By Anna Chibamu NATIONAL Assembly members Wednesday gave Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe a torrid time asking him to explain the criteria used by the government in determining who befits the national hero status. MDC-T vice president Thokozani Khupe and Zanu PF Levi Mayihlome alleged tribalism and regionalism in the conferment of the hero status
By Anna Chibamu THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) is failing to transport grains from its temporal shelter to main depots in development which might humper prospects of food security owing to poor storage, legislators have warned. According to the National Assembly members during question and answer time on Wednesday, there is chaos as farmers have
By Kenneth Matimaire OUTSPOKEN veteran musician Hosiah Chipanga made a scathing attack against the country’s leadership saying Rhodesian leaders were more accommodating as compared to post independence leaders. Chipanga made the emotional attack against the ruling party without mentioning it by name, after his efforts to seek audience with the President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new dispensation
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent THREE bodies of five victims who drowned when their boat capsized were found Wednesday floating in Lake Kariba. First to be recovered yesterday was the body of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) soldier, Tafadzwa Mashingaidze, which was found in the morning, before the remains of an unidentified male adult were
By Thandiwe Garusa LATE former first lady Janet Banana will receive a state-assisted funeral, the government has said. Banana died Wednesday from a kidney ailment at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo. In a statement, Thursday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the government has authorised a state-assisted funeral for the late former first lady. “The country remembers
By Bulawayo Correspondent THE MDC Veteran Activists Association (MDC VAA) has suspended its Secretary- General, Charles Musimuki over allegations of violating the organisation’s constitution. VAA is a grouping of MDC founder members whose major objective is to look into issues of transitional justice and to give hope to the victims of political violence. The organisation’s
By Bulawayo Correspondent BULAWAYO City Centre and surrounding suburbs have been hit by a crippling power blackout following a fault caused by a power surge Tuesday afternoon. Since Tuesday afternoon, the city centre and some residential areas have been without electricity. Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Western Region general manager Engineer Lyoyd Jaji said the
By Staff Reporter AN ongoing asset audit at Ziscosteel has revealed that most churches in Redcliff’s populous suburb of Torwood do not have title deeds and the land they use belongs to the moribund company. The churches, it has been gathered, were handed over to the community by the company in the 1950s. Ziscosteel which
By Mary Taruvinga TWELVE unclaimed bodies at Parirenyatwa hospital are facing the pauper’s burial after lying in the mortuary for half a year. The hospital has given an ultimatum of 21 days for the relatives to claim the bodies or they will be buried by the state. The deceased are Blessing Sithole, Trust Nyamuzvezve, 30,
By Kenneth Matimaire INTERSEX persons in the country have alleged they are being discriminated against in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme. Inquiries by NewZimbabwe.com revealed that the major challenge faced with the intersex community towards vaccination borders around identification documents. A national identity document (ID), driver’s license or valid passport are required for one to
By Kenneth Matimaire THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) busted an organised fuel trafficking syndicate after intercepting cross border trucks to smuggling a total of 130 656 litres of fuel into the country. The fuel which was being transported by three haulage trucks has a local market value of approximately US$154 000. According to a statement
By Bulawayo Correspondent THE majority of Zimbabweans has no faith in the Political Actors’ Dialogue (Polad) arrangement, and instead prefer an all-inclusive dialogue as a way of uniting the polarised nation, the latest Afrobarometer survey has revealed. Polad, which was set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa soon after controversially winning the 2018 presidential election, is
By Kenneth Matimaire THE City of Mutare (CoM) has repaired 516 street lights and 11 tower lights as the eastern border city embarks on an exercise to restore its public lighting system. The development is meant to promote night tourism as well as improve the safety of residents and stakeholders at night. Theft and housebreak-in
By Kenneth Matimaire MEDIA practitioners in Zimbabwe have pleaded with government to decentralise coronavirus data and information in order to improve access and dissemination of information on the virus. The appeal was made by journalists from various media houses following a nationwide consultation process. The exercise is being spearheaded by a consortium of media-based institutions
By Tonderai Saharo THE School Development Committee (SDC) at Mpandawana High School in Gutu are being accused of taking advantage of the Covid 19 induced schools closure to strip its assts and pocketing over $900 000 in the process. NewZimbabwe.com understands that all of the school’s income generating projects were dispossed of without consultation or
By Bulawayo Correspondent ZIMBABWE national tree planting Ambassador, Never Bonde, has expressed concern over the wanton cutting down of trees for firewood in the country. Firewood vendors and dealers have recorded brisk business since the start of the current chilly weather, especially with intermitted electricity load sheddings. The boom has seen poachers resorting to transporting
By Staff Reporter POLICE in Midlands have impounded 171 vehicles for violating Covid-19 regulations. Government has banned intercity travel to curb the spread of Covid-19 but pirate taxis have continued to ply the routes unabated. Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the development and said police are going to impound more non compliant vehicles.
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent CHINHOYI Municipality is losing millions of dollars in potential revenue from a shady vehicle parking deal it entered into with a private company, it has emerged. Although the obscure Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between council and Clyna Trading is set to come to an end this year, residents and
By Mbekezeli Ncube OPPOSITION party, The Patriotic Front (TPF), says the crumbling health sector amply signifies President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government’s dismal failure. In a statement Monday, TPF Interim Vice President, Zelda Green, said the it was time the old guard of politics gives way to new blood. Green bemoaned the deteriorating health services in the
By Thandiwe Garusa RESIDENTS of Harare’s biggest slum, Epworth, say they are at the point of starvation and are begging for food handouts from government. One resident, Ruth Muchineripi (60) told Newzimbabwe.com in an interview Monday they are struggling to get two meals a day. “Please give us food, we are dying of hunger. We
