WHILE government has been commended for promising compensation to victims of the August 1 killings as recommended by the commission of inquiry which was chaired by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, analysts believe that is not enough as long as the perpetrators have not been arrested.Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs permanent secretary Virginia Mabhiza - who was also secret

ZANU-PF is moving to amend its constitution ostensibly to modernise it in a move believed to give more power to the party's president and his presidium.Recently, the ruling party indicated that it would move to amend the country's Constitution to remove the presidential running mate clause which some in Zanu-PF say is problematic and creates two centres of power.The running mate clause contained i

Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has come out guns blazing against journalists who are paid brown envelope by Ministers to write fake stories involving non-existent 9nvestments.  In a frenzied Twitter thread on Monday Mliswa said, "We're tired of these headlines, Zimbabwe is a haven for "investors" what we want is the money. Investments must translate into money for the economy. We've

Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi hosted Founder and Chairman of the Econet Group Mr Strive Masiyiwa on Tuesday in his office for a tête-à-tête ahead of the much anticipated Gaborone Town hall discussion on youth entrepreneurship at Gaborone International Convention Center.Botswana Government reported that Masiyiwa is in Botswana at the invitation of President Masisi, to discuss youth ent

Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has fired warning shot at President Emmerson Mnangagwa'a government telling him that he is presiding over a wilting banana republic which has reached a point no return.Said Prof Moyo, "The wilting started from the very beginning and it progressively got worse and reached a point of no return with the November 2017 military coup that restored t

Government last week gazetted the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill that will replace the Public Order and Security Act (Posa) in line with its commitment to open up democratic space and align laws with the Constitution as part of the reform agenda of the Second Republic. The Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (HB3:2019) was gazetted last Friday, in a major lift for civil and political rights i

A Harare woman appeared in court for allegedly trying to use fake RTGS to buy groceries in TM Pick n Pay supermarket in the central business district  (CBD). Sikhangele Moyo (24) was found with fake RTGS$195 and US$15 and was ordered to surrender all the money in her possession after she was caught. The complainant is Pick n Pay represented by Mr Simba Tabe, whose position is not stated. Moyo

THE 60th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) opens in Bulawayo today with record breaking subscription at 532 direct local exhibitors and 16 countries participating.  The figure compares favourably with 491 direct local exhibitors recorded the same time last year, showing growing positive business sentiment and a strong desire to increase trade. Uganda President Yoweri Mus

A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Zhombe has been sentenced to 30 months in jail by a Victoria Falls magistrate for border jumping and stealing a wheelchair and a cellphone in Botswana. Siphosami Sibanda of Fafi Village under Chief Malisa in Zhombe in the Midlands province was convicted on his own plea of guilty when he appeared before Victoria Falls magistrate Ms Rangarirai Gakanje. He was convicted of two

AN increase in cases of bank card cloning fraud has resulted in some banks suspending balance inquiry on all merchant point of sale (POS) devices. Card-cloning is the production of counterfeit bank cards by criminals after acquiring information contained in the magnetic strip of the bank card. They can use the duplicate card to make transactions.According to the police, 154 cases of card cloning w

EIGHT Chivi family members allegedly whipped their elderly relative for more than 10 hours with mulberry tree switches leading to his death after accusing him of witchcraft, police have confirmed. The family members allegedly beat the elderly man until they got tired and took a sleep-break before continuing the following morning.  Taurai Hwengwere (46), Bernard Mandava (63), Gift Mandava (48)

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner has started warming up for the 2023 harmonised elections by convening a national multi-stakeholder conference aimed at reflecting at the July 30, 2018 general polls with a view to draw lessons on how to improve the coming plebcite. Recently, the election management body invited stakeholders from within the country, the Sadc region and others from Nigeria to brai

A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been fined $30 for exposing his privates to two minors. Jabulani Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi who fined him $30 or five days in prison. He pleaded guilty to a public indecency charge.The magistrate asked him why he acted in that manner. "I just wanted to check if my manhood was still functional," said Moyo. The court heard that Moyo exposed

GOVERNMENT plans to support small bakeries and confectionaries in small towns around the country to help increase their capacity and eventually bring down the cost of bread, Industry and Commerce minister, Mangaliso Ndlovu has said.The country's bread industry is dominated by three major bakeries Lobels, Bakers Inn and Proton which all hiked the price of a standard loaf of bread from $2,50 to more

The death toll of people who died during the Easter Holiday rose to 24 on Sunday night after 11 people perished on the spot in a fatal head-on collision at the 118km peg along Harare-Mutare highway in Macheke near Headlands.National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident in a Press release yesterday afternoon.He said an overtaking error resulted in the head-