By Alois Vinga THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Foreign Exchange (RBZ) Auction has to date allotted over US$1 billion to more than 3 000 large and Small to Medium Enterprises companies becoming the largest foreign currency source. In a Wednesday update, RBZ governor, John Mangudya said the announcement was in line with the bank’s commitment
Africa News Yoweri Museveni, re-elected in January for a sixth term, was sworn in on Wednesday at a ceremony in the capital Kampala, which was placed under heavy security to avoid any demonstrations by the opposition, which is contesting his election. According to the official results, Mr. Museveni obtained 58% of the votes during the
By Mary Taruvinga HIGH Court judge, Tawanda Chitapi has issued an order temporarily stopping the trial of MDC Alliance MP, Joana Mamombe and fellow party activists Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova at the magistrate court. The three are accused of publishing falsehoods after allegedly faking their abduction by suspected state security agents last year. The
By Paidashe Mandivengerei UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) founder, Emmanuel Makandiwa’s Christ TV studios were recently broken into with thieves getting away with footage of prophecies which were yet to be fulfilled and confidential counselling sessions. Christ TV studios, a free to air television channel of the UFIC is responsible for producing and airing Makandiwa’s
By Staff Reporter CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has vowed to continue with its pursuit for a democratic society in the wake of continued intimidation by some top government officials irked by the NGO grouping’s works. CiZC is among local groups that have voiced their disapproval over the Zanu PF-led government’s decision to amend the
By Anna Chibamu MDC ALLIANCE has accused Norton MP Temba Mliswa of indecent assault on party legislator Memory Mbondiah after the opposition lawmakers were Monday involved in a scuffle which saw the abandonment of a Public Accounts Committee meeting which was hosting businessman Wicknell Chivhayo’s Intratrek. Mliswa, on his part is also pressing theft charges
By Mary Taruvinga HIGH Court judge Esther Muremba has postponed to July 5, 2021, the divorce trial between Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa. This followed confirmation by Chiwenga’s lawyer Advocate Lewis Uriri that Mubaiwa was indeed sick and hospitalised at Health Point hospital in Belgravia, Harare. Justice Muremba told parties
By Alois Vinga RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction allotments this week reached US$42 million, becoming the highest amount to be disbursed on the platform amid sustained exchange rate stability on the platform. A trading update released at the close of business Tuesday shows that the main auction received US$36.5 million with priority
Bloomberg News In December, the government of Zimbabwe announced a multibillion-dollar project called Kuvimba Mining House Ltd. that would hold some of the nation’s most valuable gold, platinum, chrome and nickel mines and whose revenue would be used to revive the country’s moribund economy. The venture would be 65% owned by the government and 35%
By Mary Taruvinga PROSECUTOR General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has filed an application with the High Court challenging the decision by Justice Jesta Charehwa to acquit freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono in a case he was being accused of publishing falsehoods. Chin’ono got into trouble with the law early this year after he allegedly shared on his
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has announced plans to host a junior football tournament in the country next month as he continues to give back to the community through his Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF). Named the MNF Youth Invitation Tournament, the competition which will be held annually will see teams from across
By Staff Reporter THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has filed an urgent chamber application seeking an order for Chief Justice Malaba to resign by 15 May 2021. This comes after the Zanu PF led government railroaded its legislators to pass the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 into law whose effect was to increase the
By Leopold Munhende ZIMBABWEAN journalists have accused government of being too secretive with crucial information on Covid-19 in the country. This is contained in a report by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) following some research on the situation. The research by Dr. Lyton Ncube of Midlands State University (MSU) and journalist Mlondolozi Ndlovu
NewsDay ZIMBABWE’S lax security at ports of entry and airports has come under spotlight again after Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya’s ex-aide was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa while attempting to smuggle gold worth over US$780 000. The suspect, Tashinga Nyasha Masinire (33), was yesterday granted R100 000
By Sports Reporter LOCAL football fans will have to wait a bit longer before the return of domestic football after the Premier Soccer League revealed that they have deferred the start of the 2021 season by a week to May 22 to allow the conclusion of negotiations with commercial partners. The local topflight football season
By Sports Reporter FORMER CAPS United and Zimbabwe youth international midfielder Butler Masango has died. He was 47. Masango died in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the early hours of Monday morning after a short illness. The former football star, who reportedly had a heart problem, was briefly hospitalised in Johannesburg at the beginning of this
Mail OnLine More than 150 bodies of suspected coronavirus patients have been dumped into the River Ganges amid fears that relatives could not bury or cremate them in latest shocking scene laying India’s crisis bare. The health ministry recorded another 366,161 infections and 3,754 deaths on Monday – both figures are almost certainly undercounts as
By Mary Taruvinga UNWELL Marry Mubaiwa, estranged wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, was on Monday remanded from her hospital bed at Harare’s Healthpoint facility in Belgravia as her health continues to deteriorate. Mubaiwa, who is going through a nasty divorce with her powerful husband, is battling lymphoedema, which continues to cause wounds and swelling
By Staff Reporter REPORTS of human rights violations by suspected Zanu PF members and the police, often using brute force, are reported to be on the increase across the country as the ruling party prepares for the 2023 elections. This grim situation in Zimbabwe is captured in the latest report for the month of April
By Staff Reporter JUSTICE Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has dismissed as malicious, claims by opposition parties and civil society organisations that Zanu PF was planning to create a one-party state in Zimbabwe. The charges follow the signing into law of the Second Amendment Bill by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last Friday. Ziyambi, who is also the Zanu
