‘Allowing Mbada Diamonds, To Mine As Before, Right Expired, Is To Sanction An Illegality’-High Court

‘Allowing Mbada Diamonds, To Mine As Before, Right Expired, Is To Sanction An Illegality’-High Court

THE government’s decision to forcibly close Grandwell Holdings (Mbada Diamonds) mining operations in Chiadzwa, has been castigated by the High Court as an act against the rule of law. But in his 21-page judgment, Justice Joseph Mafusire ruled that the mining firm cannot continue operations until the validity of its special grants has been regularised in accordance with the law. Grandwell Holdings, who are the major shareholders of Mbada Diamonds, had filed an application last…

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Police Assault Prominent Human Rights Activist, The Masvingo Residents Trust President,

Prominent human rights defender and Masvingo Residents Trust president, Prosper Tiringindi (27) was severely assaulted by Police and had to be admitted at Masvingo General Hospital for two days from last Thursday evening. Masvingo Mirror reported that Tiringindi had allegedly intervened in a matter where officers on patrol were harassing commuter drivers at PicknPay Supermarket in Masvingo. Tiringindi spent two days admitted at Masvingo General Hospital receiving treatment for the wounds he sustained at the…

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‘ Lone, Parliament Protester, Over Mugabe’s US$15 Billion Diamond Loot, Is ‘Abducted’ ‘Itai Dzamara’ Style

 Zimbabweans generally, are considered a ‘docile’ lot because they are overly accepting to all forms of lawlessness, brutality, monopoly of wealth and power unleashed upon them by the ruthless Mugabe and his Zanu PF regime. Just over a week ago, democratic, peace loving Zimbabweans commemorated, a year gone since the activist cum journalist, ‘Itai Dzamara’ disappeared after being abducted by unidentified men, suspected to be Mugabe’s Central Intelligence Officers. Itai Dzamara’s whereabouts or subseuent welfare…

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‘Treasury Loses Millions To Zanu PF Militia ,Supporters,Ghost &Unqualified Workers’-Audit

A CIVIL Service Commission audit has unearthed the massive rot in President Robert Mugabe’s government, where millions of dollars are allegedly being spent on salaries to ghost and idle workers, amid reports that over $3,3 billion — 83% of the National Budget — was gobbled by salaries alone in 2015. The audit all but confirms reports that thousands of ghost workers — mostly unqualified Zanu PF militias and supporters — were bleeding Treasury of millions…

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War Vets Leader ‘Matemadanda’s Expert Boxing Skills, Floor Fellow War Vet ‘Moyo’, A Grace Mugabe

    CDE Victor Matemadanda, the secretary general of the war veterans’ association, is facing arrest after allegedly assaulting a fellow war veteran from Gokwe. Cde Matemadanda beat up Cde Stephen Moyo whom he accused of supporting the First Lady Cde Grace Mugabe and opposing the association’s embattled leader, Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa. Both Cdes Matemadanda and Moyo confirmed the altercation which they said occurred on Friday at Sasame 1 Suburb in Gokwe town, at around…

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Parliament Advises Government To Cease Nurse Training For 3 Years Until Unemployed Nurses Are Arbsorbed

Parliament Advises Government To Cease Nurse Training For 3 Years Until Unemployed Nurses Are Arbsorbed

Parliament’s Health Portfolio Committee has advised government to stop training nurses for three years until those unemployed are absorbed. Committee chairperson Ruth Ladode told parliaments on Tuesday, that thousands of qualified nurses are still jobless. “Minister, I hear you but my concern as a committee in which you also sat, you were part of that committee where we agreed that if we acknowledged if a nurse was trained in 2013 and up to now the…

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‘Corrupt US$15Billionaire Mugabe, Must Resign Over Zimbabwe Civil Service Rot’-MDC

The “Zimbabweans have just been subjected to a grand theft by their own government and it is time to put a stop to it. Firstly, the deterioration of corporate governance and accountability in the civil service has played a huge contributing factor to this country’s economic crisis, considering that the civil service wage bill was said to be gobbling over 80 percent of the national purse annually, while in actual fact half of this percentage…

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‘ Worst Malnutrition Crisis In Over 15 Years: 33 000 Severely Malnourished Minors’ -Unicef

‘ Worst Malnutrition Crisis In Over 15 Years: 33 000 Severely Malnourished Minors’ -Unicef

Zimbabwe faces its worst malnutrition crisis in 15 years, with tens of thousands of children requiring urgent treatment, UNICEF said on Tuesday as the government announced four million people need food aid. Poor rains induced by the El Nino weather phenomenon have hampered food production, and diminishing reserves have left many people in rural parts of Zimbabwe short of essential supplies. The number of hungry families doubled in the past eight months “as nearly 33…

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Cash Strapped Government Has Approved, The Abolishment Of 22 000 Civil Service Posts

Cash Strapped Government Has  Approved, The Abolishment Of 22 000 Civil Service Posts

President Robert Mugabe is reportedly not happy with the number of civil servants. This was said by the Civil Service Commission chairman, Mariyawanda Nzuwah when he was addressing a parliamentary committee on finance. Nzuwa said he was taken to task by President Robert Mugabe over the swollen government work-force. Dr Nzuwa said this when he appeared before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. Doctor Nzuwa said cabinet has approved the…

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‘War Vet Felled With A Flurry Of Punches By War Vets (SG), For Supporting Grace Mugabe’

‘War Vet Felled With A Flurry Of Punches By War Vets (SG), For Supporting Grace Mugabe’

Victor Matemadanda, the secretary general of the war veterans’ association, is facing arrest after allegedly assaulting a fellow war veteran from Gokwe. Matemadanda beat up Stephen Moyo whom he accused of supporting the First Lady Grace Mugabe and opposing the association’s embattled leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa. Both Matemadanda and Moyo confirmed the altercation which they said occurred on Friday at Sasame 1 Suburb in Gokwe town, at around 10PM. Moyo reported the assault at Gokwe Police…

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