AP The death toll from the cyclone that ripped into southern Africa last month is now above 1 000, while the number of cholera cases among survivors has risen above 4 000. The United Nations has described Cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi nearly a month ago, as “one of the deadliest storms
Sunday Tribune THE Zimbabwe government’s plan to compensate distressed white former commercial farm owners was just a propaganda exercise, one former victim who lost everything has claimed. “It’s just to make the country look as if things have returned to normal and that property rights are being sorted out and that they are gradually ignoring
AFP The Zimbabwe government will give priority to elderly white farmers when it starts compensating those who lost their properties during the controversial land reforms, the president said in an interview published on Sunday. The finance and agriculture ministries said last week they had budgeted Z$53-million ($18m) in payments to white commercial farmers whose properties
By Staff Reporter A 50-year-old father who forced his epileptic daughter to massage his manhood was on Thursday caged 12 months by a Mutare magistrate. Lawrence Zinhumwe pleaded guilty to indecent assault charges when he appeared before Mutare Magistrate Tendai Mahwe. In delivering judgment, magistrate Mahwe said a lengthy custodial sentence was appropriate for the
By Alois Vinga ZIMBABWE lost a herd of 200 000 cattle in 2018 owing to disease outbreaks and the severe drought which hit the country last year. This is according to the 2018 fourth quarter report released recently by the Finance Ministry. “During the fourth quarter of 2018, growth of the cattle herd was affected
By Robert Tapfumaneyi WHILE data on men who have sex with men (sometimes referred to as MSM) in East and Southern Africa is limited, HIV prevalence ranges from 3.8% in Angola to 36% in South Africa. This is according to a 2017 UNAIDS HIV and Women Report published few days ago. “Overall, one in three
Forbes Metallon Corporation, a gold mining group owned by Mzi Khumalo, one of South Africa’s most prominent mining entrepreneurs, has reportedly filed for business rescue for two of its subsidiaries, Goldfields of Mazowe Limited and Goldfields of Shamva Limited, in order to protect the companies’ assets from being seized by creditors. The Business rescue process,
By Alois Vinga ZIMBABWE surpassed its revenue collections targets for the year 2018 by US$1.18 billion, a 2018 fourth quarter report released by the Finance Ministry has revealed. The report observes that the policies aimed at widening the tax revenue base in the final quarter contributed to the surplus earned. “Revenue collections during the fourth
By Idah Mhetu HUNDRENDS of friends and relatives of Build Zimbabwe Alliance deputy president William Pilbrough gathered for the late politician’s memorial at Harare’s Celebration Centre on Friday. The once firebrand politician, who has been described as patriotic by Noah Manyika, leader of the opposition party, collapsed and died April 4 this year. Below are
By Leopold Munhende SOME 200 friends and relatives converged at Harare’s Celebration Centre Friday in a memorial service held for late Build Zimbabwe Alliance (BZA) deputy president William Pilbrough. Pilbrough, deputy to BZA leader Noah Manyika, died on April 4 this year. During the ceremony, friends and family gave moving eulogies of the late politician
By Staff Reporter FOUR Zanu PF activists in Masvingo, have been jailed 15 days each after they recently went on the rampage barricading roads and demanding transport operators who ply their route to reduce fares. The four, Trust Chiturumani (37), Shepherd Jimu (28), Iyvone Jeke (35), Mashoko Buranda (34), all from Sipambi village under chief
By Staff Reporter THERE appears to be no immediate reprieve for long suffering ex-Ziscosteel employees, with a garnish order on the parastatal’s accounts by State tax collector, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) now in its second week. Zimra’s decision comes at a time when government is settling outstanding salary arrears owed to Zisco’s former employees.
By Staff Reporter REDCLIFF municipality will undertake a forensic audit on the allocation of stands, dating back to 2009 following reports of irregularities and discrepancies noted within the housing department. Mayor Clayton Masiyatsva, in an interview, confirmed that council had resolved to conduct the investigation. “It is true that council is regularising the allocation of
By Staff Reporter OVER 15 000 livestock including cattle and goats were wiped out by the Cyclone Idai, which hit the south-eastern districts of Manicaland province as well as neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi. Tropical Cyclone Idai battered Chipinge and Chimanimani leaving massive death and destruction. Government has announced that over 300 people were killed while
By Anna Chibamu and Audience Mutema PARLIAMENT’s Privileges Committee on Wednesday completed the the gathering of oral evidence in the case in which former members of the committee on Mines are accused of soliciting for a bribe from a local businessman. Former committee chairperson and Norton Independent MP, Temba Mliswa, Zanu PF’s Leonard Chikomba as
By Mary Taruvinga JUDGEMENT in the case in which jailed cleric, Robert Martin Gumbura and eight other inmates stand accused of inciting food riots in a bid to escape from Chikurubi Maximum Prison has been pushed to the 16th of this month because the magistrate was away. This became the third time ruling on the
By Idah Mhetu A group of citizens under the banner Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS), who have been camping at the American Embassy in Harare for close to two weeks now, have vowed to stay put until the measures imposed on Zimbabwe in 2001 are removed. In an interview with newzimbawe.com on Tuesday, at the
By Idah Mhetu AUTHORITIES in Zimbabwe and Mozambique have been urged to have a re-configuration of their disaster preparedness in order to guard against unnecessary loss of life. The call comes just under a month after Cyclone Idai ripped through the two southern African countries killing over a thousand people. USAID Disaster Assistance Response team
theepochtimes.com The environmental impacts by some Chinese companies operating in Zimbabwe can only be described as catastrophic, according to leading environmentalist and human rights activist Farai Maguwu. Maguwu told The Epoch Times that some Chinese companies don’t even have proper licenses to operate in Zimbabwe. And as such, these companies are leaving trails of immense
By Mary Taruvinga THE trial of suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe failed to commence Tuesday after the under-fire court official again challenged the powers of a Hwange magistrate hired to hear his case. Guvamombe is facing charges of defeating the course of justice after he caused a Harare magistrate to recuse himself in a case
