24 Hrs After Dismissing 282 Employees, More Heads Roll At Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)

24 Hrs After Dismissing 282 Employees, More Heads Roll At Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)

More heads reportedly rolled at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) yesterday with news bulletins manager John Gambanga and Jacob Phiri being shown the exit door 24 hours after the State broadcaster terminated contracts for 282 employees citing viability problems. Sources at ZBC said the pair was fired as part of the broadcaster’s streamlining exercise which has seen Tazzen Mandizvidza being appointed general manager, while Chris Chivinge was appointed editor-in-chief. ZBC spokesperson Gladman Bandama could neither…

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About 100 Of 250 CMED, Dismissed Workers Challenge Employer, Seeking Decision Reversal

About 100  Of 250 CMED,  Dismissed Workers Challenge Employer, Seeking Decision Reversal

About 100 of the 250 CMED workers whose contracts were terminated last week under the wave of job cuts triggered by the Supreme Court’s recent labour ruling have challenged their employer to reverse the decision alleging it was illegal. The workers challenged the CMED through their lawyers Chakanyuka and Associates, saying the company must prove that the board and management chaired by Godwills Masimirembwa, which was appointed to run the affairs of the company, had…

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Immigration Turn Away J’Burg Musician Dan Tshanda From Bulawayo J.M International Airport

Immigration Turn Away J’Burg  Musician Dan Tshanda  From Bulawayo  J.M International Airport

POPULAR musician Dan Tshanda was on Wednesday turned away from the Joshua Mqabuko International Airport in Bulawayo after failing to produce proper travelling documents to immigration officials. The South African Ndivhuwo hit-maker, who last performed in Bulawayo three years ago, was expected to meet fans and show organisers at the Selbourne Hotel in the city on Wednesday afternoon ahead of his show at Hartsfield Rugby Ground on August 29. Speaking from his base in Johannesburg,…

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‘ List Of 23 farms Identified For Agriculture Settlement By Zimbabwe Government ‘

‘ List Of 23 farms Identified For Agriculture Settlement By Zimbabwe Government ‘

The Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement Dr Mombeshora has released a list of 23 farms that his ministry has identified and described for purposes of agriculture settlement under section 72 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Below is the General notice by the Minister. General Notice of 2015 CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE Notice of Acquisition of Agricultural Land under section 72 (2) of the Constitution. IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Lands and…

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“Acting Presidency In Mugabe’s Absence Doesn’t Make You Heir-Apparent,” Veiled Warning By Grace

“Acting Presidency In Mugabe’s Absence Doesn’t Make You Heir-Apparent,” Veiled Warning By Grace

BEWARE the folly of one Joice Mujuru, First Lady Grace Mugabe said Thursday, in a warning thought to be directed at Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “Being acting president when VaMugabe is away does not make you heir-apparent,” Grace said. Grace admitting openly yesterday that many Zimbabweans thought that she was mentally unstable because of her erratic behaviour. At the same time, she once again put down President Robert Mugabe’s warring deputies Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela…

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‘Men Must Seek Sex Workers As Practice Is Now Legal, Instead Of Raping Minors’-Grace Mugabe

‘Men Must Seek Sex Workers As Practice Is Now Legal, Instead Of Raping Minors’-Grace Mugabe

First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday stunned Zanu-PF delegates gathered in Binga when she chastised men, saying they should go for sex workers as the practice has been legalized, instead of raping minors. Addressing a sizeable crowd of Zanu-PF supporters at a rally where she commissioned a water project at Bulawayo Kraal irrigation scheme, Grace diverted from her prepared speech and tore into men who resorted to abusing young girls and turning them into concubines, instead…

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224 , Mainly Northlea Pupils Arrested For Holding Vuzu (Sex/Alcohol) Party At Umguza Rest Camp

224 , Mainly Northlea Pupils Arrested For Holding Vuzu (Sex/Alcohol) Party At Umguza Rest Camp

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested 224 pupils for conducting a Vuzu party at Umguza Rest Camp on the outskirts of Bulawayo. Following the arrest of the children some as young as 13 years of age and young adults aged 20 on Saturday, police yesterday warned parents and guardians that they also risked being arrested for failing to take care of their children. Of late, school going children have been holding Vuzu parties where they engage…

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Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’ Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’  Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

A BULAWAYO primary school teacher, who allegedly assaulted a Grade One pupil resulting in the boy accidentally stabbing himself with a sharp pencil in the head, appeared in court yesterday. Sibongile Nyathi, 54, of Nketa, who is a teacher at Hugh Beadle Primary School, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Marylin Mutshina, facing a charge of assaulting the boy, 6, two months ago. Nyathi allegedly assaulted the minor for failing to space words in sentences using his…

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‘U.S. Remains Deeply Concerned About , ‘Itai Dzamara’ Whereabouts And Well Being’

‘U.S. Remains Deeply Concerned About ,  ‘Itai Dzamara’ Whereabouts And Well Being’

Last Sunday, August 9, marked five months since the disappearance of Zimbabwean civil society activist and leader of Occupy Africa Unity Square, Itai Dzamara. The United States remains deeply concerned about Mr. Dzamara’s whereabouts and wellbeing, and we are equally concerned by the apparent lack of progress by authorities in their investigation.We join the European Union in their calls to the Zimbabwean authorities to mobilize their resources to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Dzamara’s abduction,…

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6Die AFTER CAR FAILS TO STOP AT ROAD BLOCK, RAMMING INTO HAULAGE TRUCK AT 6-KM PEG ON BYO-HRE HIGHWAY

Six people died on the spot when a vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a horrific road traffic accident at the six-kilometre peg along the Bulawayo-Harare highway on the outskirts of the City of Kings Thursday morning. Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the accident saying all passengers and a driver who were in the Toyota Vits died on the spot. Senior Assistant Commissioner Charamba said the Toyota Vits driver failed…

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