THE rate at which the economy is shrinking, shutting down industry and further squeezing the already impoverished populace is cause for concern. Given that Zimbabweans have walked this path before and ended up with world record inflation figures in 2008, they should be excused for being edgy. Leaders in government, politics and business can only […]
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Masiyiwa steps down from Econet board
Source: Masiyiwa steps down from Econet board – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY TAPFUMANEYI HOSHO ECONET Wireless founder and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa has stepped down from the telecommunications giant’s board, a company he birthed after a protracted struggle with government. Masiyiwa sat on the board of the company since 1993 after its birth and subsequent listing on […]
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Kwekwe Zanu PF activists deface CCC candidate posters
Source: Kwekwe Zanu PF activists deface CCC candidate posters – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY SILAS NKALA THE Nelson Chamisa-led opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has accused Zanu PF activists of defacing its campaign posters ahead of the two parties’ star rallies in Kwekwe this weekend. But Zanu PF youths have also allegedly set up […]
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Five people killed in gas explosion
Source: Five people killed in gas explosion | The Herald 5 members of the Gozhora family were burnt after a gas tank explosion in Retreat Waterfalls Crime Reporter FIVE people, a couple and their three children were killed last night after a gas exploded in a room they were sleeping in Eyestone, Waterfalls. The incident […]
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Zimbabwe earns US$153m from tobacco
Source: Zimbabwe earns US$153m from tobacco | The Herald Tobacco and cotton farmers can now retain 75 percent of their forex proceeds Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe has earned US$153 million from tobacco exports as the Far East continues to be the major destination of the golden leaf. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board’s […]
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Teachers heed Govt’s call
Some teachers had taken illegal industrial action and either had not returned to work or were physically present but declining to teach, although major unions had accepted the new salary and benefits package implemented by the Government to break deadlocks in talks. Kudzaishe Muhamba and Marytise Vambayi Most public school teachers reported for duty by […]
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Sell ideas, don’t seek scapegoats, ZEC warns parties
ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba Joseph Madzimure-Senior Reporter AHEAD of the March 26 by-elections, political parties must sell their ideas to the electorate and not seek scapegoats in the event of losing, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba has said. Her remarks come as some opposition forces have already started claiming, without […]
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Chin’ono’s case postponed again
Source: Chin’ono’s case postponed again – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY DESOMND CHINGARANDE JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin’ono who faces charges of incitement to commit public violence had his matter postponed to April after the court heard that the investigating officer in the case was sick. Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti told magistrate Stanford Mambanje that the investigating officer (IO) Naison […]
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Esidakeni Farm owners demand compensation
Source: Esidakeni Farm owners demand compensation – #Asakhe – CITE Esidakeni Farm Esidakeni Farm owners are demanding nearly US$340 000 in compensation for the destruction of their crops during the time Dumisani Madzivanyati ‘illegally occupied’ the farm. Esidakeni, also known as Kershelmar Farms (Private) Limited is owned by Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) director, […]
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RBZ freezes bank accounts for 4 companies for money laundering
Source: RBZ freezes bank accounts for 4 companies for money laundering – #Asakhe – CITE The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has directed banks to freeze accounts belonging to Transerv, Electrosales, Halsteds Brothers and Enbee Store on allegations of money laundering. In a letter seen by CITE, the FIU notified banks that […]
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