adminBuyanga barred
Senior Court ReporterThe High Court has barred Hamilton Property Holdings from selling 43 immovable properties possessed from various debtors pending a criminal investigation against the company owner Frank Buyanga Sadiq. The assets belong to 43 people who borrowed money from Buyanga’s Hamilton
Bogus agents trial date set
Beitbridge BureauThe trial of two bogus clearing agents who are believed to be part of a car smuggling syndicate has been set for March 13 this year. The duo was arrested last year for theft of trust property. Pepukai Moyo (34) of 558 Caravan Park in Beitbridge and Blessing Mutote (20) of 8445 Kuwadzana
Police chief warns NGOs on nefarious activities
Crime ReporterPOLICE Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has warned political parties, non-governmental organisations and civic groups to desist from nefarious activities that threaten the security of the country. Comm-Gen Chihuri was speaking at a pass-out parade of 275 police officers in Harare
MP bashed by youths at meeting
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauHURUNGWE East Member of the House of Assembly Cde Sarah Mahoka has been admitted at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital after being attacked by youths while trying to address a meeting at Zimonja business centre in Zvipani. The business centre is in Hurungwe West constituency. According to
Gono wins tractor accident case
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterA Harare businessman, whose top-of-the-range Mercedes Benz was damaged in an accident with a tractor owned by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono, had his US$80 000 claim dismissed. Mr Bernard Vengai sued New Donnington Farm owned by Dr Gono at the High Court
Govt reduces student nurse enrolment
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health ReporterGOVERNMENT has reduced the number of student nurses enrolled per training intake. According to Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister Douglas Mombeshora the nurses student intake has been reduced to not more than 30 students per semester. Nurse training institutions were enrolling on
Pirate radio station faces collapse
Takunda Maodza Senior ReporterNETHERLANDS-based pirate radio station Voice of the People is in turmoil with its employees going for six months without salaries. VOP is among foreign-based pirate radio stations broadcasting hate speech into Zimbabwe and is an outstanding issue in the Global Political Agreement, with
NAC to review Aids progress
Health ReporterTHE National Aids Council, UNAids and other partners have started reviewing the country’s progress towards achieving the 10 agreed international targets on HIV and AIDS by the year 2015. Speaking to journalists in Harare last week, NAC monitoring and evaluation director Mr Amon Mpofu said
TIMB mulls decentralisation
Agriculture ReporterTHE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board is still considering decentralisation of auction floors. Tobacco growers have continuously been calling on the board to decentralise auction floors to reduce transport costs and time spent travelling to and from Harare to sell the golden leaf. TIMB chairperson
NSBZ board dissolved
Health ReporterNational Blood Services Zimbabwe board has been dissolved barely two months after a forensic audit unearthed administrative and financial irregularities that have threatened to tear the organisation apart. Only board chairman, former High Court judge Justice L Smith, has been retained