adminNSSA audit: Vela ruling challenged
The accountants who did the forensic audit on the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) have launched a Supreme Court challenge to overturn a High Court ruling that says this audit was biased against former board chairman Robin Vela, or was incompetent.
Parly summons Treasury, RBZ over cotton farmers
Members of Parliament have resolved to invite Treasury and the central bank to explain the mitigatory measures to assist cotton farmers after firms buying the lint stopped making payments following a recent suspension of mobile money platforms.
Mupedzanhamo market to reopen
Two Harare centres for the informal sector, Mupedzanhamo Flea Market and the Glen View Area 8 Complex, are set to reopen this week with traders expected to follow the “new normal’’ that requires the wearing of masks, registering with council, maintenance of high levels of personal hygiene and social distancing, as spelt out by President Mnangagwa recently.
Pricing starting to follow auctions
The pegging of fuel prices to the auction exchange rate almost a fortnight ago and the pegging this weekend of bread to the same rate must be the start of an interim measure to bring pricing under control, especially where the basic product is either wholly or largely imported or made of imported raw materials.
Education helps unlock doors in arts industry
Recently I came upon a Facebook post by Mono Mukundu where someone asked him why he was “wasting” his time and energy by studying music at a local university when he was already an accomplished and celebrated guitarist and music producer.
Nehanda statue to cultivate heroism
The construction of a memorial statue for Zimbabwe’s First Chimurenga war heroine Mbuya Nehanda in Harare will serve to cultivate the spirit of heroism and also act as a symbol to girls on the desire to attain self actualisation, political analysts have said.
Agribank finishes disposal roadmap
State-owned Agriculture Development Bank (Agribank) has completed a due diligence to ascertain its asset value before calling for bids from prospective strategic partners willing to inject capital in exchange for equity.
Biggie Zuze’s legacy lives on
PREMIERSHIP football giants Dynamos have grand plans to set up a foundation in honour of their former midfielder Biggie Zuze who died in Harare a fortnight ago.
Arrupe College upgraded to full varsity
The Jesuit Arrupe College in Harare, established in the 1990s as the regional centre for the early stages of training Jesuit priests, has been upgraded to a full university through a charter granted by President Mnangagwa.
Four perish in horror kombi crash
Four people died and 13 others were injured when a Harare-bound kombi collided with a lorry near Waddilove Mission School in Marondera yesterday.