Warren Park Man Pays Lobola With US$30K Meant To Order Goods In S.A
A Forex trader, Rangarirai Shumbairerwa, aged 28 and residing in Warren Park, faced charges before Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera for allegedly misappropriating funds amounting to US$30,000. The funds were initially intended for purchasing goods from South Africa but were purportedly…
Fossil Contractors Ordered To Redo Lorraine Drive After Delivering A Dodgy Sub-Standard Road
Transport minister Felix Mhona has ordered Fossil Contracting to re-work the resurfacing of Lorraine Drive Road, Harare, due to shoddy workmanship. The minister’s orders followed a public outcry over the poor quality of the recently rehabilitated road. Members of Parliament…
Govt Introduces ZiG200,000 Civil Penalty For Violating Official Exchange Rate
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, backed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has enacted a new regulation penalizing businesses for pricing goods and services above the official exchange rate, the Government Gazette announced on Thursday. The Exchange Control (Amendment of Schedule to…
Mutsvangwa’s son spends day 2 in prison
WOMEN’S Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa and Zanu PF spokesman Christopher Mutsvangwa’s son, Neville, yesterday spent another night in prison for allegedly dealing in illegal foreign currency trading. Neville was picked up on Wednesday afternoon by detectives from the Criminal Investigation…
Govt ‘regrets’ tax hike
GOVERNMENT is ruing its decision to hike the intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT) rate on US dollar transactions to 2% for transactions valued up to US$100, saying the move may backfire by hindering financial inclusion and dissuade Zimbabweans from transacting…
Chinese National Accused In Cynide Scandal Claims She Is A Diplomat To Evade Arrest
A Chinese national who was arrested yesterday at the Harare magistrate court on allegations of smuggling more than 100 tonnes of Cynide has claimed to be a diplomat. Li Song who is facing several allegations that include moneylaundering, extenalisation, theft…
Monica Mutsvangwa Says Charges Against Her Son Neville Fabricated
Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said the charges of illegal foreign currency trading against her son, Neville, were fabricated. Neville was arrested on Wednesday at his Mt Pleasant home in Harare by detectives…
Varakashi Leader ‘Charles Munganasa’ Appointed Acting ZBC CEO
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) stirred controversy on Tuesday with the appointment of a Zanu PF youth leader from Masvingo as acting CEO in what appears to be a hastily arranged reorganization allegedly orchestrated by the Ministry of Information. Charles…
Ziyambi Ziyambi Kicked Out Of Parliament
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda clashed on Tuesday when Mudenda instructed Ziyambi to leave the National Assembly. Ziyambi, who leads government business in the house, was supposed to introduce a motion regarding land tenure security…
CBOs plot to corner errant miners
COMMUNITY-based organisations (CBOs) in Manicaland province have set up a committee to force foreign and local mining companies to account for their environmental, social and economic transgressions in the province. The resolution was made at a recent community dialogue that…
Govt dodging us, teachers fume
GOVERNMENT has been accused of evading teachers by not calling for the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meetings to discuss the public sector workers’ welfare. The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) yesterday said the first quarter NJNC salary negotiations were due…
We can’t trace Mugabe’s U$15b diamonds: Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it was sent on a wild goose chase to trace the US$15 billion stolen diamonds as alleged by the late former President Robert Mugabe. This was said by Zacc deputy chairperson commissioner Kuziwa Phineas…
ZCTU gags anti-govt labour activists
SUSPECTED anti-government activists were gagged from speaking during the Workers’ Day commemorations in Harare on Wednesday, NewsDay has established. There was drama at Gwanzura Stadium, where the commemorations were held, after allies of former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader…
ED forced to cancel official events
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday forced to cancel two official events over an unspecified “emergency”. Mnangagwa cancelled the swearing-in of the newly-appointed deputy ministers Musa Ncube (National Housing and Social Amenities) and Headman Moyo (Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs)…
Exhumed war heroes’ remains spend 11 years at Mt Darwin mortuary
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Fallen Heroes’ Trust, an organisation involved in the exhumation and reburial of war veterans and victims, has asked the Government for at least US$2 000 for the reburial of 10 exhumed bodies of war casualties that…
Mother jailed for assaulting daughter (11) with a brick
Debra Masese, a 33 year old woman, has been sent to jail for 24 months by the Mutare Magistrates Court. She hurt her 11-year-old daughter using a half brick because the dishes were not washed. Debra Masese was taken to…
China Shops Rejecting ZIG Currency
Retail outlets commonly known as ‘China shops,’ which offer a range of inexpensive goods like kitchenware, clothing, electronics, and cleaning products, are exclusively accepting US dollar cash payments. They are not allowing any other forms of payment in multiple currencies….
A Chinese Man Blows $72k In Casino, Confesses To Employer
A Chinese man Yu Yue, contracted to sell tires on behalf of a local company, failed to account for US$72,000. When questioned further, he confessed to his employer that he had squandered the funds at a casino. Yu Yue appeared…
Council in trouble over local currency
The Bulawayo City Council has been dragged to the High Court for refusing to accept the local currency for renewal of shop licences. According to court documents, the local authority says its fees for the renewal of shop licences are…
ED’s unfulfilled promises haunt civil servants
CIVIL servants are wallowing in poverty and financial despair, a result of unfulfilled promises by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, the NewsDay can report. The government employees are struggling to survive on meagre salaries that have been ravaged by inflation. Their…
