Source: ‘Zesa only generating 951MW’ –Newsday Zimbabwe ‘Zesa only generating 951MW’ ZESA Holdings subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), says it is only generating 951 megawatts (MW) of electricity against a national peak demand of 2 200MW, which has resulted in the country experiencing electricity blackouts of up to 18 hours per day […] …
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Ex-Morgan & Co boss nabbed for $53m fraud
Source: Ex-Morgan & Co boss nabbed for $53m fraud –Newsday Zimbabwe Fraud A FORMER finance manager at Morgan & Co has been arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing a charge of converting $53 129 574 to his own use. Kudakwashe Saimon (30) was remanded to May 8 on $500 000 bail. Morgan & Co, […] …
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Feature: Iconic Byo library crumbles as MPs feast on public funds
Source: Feature: Iconic Byo library crumbles as MPs feast on public funds -Newsday Zimbabwe Educationists and civil society groups have questioned government spending of public funds at the exclusion of critical sectors such as education. AN iconic public library in Zimbabwe’s second city faces collapse after years of structural deterioration amid poor funding for the […] …
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Politicians abusing religion: Cleric
Source: Politicians abusing religion: Cleric –Newsday Zimbabwe Reverend Kenneth Mutata RENOWNED cleric, Reverend Kenneth Mutata has bemoaned growing conflation and abuse of religion to legitimise political decisions, saying this has left Zimbabwe’s Christian community vulnerable to political predators. Commenting on the role that self-styled prophet Uebert Angel played in Al Jazeera’s documentary titled Gold Mafia: […] …
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Senate president challenges students
Source: Senate president challenges students –Newsday Zimbabwe SENATE president Mabel Chinomona SENATE president Mabel Chinomona has challenged Zimbabwean and Russian students to explore research projects that seek to promote wide legislative, oversight and representational roles of Parliament as well as bust sanctions. Chinomona said this yesterday during a visit to the People’s Friendship University of […] …
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Villagers accuse police of protecting criminals
Source: Villagers accuse police of protecting criminals -Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: Stolen cattle VILLAGERS in the Mbembesi area of Matabeleland North province have accused the police of protecting criminals after some arrested cattle rustling suspects were reportedly released from police custody under unclear circumstances. The villagers said they now suspect that some police officers are […] …
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Man hangs self after killing granny (70)
Source: Man hangs self after killing granny (70) –Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: A hang knot IN an incident that has left villagers in Mutoko shell-shocked, a 31-year-old man fatally attacked his grandmother with a log before committing suicide after accusing her of failing to buy his medication. The body of Patrick Hungwa, of Tsiko village, […] …
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Govt warns newsroom sex predators
Source: Govt warns newsroom sex predators –Newsday Zimbabwe Information and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa has threatened to take punitive measures against male journalists accused of sexually abusing their female counterparts INFORMATION and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa has threatened to take punitive measures against male journalists accused of sexually abusing their female counterparts, mostly interns. Addressing […] …
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Al Jazeera exposé: Mangwana under fire
Source: Al Jazeera exposé: Mangwana under fire –Newsday Zimbabwe Information and Broadcasting Services secretary Ndavaningi ‘Nick’ Mangwana INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services secretary Ndavaningi ‘Nick’ Mangwana has attracted brickbats after indirectly defending alleged gold smuggling exposed in Al Jeezera’s documentary Gold Mafia: The Laundry Service. In response to the documentary in a Twitter post yesterday, Mangwana […] …
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Murder over US$0,50 snooker token
Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko Midlands Bureau POLICE in Shurugwi have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly brutally murdered his friend following a misunderstanding over a snooker token. Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the suspect only identified as Tinashe allegedly murdered his friend Prosper Gumbo over a snooker token. “Zimbabwe Republic Police, […] …
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