adminBogus land dealers arrested
THREE bogus land developers have been arrested on allegations of corruption and selling more than 1 000 stands to desperate home seekers at Caledonia Farm.
The land was allocated to co-operatives by the Government to ease housing shortages in Harare.
Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector James Sabau yesterday confirmed the arrest.
The three are Livingstone Chikanga, Moses Nhendere and Marufu Chaguma.
Insp Sabau said the trio will be charged with corruption and fraud when it appears in court soon.
He said the three were arrested after corruptly selling stands to more than one person using Tiritose Housing Development Company, a company belonging to Mr Eshward Mureza who has 60 percent shareholding.
According to Insp Sabau, Chikanga, Nhendere and Chaguma worked with Mr Mureza since the formation of the company last year.
Insp Sabau said the three parted ways with Mr Mureza and opened offices in Harare’s central business district where they reportedly started running a parallel housing company.
UN chief’s gay speech torches storm
The UN chief has touched a thorny issue in this conservative southern African nation that has left people wondering why he should come all the way to advocate homosexuality.
Social network sites such as Facebook are awash with debate on Ban’s statement.
“A diplomat comes to a very peaceful country which is facing poverty, cholera, typhoid, unemployment and forgets all that and focuses on sexual orientation,” Stephen Mudoma, a Zambian journalist, wrote on his Facebook page.
Most Zambians did not take kindly to the UN chief’s speech.
During his address to parliament, Ban said, “Now you have embarked on a transformation agenda, a process for a people-driven constitution that will be a foundation for Zambia’s progress, a constitution that will stand the test of time.
“This offers Zambia an opportunity to lead once more by enshrining the highest standards of human rights and
Zesa bills: Ministers cut off
ZESA Holdings has switched off two Cabinet Ministers, several firms and households as it intensifies efforts to recover over US$450 million owed by consumers.
The ministers (names supplied) had electricity disconnected from their businesses for failing to settle bills, some of them nearing US$100 000.
Zesa officials who declined to be named said: “We have disconnected two Cabinet Ministers after they failed to pay. One of them has a bill close to US$100 000. They will be reconnected only after they pay their dues or work out some payment plans.”
The power utility will continue disconnecting influential people and other businesses countrywide, sources said.
Zesa officials have moved into residential areas where they are switching off defaulters.
Worst affected are residents in Glen Norah, Glen View, Mufakose and Budiriro and some low-density suburbs.
Residents in the areas said the power utility started disconnecting them last Friday.
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