Central Intelligence Organisation, Secretly Paid Bonuses & December Salary

Central Intelligence Organisation, Secretly  Paid Bonuses & December Salary

The government last year quietly paid Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives their annual bonuses, yet postponed, several times, paying the salaries of civil servants, only releasing the payments yesterday, a development that is likely to spark a rebuke from other public sector workers. While most civil servants were penniless during the festive season, members of the CIO received their December salaries on December 21 and their bonuses 10 days later, insiders have revealed. “Members of…

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MDC-T , Maridadi Arrested At Beitbridge Border For Filming Situation

TOP MDC-T official and Mabvuku legislator James Maridadi was arrested in the early hours of the morning at Beitbridge border post around 4am today. His crime was for shooting videos of customs officials and other travellers visiting the country through the border. Maridadi was also accused of entering through the border post without a passport or a valid travel document. According to the Chronicle, Maridadi went to the border post in the company of a…

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Zimbabwe Defence Forces Owned,Private Security, Retrenches Chiadzwa Guards

Zimbabwe Defence Forces Owned,Private Security,  Retrenches Chiadzwa Guards

A private security company jointly owned by Zimbabwe Defence Forces and a consortium of retired high ranking military officers reportedly embarked on an employment termination spree in its Chiadzwa Operations. More than 20 private security guards were laid off in the month of September alone due to low business. The security company, in its letters of dismissals the company said “Due to reduction of posts by client, be advised that your current employment contract has…

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‘Violence Turns Chitungwiza Into A War Zone’

Property worth thousands of dollars was destroyed yesterday as Chitungwiza was temporarily turned into a war zone after a protest by commuter omnibus crews against a new US$100 annual operating licence fee turned violent. This came as 40 touts, vendors and kombi drivers appeared in court for attacking Harare municipal police officers who were carrying out a clean-up exercise, injuring eight of them. Harare and Chitungwiza have been under MDC-run councils since 2000 with the…

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Jotsholo Police Station Officer Stabbed To death

Jotsholo Police Station  Officer Stabbed To death

A POLICEMAN stationed in Jotsholo, Lupane, died on the spot after being stabbed once with an okapi knife by a man he was trying to arrest on New Year’s Day. Fraud Dlamini, 26, of Mzola area under Chief Menyezwa allegedly stabbed Constable Tafadzwa Virira in the chest, resulting in his death, national police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said. “I can confirm receiving a report of a police officer, stationed at Jotsholo Police Station…

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‘Zanu PF Bigwigs Want Senate President Edna Madzongwe As Zimbabwe’s VP Not Mnangagwa’

‘Zanu PF Bigwigs Want Senate President Edna Madzongwe As Zimbabwe’s VP Not Mnangagwa’

Post-congress Zanu PF bigwigs opposed to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding President Robert Mugabe are reported to be campaigning for  Senate president Edna Madzongwe to be vice president. Madzongwe is reportedly linked to the former liberation movement’s ambitious Young Turks known as the Generation 40 (G40), who are said to be working closely with the women’s league to derail Mnangagwa and push for her assuming authority instead of the First Lady Grace Mugabe who…

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‘Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) Statement On APEX Madness’

‘Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) Statement On APEX Madness’

The Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) is saddened by the outcome of the Apex Council meeting which collapsed amid petty jostling for posts and shameless political jockeying by the various yellow unions in the Public Service, the majority of whose leadership has sold their political souls for the proverbial 30 pieces of silver to the employer via the dreaded CIO. RTUZ did not attend today’s meeting as its leadership was accessing treatment after being…

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ZBC News reporter, ‘Thulani Miga’, Dies In Harare-Nyamapanda Rd Accident

ZBC News reporter, ‘Thulani Miga’, Dies  In Harare-Nyamapanda Rd Accident

ZBC News reporter, Thulani Miga has died in a car accident. He was 31. The accident occurred this morning about 42 kilometres from the capital along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway. Miga and two other people who were in the vehicle, who included the driver, died on the spot. He is survived by his wife, Tendai Liwewe and three children, Ruvarashe (10), Mzwandile (5) and Thandika (4). Mourners are gathered at number 5658 Kuwadzana 7 in Harare….

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‘Massive Looting In Chitungwiza, Equivalent To 1998 Food Riots’

‘Massive Looting In Chitungwiza, Equivalent To 1998 Food Riots’

Massive looting at  Huruyadzo and Chigovanyika Shopping centres has been reported in Chitungwiza, Bulawayo24.com heard. It was not immediately clear what triggered the looting. Sources said the looting is similar to 1998 food riots that rocked  Chitungwiza leaving seven people dead. President Robert  Mugabe had to deploy armoured troops in what many saw then as the biggest challenge to his rule. Bread and sugar prices rose by an average of 30 per cent last week…

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‘One Policeman Killed In Brutal Skirmishes With Zanu PF Youths & Touts’

‘One Policeman Killed In Brutal Skirmishes With  Zanu PF Youths & Touts’

A police officers has reportedly died during his line of duty as the police in Chitungwiza  were deployed to deal with touts -Zanu PF youths clash  and reportedly ended up randomly beating up innocent residents. This came as violent clashes erupted in Chitungwiza, which started with a nasty confrontation between Zanu PF youths and touts, and escalated, with residents besieging some part of the town allegedly to resist what they term ‘random attacks by police….

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