adminChinamasa unveils new board for ZIMRA
THE Minister of Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa has unveiled a new board for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority. The new board is chaired by Mrs Willia Bonyongwe who is also…
Mozambique decriminalises homosexuality
MAPUTO. — Mozambique decriminalised homosexuality yesterday when a new penal code came into force that swept away old Portuguese colonial laws, in a victory for campaigners for gay rights in…
Prosperity churches warrant taxation
Nick Mangwana View From The Diaspora Recently the Commissioner of Taxes Mr Gershem Pasi made a ground-breaking statement. He said that religious organisations are going to be taxed. Zimra is now…
Cech joins Arsenal
LONDON. – Petr Cech has agreed to join Arsenal from Premier League champions Chelsea on a “long-term contract for an undisclosed fee”, the Gunners announced on their website yesterday.
Chibok girls forced to join Boko Haram
MAIDUGURI. — Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told.
GMB in $17m salary arrears
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter The Grain Marketing Board owes its employees $17 million in unpaid salaries as the parastatal is struggling to operate due to delays in the release of…
Africa must leave the ICC
David Hoile Correspondent IT has taken Africa just over a decade to conclude that the International Criminal Court (ICC), established in 2002 by the Rome Statute, is simply unfit for purpose.
An ill-advised fly will follow a corpse into the grave
Ignatius Mabasa Shelling The Nuts I WAS at a funeral recently when one woman arrived to commiserate. When she arrived, all the people who were sitting outside the house suddenly went…
We’re not equipped to relocate vendors — City
Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Harare City Council lacks adequate resources to construct necessary support infrastructure at the 15 sites earmarked for the relocation of vendors, hence its failure to meet…
Gender Commission appointed
Farirai Machivenyika Herald Reporter President Mugabe has appointed the Zimbabwe Gender Commission that will be chaired by veteran civil servant, Mrs Margaret Sangarwe-Mukahanana.