November 22, 2024
The scandal scaled to new heights earlier this month when council rejected unsolicited bids from local construction companies and gave the main contractor, Augur Investments — a Ukrainian company incorporated in Estonia — the green light to sub-contract a South African company as project partner.Through its project managers…
The former Kingdom Meikles Africa Limited (KMAL) chairperson — who was specified in January this year after a boardroom war erupted at KMAL between him and chief executive officer, Nigel Chanakira —approached the High Court last month seeking to be de-specified and to have the appointment of two…
The move, set off by calls from the IMF membership to strengthen global financial safety nets after “a global financial crisis of exceptional magnitude”, could also help the country, which recently ditched its local currency in favour of the US dollar increase liquidity in the strapped economy.In a…
Mvududu, an ex-officio member of the ARDA board, was sent on “special leave” in February following a board meeting held at a Harare hotel.Mvududu replaced Joseph Matowanyika who was sacked from ARDA in 2007 for poor performance and maladministration.He was shown the door in a letter signed by…
The Prime Minister’s trip would be the first one outside the country since he returned from a tour of western capitals in June where he embarked on a diplomatic offensive aimed at normalising relations with the United States and European countries.James Maridadi, the premier’s spokesperson, confirmed that Tsvangirai…
The MDC-T leadership has publicly stated that it is opposed to the use of the Kariba draft as the sole document in consultations to come up with a new supreme law for the country in the on-going process being led by a Parliamentary Select Committee co-chaired by the…
Clemence Manyukwe, Senior Political Reporter THE long-awaited National Security Council meeting which brings together army generals and politicians from the three main political parties in the inclusive government is scheduled to take place today in the first such face-to-face encounter between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the security chiefs.The…
The top-of-the-range vehicles that were meant to be registered within two weeks as stipulated by law, were confiscated by ZIMRA as part of an on-going blitzkrieg targeting unregistered vehicles.ZIMRA has been under extreme pressure to raise revenue for the bloated inclusive government that adopted cash budgeting under Finance…
The Zimbabwean Constitution stipulates that Cabinet posts must be occupied by legislators and if a non-Member of Parliament or Senate is appointed minister, he or she must find a constituency within three months.The former trade unionist, who lost the Nkulumane constituency to Thamsanqa Mahlangu of the MDC-T in…
Labour unions representing key professions within the public service are now busy consulting their members on the next course of action.On Tuesday, Public Service Minister, Eliphas Mukonoweshuro, unveiled a revised grading system for civil servants including a new salary scheme, but kept the figures a closely-guarded secret.The Financial…
