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By MacDonald Dzirutwe | Reuters | Zimbabwe is likely to produce 205 million kgs of tobacco this year, slightly more than 2016, with sales of its main export likely to improve dollar supplies in the cash-strapped economy, an industry official said on Wednesday. Marking the start of annual tobacco auctions in Harare, Tobacco Industry and […]
By Mugove Tafirenyika President Robert Mugabe has the final say on the candidate to be elevated to the post of Zanu PF vice president in fulfilment of the party’s 2015 women’s quota resolution, women’s league information secretary Thokozile Mathuthu said yesterday. Following Mugabe’s complaint about lack of implementation of critical resolutions dating back to 2015 […]
By Tarisai Machakaire Tichafa Matambanadzo’s tax evasion case rages on with a Zimra official testifying yesterday that the prominent radio personality — popularly known as Tich Mataz —under-declared his merchandise upon entry at the Harare International Airport from China. Matambanadzo is standing trial for contravening Section 182 of the Excise and Control Act. He appeared […]
By Gift Phiri The process to compile a credible voter register ahead of the 2018 general elections has been thrown into disarray after authorities argued biometric voter registration (BVR) and voting is a luxury government cannot afford. Zimbabwe is hoping thumbprint scans and voter cards with electronic bar codes will enable it to accurately register […]
By Tendai Kamhungira Relatives of three MDC activists serving 20-year jail terms for murdering a cop were left fuming yesterday after the trio’s application for leave to appeal was struck off the roll. The three — Yvonne Musarurwa , Last Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzokere — were jailed last year after being convicted of killing police […]
By Gift Phiri The European Union (EU) has slammed civil society organisations (CSOs) for turning a blind eye on Zimbabwe’s imploding economy that is causing untold suffering of the masses. The union’s envoy to Zimbabwe, Philippe Van Damme, said the CSOs were all buttoning their lips as they watch the country face a number of […]
Mushunje was arrested as he was processing the clearing of his two vehicles brought from Tanzania through the Kariba border post. Zimbabwean police in the northern city of Kariba have arrested a man on allegations of insulting and disrespecting the country’s national flag when he did not stand still. Courage Mushunje (25) has been charged […]
By Tarisai Machakaire The State is insisting on prosecuting Patson Dzamara and #Tajamuka activists on charges of defeating the course of justice using the same evidence tendered in a robbery case that has been struck off the roll. Dzamara is jointly charged with Oliver Chikumba, 32, Tatenda Mombeyarara, 33, Pride Mukono, 26, and Makomborero Haruzivishe, […]
By Tendai Kamhungira Macro-Economic Planning minister Obert Mpofu could lose his plush Glen Lorne property after he was dragged to the High Court by CBZ Bank over a long over-due debt of nearly $3 million. According to court documents, Mpofu’s now-defunct financial institution, Allied Bank, borrowed the money from CBZ and secured it with the […]
By Bridget Mananavire Pharmacies are inflating the prices of drugs particularly those for diabetes, making them unaffordable for most patients, the Zimbabwe Diabetic Association (ZDA) has said. Appealing to government through health advisor to President Robert Mugabe and Cabinet Timothy Stamps, the association’s president, John Mangwiro, said there was need for urgent intervention by the […]