Zimbabwe Situation

Dorothy Matsika makes a presentation before the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development this week. Some participants said there was a need for the 2023 budget to foster women economic empowerment. Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development has begun nationwide public consultation on the 2023 National […] …
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Police in Bulawayo has launched an operation to remove all pickup trucks being used for street vending, which are disrupting the smooth flow of traffic.  Bulawayo Metropolitan province police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube told New Ziana that so far more than 12 such trucks had been impounded during the ongoing operation.  “I cannot give the […] …
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Source: UK deports 9 Zim criminals -Newsday Zimbabwe Deportation NINE Zimbabwean criminals and immigration offenders have been deported by United Kingdom (UK) Home Office. In a statement, the UK Home Office said in September 2022 only, more than 500 offenders were deported from the UK. The new Home secretary Suella Braverman said they were sending […] …
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Source: Men living with HIV form organisation –Newsday Zimbabwe A GROUP of men living with HIV and Aids have formed the country’s first organisation aimed at addressing their concerns. The group, called The National Positive Men’s Forum (N+MF), said it would identify gaps in HIV policies and responses to ensure men’s issues are considered. Interim […] …
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Source: 2 nabbed for drugs, python skin –Newsday Zimbabwe ONE suspect has been arrested at the Victoria Falls International Airport for unlawful possession of heroin. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of Shaik Zeenat Khatoon Rafiq (43) on October 1, 2022 at […] …
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Source: ‘Plug tender process loopholes’ –Newsday Zimbabwe ANTI-CORRUPTION activists have urged government to plug loopholes in tender processes to curb procurement scandals. Public entities have been accused of inflating tender prices, resulting in billions of taxpayers’ money being fleeced from Treasury. Addressing a Twitter space discussion hosted by Transparency International Zimbabwe, which tackled procurement corruption, […] …
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Source: Musengezi finds company in ED challenge -Newsday Zimbabwe Sybeth Musengezi ACADEMIC and Friends of Shabani, Mashava Mine Trust member Tichaona Mupasiri on Monday filed an application for a joinder in the case in which Zanu PF member Sybeth Musengezi is seeking to stop the party congress on the basis of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s lack […] …
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Source: RioZim burns $13 billion –Newsday Zimbabwe CURRENT liabilities at the listed multi-asset resource outfit, RioZim, barrelled over current assets by $13 billion during the half-year to June 30, 2022, financial statements showed, as terrified authorities feared the firm could collapse. Firms sitting on higher current liabilities than assets sweat over working capital – the […] …
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Source: Uproar over Makandiwa’s corruption remarks -Newsday Zimbabwe Emmanuel Makandiwa United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa has torched a storm after one of his sermons went viral on social media, in which he appeared to “sanitise” corruption. In the clip, the UFIC leader said: “Some of you don’t understand. Some of you hear […] …
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Source: Govt sleeping on the wheel: Zimcodd –Newsday Zimbabwe GOVERNMENT has been accused of failing to force State entities to regularly submit financial statements to the Auditor-General (AG), Mildred Chiri for audit. A report by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) issued this week revealed that ministries and local authorities have consistently failed […] …
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