A gruesome accident in Bulawayo left a man's skull crushed after being hit by a moving vehicle along Plumtree Road near the ZB Bank in the Belmont industrial area. The unidentified man’s skull was crushed on impact during the accident that occurred at about 7PM on Sunday.Details of the accident could not be immediately obtained from the police and the Fire Brigade yesterday, but horrified motori
The forensic audit probing Zimbabwe Revenue Authority senior executives’ pay and benefits is almost complete, with the report being expert to reach the Auditor-General this week. The audit is centred on the executive payroll and packages, loans advanced to management, and the importation and clearance of vehicles. It covers the period from January 2014 to date.The audit was supposed to have been
A ZESA Holdings employee has been arrested together with his friend on allegations of fraud after they reportedly demanded a $1 000 kickback from a businesswoman in return for restoring power to her business premises. The complainant (name not supplied), who is the director of Sorellas Pizzeria and Café, experienced a power outage at her restaurant in Harare’s leafy suburb of Ballantyne Park.Ot
Zimbabwe's money borrowing capabilities have dropped to a very low state, with potential investors shying away from the economic ravaged country.Speaking at the launch of the United Nations Conference Trade and Development Economic Development in Africa Report 2016, Debt Dynamics and Development Finance in Africa, Africa Capacity Building foundation (ACBF) director Thomas Munthali said Zimbabwe is
The government has shifted its focus to increasing the economic growth rate by an average of 6,6 percent between 2016 and 2018 through the manufacturing and agricultural sectors.The economic growth targets are contained in the final draft of the interim poverty reduction strategy paper for the period 2016-2018, which looks at virtually all sectors of the domestic economy. The policy thrust was cra
Speech by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, R. G. Mugabe, on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day celebrations, National Sports Stadium, 9th August, 2016.Honourable Vice President, Comrade Emmerson Mnangagwa and Amai;Honourable Vice President, Comrade Phelekezela Mphoko and Amai;Honourable Minister of Defence, Dr. Sydney Sekeram
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces will never accept any unconstitutional change of Government and will stand firm and unequivocal by President Mugabe who was duly and democratically elected by the people of Zimbabwe, the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday. Speaking at a press conference yesterday ahead of the 36th anniversary of the ZDF Day Commemo
SMUGGLING of commodities into the country has escalated following the implementation of Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016 with the Government losing millions of dollars every week in unpaid customs duty. Rampant smuggling activities are taking place at illegal crossing points dotted along the Limpopo River.Investigations revealed that the smuggling syndicates work in cahoots with villagers livi
A police base in Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb caught fire yesterday in a suspected bombing case.National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident but cautioned against hasty conclusions that the fire could have been caused by a petrol bomb. He said police were yet to conclude their investigations. No one was injured in the incident which is suspected to ha
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe yesterday sugar coated the military and the country's security services with praises of their 'commendable work' in a bid to sway their support to his corner.President Mugabe is currently battling to keep top army officials, who are also war veterans in his corner.Addressing thousands of people gathered at the national shrine to mark the Heroes’ Day, President
THE $600 000 security upgrade at Beitbridge Border Post is fast paying dividends with six corrupt Zimra, immigration and police officers having already been arrested after being caught on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) collecting bribes. The Government secured the equipment, which also includes lie detector machines, to curb corruption at the border post and ensure maximum revenue collecti
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Constantino Chiwenga has made a chilling threat to members of Zanu PF’s G40 faction, who are said to be pushing for First Lady Grace Mugabe to take over from ailing President Robert Mugabe that they “must not make the mistake of crossing the Rubicon”.In a thinly-veiled attack on Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo and Manicaland Provincial
A driver has is set to be hurled to the courts facing two counts of culpable homicide after striking and killing two Sunningdale 1 Primary School pupils with his vehicle last monthBen Kabudura of Unit L in Chitungwiza was allegedly speeding when the accident occurred last month. He was driving a Toyota Avensis registration number AEE 1734.Kabudura is alleged to have lost control of his vehicle and
Six Zimra immigration and police officers stationed at Beitbridge Border Post have been arrested after being caught in the act of soliciting bribes on CCTV camera. Two immigration officers based at the border post were arrested last week after they were allegedly caught on camera taking bribes of R300 each from travellers.It is believed that the two were paid to tamper with stamps for two peo
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is set to attend an event hosted by the Defence forces tomorrow, in an attempt to remind the army of their vows to him as the Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.This follows claims that President Mugabe had fallen off with the army top brass, as most of them are war veterans.President Mugabe is set to present the ZDF formations, regiments and units
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