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Zimbabwe Government is contemplating banning sausages and other processed meats after the World Health Organisation (WHO) last week classified the products as one of the major causes of cancer alongside cigarettes.According to a latest WHO report, processed meats have been singled out as causing close to 34 000 cancer-related deaths per year worldwide. Processed meats include bacon, sausages, hot dogs, salami, polony and ham, as well as canned meat and meat-based sauces. These recent findings…
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TWO Gokwe police officers have been arrested together with other two accomplices after they were found in possession of a live pangolin which they were trying to sell to a local businessman. The two police officers, Tinashe Mushaikwa (29) who is based at ZRP Gokwe Central and Albert Gwere (23) from ZRP Nembudziya Post and their accomplices Gordon Chitima (49) of Nemanga Village under Chief Chireya and James Matsungo (42) from Chiweshe were last…
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At least 7 500 tax evaders have prejudiced Treasury of millions of dollars in unremitted dues since introduction of the multi-currency system in 2009. This emerged when the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority gave defaulters from October 2014 to September 2015 to organise their papers. During that period, Zimra received 7 580 amnesty applications from businesses and individuals, some of which were turned down. Though The Sunday Mail could not determine the applicants’ names,…
Read MoreSalary scandal is reported to have rocked the city of Harare with the top officials at the local authority allegedly refusing to implement the required levels demanded by the government. Harare Residents Trust said there is an ongoing scandal in the salaries structure at Harare City Council. Information that has been made available to the residents’ movement is that the City’s top four position holders are resisting to implement in full the salary levels demanded…
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A syndicate comprising police officers, Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers and Asians is behind the latest spate of elephant killings in Hwange National Park, it has emerged. One of the suspects under active instigation is an assistant commissioner of police. Several others have been arrested in connection with the killing of 22 jumbos last Sunday, including a junior cop and a Parks camp manager. The syndicate has allegedly killed around 55…
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THE Lupane State University (LSU) site in the Matabeleland North capital, Lupane is nearing completion with 160 students moving into campus next year. While the US$25 million project took off in 2005, only the women’s hostel and the Agriculture Science building have been completed. The campus will accommodate 728 students at the hostels, of equal half between both sexes. In the meantime, male and female students are expected to share the womens’ hostel in January…
Read MoreTen provincial chairpersons were yesterday dazzled by aspiring Zifa presidential candidate Phillip Chiyangwa’s flamboyance and possibly his manifesto as they unanimously endorsed him for the December 5 election during a meeting held in the capital. The endorsement came barely a few days after Chiyangwa was endorsed by the four regional chairs. The meeting, as expected, was held at Chiyangwa’s offices along Enterprise Road in Harare and was attended by all the 10 provincial chairpersons, with…
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A 56-YEAR-OLD man who is a father of 11 children stole 22 poles valued at $110 from his 91-year-old neighbour in a bid to raise money to pay school fees for his children. Nhlanhla Siwela of Dombodema area in Bulilima told the court that his children were being continuously sent home from school and he was struggling to raise the money. Siwela who also revealed that he owned 20 cattle said eight of his children…
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Mocking ‘falling Mugabe’ lands activist in trouble The backlash over President Robert Mugabe’s near-fall in India last week has claimed its first scalp after former Chinhoyi MDC-T councillor, Tendai Musonza was arraigned in court yesterday on charges of “undermining the office of the president” by uttering derogatory words. It is the State case that on October 29, at Chonde barbershop in Chinhoyi CBD, Musonza upon meeting a Zanu-PF activist wearing a T-shirt emblazoned…
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