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PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
What’s World-Class City Status without water?
Crisis... Harare residents queue at a borehole, waiting for their turn to collect water. (Photo credit: REUTERS)
Edgar Gweshe
Harare - For over three decades, residents of Mabvuku have lived without reliable access to…
Govt fails to account for US$5m in sugar tax
There are yet to be explained discrepancies regarding revenue collected from a sugar tax that Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, introduced in the 2024 national budget that was announced in December last year, it has emerged
Investigating Corruption and Bad Governance in Zimbabwe
The importance of investigative journalism cannot be overstated as it is a vital tool for holding those in power accountable. Investigative journalism has the potential to uncover corruption, malfeasance, and human rights abuses, leading to…
Manhize villagers cry foul over land grab
Manhize villagers cry foul over land grab. The permit holders at Mushenjere’s Inhoek Farm have for the past two months been locked in a wrangle with Disco to negotiate compensation for the loss of livelihoods and land caused by the…
NUST in over US$10m pension arrears: Workers
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo- Employees at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are accusing the institution of deducting pension contributions from them without remitting them to Old Mutual as required.
The allegation…
Pro-Chamisa activist Mkwananzi implicated in tender scam
“They (Tamira Investments) have failed to give value for money yet reports indicate that they have made numerous demands for payment,” said Shumba who urged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to investigate the Tamira contract.
Sting evictions leave rural settlers high and dry
Stanley Gutu
Masvingo—Sting evictions sponsored by the government early this year have worsened living conditions for hundreds of people formerly and currently settled on land straddling a huge portion of the Lake Mutirikwi basin in…
Desperate home seekers building houses on Chitungwiza cemetery
Edgar Gweshe
Chitungwiza—Desperate home seekers in Chitungwiza have invaded a cemetery in the Nyatsime area where they have been allocated housing stands by land barons with strong political links.
The area, off Chitungwiza Road from…
Govt warned over PVO Bill
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Political scientist and publisher Ibbo Mandaza has described the revised Private Voluntary Organisations (Amendment) Bill currently at the second reading stage in parliament as “superfluous” and urged civil…
BREAKING: Mnangagwa’s “best performing town clerk” in court over corruption
Stanley Gutu
Masvingo – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has indicted the Masvingo town clerk, Edward Mukaratirwa, for alleged fraud and criminal abuse of office related to two official vehicles, NewsHub can reveal.
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