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Mupfumira snubbed during surprise Zanu-PF meeting appearance
CORRUPTION accused former Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira Saturday made a surprise appearance at a Zanu-PF provincial coordinating committee meeting (PCC) held in Chinhoyi.Mupfumira c...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:50hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
BCC bosses divert 3 000 litres diesel
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) senior executives allegedly helped themselves to 3 000 litres of diesel originally allocated for refuse collection, road maintenance and other crucial services, it has emer...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's huge daily cash withdrawals exposed
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe allegedly made multiple United States dollar cash withdrawals amounting to US$300 000 per day in 2019 from her CBZ Bank account at a time ordinary Zimbabweans were allow...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | 12311 | by Staff reporter
RBZ intensifies probe on forex auction violators
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has launched a crackdown on businesses that violated exchange control rules, demanding import and export acquittal records for the past five years.Informatio...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe breaks law for US$50m Covid-19 vaccines loan
Zimbabwe has contracted yet another US$50 million loan from the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to finance its Covid-19 vaccination programme despite government claims it is using internal res...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:15hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs' debts choke CSC
A Cold storage Company (CSC) debtors' list shows that Zanu-PF top officials renting the parastatal's farms owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to the ailing company, with revenue collections dropping...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:03hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Ndewere loses bid to set aside tribunal
SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere cannot demand to be investigated under the judicial Code of Ethics in a matter involving the question of removal of a judge on allegations of gross mis...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
National Prosecuting Authority to probe Streak
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation has made a request to the National Prosecuting Authority to determine if former national cricket team captain, Heath Streak committed any criminal of...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 16:14hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere bid flops
The High Court has dismissed with costs an urgent application by suspended High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere challenging the legality of the tribunal appointed to probe her suitability to contin...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 15:03hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Chinese jabs under probe, says WHO
THE success of Zimbabwe's mass vaccination programme is under scrutiny after a senior Chinese official made a rare admission that its COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the country have a lower e...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1958 | by Staff reporter
Botswana probes two AstraZeneca deaths
Botswana is investigating the deaths of two among thousands of people who had been given doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to see if there is any link, the health ministry said. The sout...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Top Zimbabwean auditors face probe
THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) has given in to pressure to investigate owners of audit firm BdO Zimbabwe over allegations of unprofessionalism.The investigation will...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:47hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs in fresh trouble
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched a fresh investigation into allegations that Zanu-PF bigwigs unjustly benefited from lengthy leases from the ailing Cold Storage Company (CSC...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:27hrs | 10340 | by Staff reporter
Forced patriotism as Zanu-PF moves to entrench police state
Zanu-PF is pushing the controversial Patriotic Bill to entrench a police state and quash any dissenting voices ahead of the 2023 elections, analysts have said.The government has been previousl...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1804 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza wage bill exceeds revenue collection, says Minister
LOCAL Government deputy minister Marian Chombo has told Parliament that poor management of funds and a hefty wage bill were crippling Chitungwiza Municipality service delivery.Chombo said this...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:52hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Robbers hit Harare school, get away with US$250,000
Eight armed robbers raided Gateway High School in Harare over the weekend and used explosives to blow open the safe to steal more than US$250 000 cash. No one was injured and police have launc...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere inquiry resumes
THE inquiry into suspended High Court judge Erica Ndewere's suitability to remain on the bench resumes tomorrow following a week-long break to allow the court to consider the defence team's objection ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa using cabinet reshuffle to sideline Magashule
In a bid to assert his leadership over the party, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is using a possible Cabinet reshuffle to garner majority support for a resolution to sideline his arch-rival and party s...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:56hrs | 5743 | by Staff reporter
MPs, teachers fraudulently access Covid-19 funds
THE Government has launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of funds that were availed as safety nets for Covid-19 affected groups after it emerged that Government officials, Members of Parlia...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:43hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba lied to Mnangagwa, says Ndewere
SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere has accused Chief Justice Luke Malaba of lying to President Emmerson Mnangagwa that she had 34 out-standing matters when she only had three. Th...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:31hrs | 2427 | by Staff reporter
Fears of third wave as complacency sets in
ZIMBABWE could slide into a third Covid-19 wave due to complacency and failure to observe standard safety regulations after the relaxation of lockdown rules, experts have warned as the re-opening of s...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Natpharm reverses tender nullification
THE National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) has been forced to reverse a decision to disqualify a Chinese firm from a Covid-19 test kits tender after it had been denied on the basis of excluding tr...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:48hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Tariffs commission probes schools over monopolised uniform supplies
The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has launched an investigation into reports of schools compelling parents and guardians to buy uniforms from preferred retailers and suppliers, a clear breac...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 disrupts TB address progress
BULAWAYO, Midlands, Matabeleland North and South provinces accounted for most tuberculosis (TB) deaths recorded in Zimbabwe last year amid reports that Covid-19 disrupted progress that Zimbabwe had ma...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Biti vows to continue exposing graft
TENDAI Biti has effectively been using his position as the chair of Zimbabwe's parliamentary public accounts committee and his legal and financial skills to expose billions of US dollars of taxpayers'...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:45hrs | 2031 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes fuel companies
THE government has ordered a probe into oil companies accused of abusing a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency facility that allows them to secure fuel - but which they are now allegedly s...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:40hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes RBZ Zimdollar fuel facility abusers
GOVERNMENT has launched investigations to ascertain whether the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe facility to avail foreign currency to oil companies to procure fuel was not being abused.This was revea...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1898 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere scales up fight with CJ Malaba
THE war of attrition between suspended High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere and Chief Justice Luke Malaba dramatically escalated during yesterday's hearing to determine legality of the tribunal appo...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Biti says recalls meant to stymie his probe into 'Sakunda corruption'
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) asked Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda Wednesday to expel MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti and five other legislators who are former members of the opposi...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 18:18hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
ZCDC faces collapse
THE future of the state-owned diamond miner, Zimbabwe Consolidated Dia-mond Company (ZCDC), looks bleak, owing to loss of concessions and govern-ment interference, among other factors, investigations ...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:36hrs | 1909 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere appears before tribunal
SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere will today appear before a tribunal appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate her alleged misconduct case.A letter from the trib...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's bid to dissipate MDC might return to haunt it
LAST week's Zanu-PF politburo meeting was interesting in two ways - the apparent strange continuation of the shamed Kembo Mohadi as the party's vice president, and second secretary. I have never under...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2672 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police probe ZACC office break-in
POLICE are investigating a case in which unknown people reportedly broke into the office of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo over the weekend at Mt Ple...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
SI 50: Govt flops legal litmus test
FOLLOWING an avalanche of Statutory Instruments gazetted by government in recent months, another controversial SI 50 of 2021 failed a litmus test of constitutionality, as it flagrantly violates Sectio...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Patient commits suicide at Hospital
POLICE in Marondera have launched a probe into a suspected suicide incident which occurred at Mahusekwa District Hospital on Tuesday this week, involving a female patient.NewsDay heard that on...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Suspended RG Masango wants Zacc boss probed
SUSPENDED RegistrarGeneral Clement Masango wants the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo to be investigated for criminal abuse of office, alleging that she showed...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter
Dzamara's wife seeks closure 6 years on
MISSING journalist cum-activist Itai Dzamara's wife, Sheffra yesterday made an impassioned plea for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and intensify investigations on her husband's disappearanc...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Council bosses graft investigation drags on
A PROBE into alleged corrupt practices at the Bulawayo City Council is still underway, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) claimed as it tried to dispel talk that the investigations have be...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt firms banned from the forex auction
GOVERNMENT has suspended 12 companies allegedly involved in transfer pricing from the foreign exchange auction system on suspicion they channel part of the funds from the auction to the parallel marke...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:36hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF's eagerness to dissipate MDC might return to haunt them, as could be spur needed to finally urge Zimbabweans to stand up
Yesterday's ruling ZANU PF party Politburo (supreme body) meeting was interesting in two ways - firstly, the apparent strange continuation of the shamed Kembo Mohadi as the organization's vice preside...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:23hrs | 2307 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chaos mars Zanu-PF DCC probe
CHAOS last week marred a probe into the disputed Zanu-PF Umzingwane district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections after local legislator Levi Mayihlome allegedly disrupted the proceedings before he...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:46hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF concludes DCCs probe
Zanu-PF has completed the process of investigating concerns raised by some members in connection with District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections conducted in November last year. A team l...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to remove army from the streets
LEGAL and Parliamentary think-tank, Veritas has urged the government to desist from using the military to abuse country's citizens under the guise of Covid-19 management.Veritas said any use o...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:11hrs | 6343 | by Staff reporter
Minister orders JOC to probe maize theft
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has ordered members of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to work together with sugar company Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to investigate theft of maize from f...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:05hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Individuals with questionable assets face probe
THE net is closing in on individuals with questionable assets worth at least US$100 000 after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday appealed for information to enable it to investig...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:49hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Renewed EU sanctions dent Zimbabwe's re-engagement drive
THE decision by the European Union (EU) last week to maintain sanctions on Zimbabwe drives yet another dagger in the heart of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reengagement drive, amid fresh allegations ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Top cop wants ZACC officer arrested
A senior police officer Chief Superintendent Joseph Josphat Matipforo has filed a report alleging that Zimbabwe Anti Corruption (ZACC) investigator Eric Chacha is obstructing the course of justice and...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Cigarette cartels in Zimbabwe are a tax threat in SA
A recently released report on powerful cartels in Zimbabwe has exposed how cigarette companies are illegally infiltrating the South African market, while dodging the local taxman at the same time....Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1522 | by Staff reporter
'Mohadi's sex scandal should be probed'
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's sexual excursions betray a culture of "abuse of office and power by public officials" that should be thoroughly investigated and punished, two civil society groups said o...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:34hrs | 3195 | by Staff reporter
Gambling board boss under investigation
THE Lotteries and Gambling Board is investigating its secretary Heavens Gonga for a litany of misdemeanours, including alleged abuse of office.Gonga, who has served for over 15 years, was last...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1413 | by Staff reporter
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