The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it wants prosecutorial powers as part of efforts to effectively fight corruption in the country. ZACC spokesperson Phyllis Chikundura said there was need to strengthen the law and enhance their arresting powers so that they effectively discharge their role of fighting the corruption scourge. Chikundura said this while responding to concerns
Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa will present his mid-term fiscal policy review statement this week amid calls to free up fiscal space through a combination of bold policy decisions and major reforms. The policy statement, delayed due to a number of factors including the unavailability of the minister and other Government commitments, is probably one of the most difficul
Former State Procurement Board chairperson Charles Kuwaza is facing arrest after the new board reported him to the police for alleged criminal abuse of office during his tenure bordering on tax evasion and unauthorised allowances. The board has also handed over his case to the Office of the President and Cabinet.The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority raised the red flag last year after The Herald in 2014
Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has urged police officers countrywide not to "box" and always quarrel with their wives, but to encourage them to be part of the development process within the force by starting income generating projects, the Herald reports. He said this during the ZRP 2016 Kuyedza Women's Club annual show in Harare last Friday.The main focus of the club is on in
VICE President Phelekeza Mphoko is in China for the China International Investment and Trade Fair set for the coastal city of Xiamen. He left Zimbabwe on Monday and arrived in Guangzhou towards midnight yesterday. The VP will today proceed to Xiamen for the five-day event. VP Mphoko is accompanied by Laurinda Mphoko and senior Government officials, among them Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bi
TODAY, the State-owned by pro-Zanu PF Herald published an opinion piece in which it tears into Eddie Cross whom it described as a racist. Cross tore the line last week when he allegedly penned a blog article in which he claimed Mugabe has suffering from stroke before he went at length to demonise the ruling Zanu PF party. Below we published the unedited opinion piece from the Herald:There are very
At least three candidates will contest the Norton seat after successfully filing their papers at the close of the Nomination Court yesterday.Zanu-PF candidate Ronald Chindedza will lock horns with Temba Mliswa, who is contesting on an independent ticket, and National Constitutional Assembly candidate David Choga.The presiding officer Austin Ndlovu announced at the close of the Nomination Court tha
Five Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) executive members accused of denigrating President Mugabe had their bail conditions relaxed from reporting to the police twice a week to once a fortnight.The group applied to have the reporting conditions relaxed citing exorbitant expenses to travel from Gokwe, Chiredzi and Lupane where they stay. Harare magistrate Bianca Makwand
CASH-STRAPPED Harare City councillors are toying with plans to reduce council's salary backlog by offering stands to some of the workers in lieu of their outstanding dues, ZimNet has learnt. The proposal was tabled at last week's full council meeting by the human resources committee after noting that the local authority's revenue base was shrinking each month as residents were failing to pay
POLICE have claimed that the country was under threat of terror attacks, hence, a decision to ban demonstrations and political rallies to ensure terrorists do not take advantage of the volatile situation to create anarchy.After banning demonstrations in Harare last week, police now say they fear a full-scale war could break out in the country due to messages circulating on social media and could n
ZANU PF politburo member and Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has blamed the current wave of civil unrest and Zanu PF's endless factional fights for stifling the smooth implementation of various policy initiatives and bringing government business to a standstill.Addressing Bulawayo journalists at the weekend, Moyo, the Tsholotsho North MP, said Zanu PF's unending succession politics and the
ZESA has increased to 50 percent the recovery rate for prepaid domestic customers in arrears with effect from next month to ensure that they pay up their debts within reasonable periods, The Chronicle has said. The power utility, through its subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), in a statement yesterday said it was intensifying revenue collection effor
JOHANNESBURG — South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has admitted himself to a Cape Town hospital for treatment of a recurring infection, according to his family foundation.The 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to remain in the hospital for a week or two, said the statement issued by the foundation late on Wednesday.Mugabe's nemesis, Desmond Tutu
A 29-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man yesterday appeared before provincial magistrate Lazarus Murendo facing charges of rape.He was remanded in custody and advised to make a bail application at the High Court.Prosecutor Norman Koropi heard that on September 1, the accused allegedly raped one of his toddler nieces while the other stood in line for the same fate on her.The toddlers are aged three years 10 m
The Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial executive has started fundraising for the 16th Annual National People's Conference with a target to raise $50 000 for the ruling party annual indaba. Dates for the conference have not yet been announced with identification of the venue still on-going, although indications are that the indaba will be held at the Great Zimbabwe monuments.Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial se
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