adminParastatal reform intensifies
Tendai Mugabe Harare Bureau THE government has rolled out an ambitious turnaround programme of state owned enterprises starting with 11 key parastatals to reduce fiscal burden and ensure that they operate…
Cop up for extortion, theft
Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter A POLICE officer based in Gweru has been arrested in Bulawayo for allegedly extorting $10 from a prostitute before stealing $450 from her EcoCash account.
Zim dollar fears allayed
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent THE Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has reassured the nation that the government is not re-introducing the Zimbabwean dollar through the bond notes.
Speaker blasts inept ministers
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor THE Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has blasted some ministers for their “lethargic” response to implementing investment proposals thereby frustrating efforts to rejuvenate the economy.
POLICE HUNT AIRZIM BOSS ‘KILLERS’ . . . Body found hanged near border post . . . Possible suspect named
Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter AIR Zimbabwe public relations executive Shingai Dhliwayo, 36, was murdered and her body hanged on a tree a few kilometres from the Ramokgwebana border post in Botswana,…
Editorial Comment: Let’s derive maximum value from our minerals
THE discovery of gold and platinum deposits in the Gache Gache area of Kariba district is a shot in the arm for Zimbabwe and the government should ensure that it…
GUMBO TO GAMECOCKS . . . Former Bosso coach leads race for job
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter FORMER Highlanders and national team coach, Rahman Gumbo, is the favourite to replace Joey Antipas when he leaves Chicken Inn for AmaZulu in the South African…
200 procurement entities to be set up
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor AT least 200 procurement entities will be established countrywide as part of a decentralisation drive aimed at enhancing business efficiency and attracting investment, a senior official has…
DRC opposition politician to be quizzed over ‘SA mercenaries’
Kinshasa — Opposition politician Moise Katumbi appeared before a prosecutor in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday over government allegations he recruited foreign mercenaries.
Zuma to face questions in Parly next week
Cape Town — President Jacob Zuma will face questions on the Nkandla judgment when he appears in the National Assembly next Tuesday. DA leader Mmusi Maimane would ask what steps…