BY PROBLEM MASAU AS bread prices continue to soar, public sector employees are now comparing and contrasting their low wages to how many loaves they can actually purchase. A loaf of bread in the country now costs between $600 and $945, way beyond the reach of many workers, a majority of whom take home $35 […]
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Warrant of arrest against billboard businessman
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A warrant of arrest has been issued against one of the Harare men accused of illegally erecting a billboard tarnishing the image of a property development company. Paragon Printing director, Mark Strathen failed to appear before magistrate Shane Kubonera on Wednesday, resulting in the issuing of the warrant of arrest. Strathen is […]
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Ordinary citizens or foreign capital? July Moyo must choose
WE have followed, with interest, the ongoing developments on the Pomona dumpsite deal where Local Government minister July Moyo is pushing and defending the privatisation of the dumpsite. The deal was awarded to Geogenix BV, a Netherlands company. The US$344 million Pomona deal will cost residents of Harare US$22 000 per day for depositing waste. […]
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Mnangagwa mourns Major-General Nyathi
BY FREEMAN MAKOPA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has mourned the death of retired Major-General Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi, who died on Sunday at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks Referral Hospital in Harare. In a statement yesterday, Mnangagwa described Nyathi’s death as a blow to the nation. “It was with a deep sense of shock and sorrow that I […]
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Ex-Labour Minister Kagonye convicted for stealing school laptops
Prosecutor Zivanai Macharaga proved that Kagonye diverted 20 computers to personal use. …
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RBZ lifts MetBank suspension
Business Reporter THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has with immediate effect lifted the suspension of Metbank Limited from foreign currency exchange trading. In April, the Apex Bank slapped the bank with suspension from buying and selling foreign currency and processing international and domestic foreign currency transactions until further notice. However, in a notice on Wednesday, […] …
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Liverpool turn down Bayern Munich’s £30m Mane bid
Mane has scored 120 goals for Liverpool since arriving from Southampton …
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Look out for Madlela on Amanxeba drama series
Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter WHENEVER the word Madlela Skhobokhobo is mentioned, many, if not all of us think of a comic character known for funny skits and Rhumba songs. That is set to change as the 50 du! singer is set to appear on a new drama series, Amanxeba Season 1 which premieres later today […] …
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Government to amend Campfire
Leonard Ncube in Hwange GOVERNMENT is working on amending the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) to make traditional leaders legal signatories of trust funds generated through resources from the specific local communities. Government came up with the Campfire programme in the early 1980s as a way of ensuring that communities benefit from […] …
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Man (17) murders grandfather (59) with brick over supper
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent A 17-year-old Shurugwi man has been arrested after he fatally struck his 59-year-old grandfather with a brick on the chest over an argument involving supper. The man, who was not named by police, was arrested in Gweru after committing the offence in Shurugwi. National Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed […] …
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