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Harare municipality sweats over missing business records
Mafume told NewsHub that the local authority has tasked a new Rufaro Marketing board to pursue the former chief executive officer (CEO), Daniel Mutiwadirwa, who was suspended early last year and later fired by the old board for alleged…
Police stop Mwonzora tour
Annahstacia Ndlovu
Bulawayo—Police last Saturday barred the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader, Douglas Mwonzora, from conducting a walkabout in Bulawayo.
Mwonzora had planned to lead his delegation in the visits in the…
Election watchdogs urge SADC states to copy South Africa
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Southern African Development Community (SADC) members must adopt new technologies for results collation and transmission for more transparency and accuracy, election watchdogs have urged.
The Electoral Support…
Matanga, Kazembe sued for refusing to surrender election observer gadgets
The observers want Matanga and Kazembe to be held responsible for forcibly and illegally seizing their electronic gadgets—comprising mobile phones and laptops—when they were arrested on the first day of last year's elections.
Local authorities lose revenue due to loopholes in mining law
Pamenus Tuso
Bubi—Local authorities are struggling to collect adequate revenue from mining operations in their respective districts, a senior official has said.
Both the Rural District Councils Act and the Mines and Minerals Act…
Residents push to stop Walter Magaya project
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Chitungwiza Residents Trust (CHITREST) has filed an urgent High Court application seeking an interdict to restrain a company owned by Pentecostal leader, Walter Magaya, from undertaking any projects within the…
Police ban anti-third term vets faction meeting
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo—Police in Bulawayo last week banned a planned meeting of a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) that is opposed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s third term bid.…
Millions of Zimbabweans said to be “squatters”
Christopher Mahove
Harare—A non-profit organisation, Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (COMALISO), is pushing for the enactment of a law that specifically guarantees Zimbabwean citizens’ security of land tenure.
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Chimombe, Mpofu forged documents, pocketed US$7m
Instead, it was alleged, the duo, which was charged with fraud as defined in Section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, faked the documents.
Is ZACC backtracking on Chimombe, Mpofu?
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) seems to be backtracking on its plan to have Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu prosecuted for alleged multi-million fraud and tender manipulation.
Observers have…