealous Kabayi as special interest councillors to the municipality that is under the dominion of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T).ZANU-PF lost all the 11 elective council seats during the March 2008 polls.However,…
Westerhof's actions come at the back of last months move by Regional Cooperation and International Integration Minister, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga to relinquish her claim or right to the estate alleging she was being haunted by some policemen.Misihairambwi-Mushonga was married to the late orthopedic surgeon for 13 years, but they…
According to minutes of a council meeting held early last month, Zimphos, a leading fertiliser and water treatment chemical manufacturing company, has been illegally using the water treatment plant and some equipment at the dam to extract and treat water which the council has not been billing the…
The packages have, however, caused anxiety within the company, which is running on a shoe-string budget and is staggering workers’ salaries to keep afloat.NOCZIM workers had not received their May salaries this week while many were sent on forced leave as the firm battles to contain costs.The Financial…
It has also emerged that a large number of council workers are on the payroll on the strength of their political party affiliation with no requisite qualifications.To make matters worse, these workers are not rendering any service to the municipality.Councillor Panganayi Char-umbira, the chairperson of the Harare municipality's…
In 1998, the country sold maize to Zambia worth US$6,5 million through the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), but only US$3,8 million was accounted for while the remainder is still outstanding.Tomana’s name surfaced during investigations by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agricult-ure, Lands and Resettlement over how the debt…
