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Econet Wireless Founder Strive Masiyiwa Received Two Prestigious Awards In New York This Week In Recognition Of His Philanthropic Work.

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa picked up two prestigious awards in New York this week in recognition of his philanthropic work. On Tuesday, he was honoured by the United Nations Foundation for co-ordinating African business support for efforts in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The function was attended by the Secretary General of the United Nations and dozens of other leading UN officials, philanthropists from around the world…

Mugabe Caps 320 Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) Graduands With Bachelor Of Technology Degrees

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A total of 320 graduands from the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) have been conferred with bachelor of technology degrees by President Robert Mugabe who is the Chancellor of the institution. This year’s graduation is coinciding with the institute’s 10th anniversary celebrations. HIT Vice Chancellor Engineer Quinton Kanhukamwe hailed the government’s 10-point plan for economic growth as it resonates with the institution’s thrust. Engineer Kanhukamwe said the university is committed to contributing to the rapid…

Two Beitbridge (Zimra) Officers Convicted Of Illegally Detaining A Tuckload Of Liquor That Had Been Legally Cleared.

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

TWO Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers stationed at Beitbridge were yesterday convicted of criminal abuse of office after they illegally detained a truckload of liquor that had been legally cleared. Obert Tafadzwa Charamba, 35, a loss control officer and Stephen Masimuke, 50, a supervisor are accused of detaining a truck belonging to a Bulawayo company, Turkey Trading (Pvt) Ltd, between December 23 last year and January 14 this year. The duo who were jointly…

‘Politicians Should Not Be Actively Involved In Sports Administration’-Obert Gutu, MDC-T National Spokesperson

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

As a social democratic political party, the MDC-T firmly believes that sport is an integral component of modern day human life. Indeed, sport is no longer just a past time or a hobby; it has evolved into becoming an income – generating industry on its own. The world over, millions of young people are now earning a decent and comfortable living as a result of participating in professional sporting activities such as football, rugby,…

‘The Decay Of Local Football At The Mother Body Zifa, And Collapse Perfectly Mirrors Bad National Governance’-Welshman Ncube

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

MDC president Professor Welshman Ncube has bemoaned the decay of local football at the mother body Zifa saying the collapse perfectly mirrors bad national governance. Writing in his weekly diary, Ncube said the Zifa presidential race just like “a decaying carcass of a wild animal – it attracts vultures who want nothing less than financial self-aggrandisement”. Four candidates have filed their nomination papers for the ZIFA presidential elections ahead of the vetting process as the…

ZIMBABWE’S ELECTRICITY POWER CUTS, FUEL ILLEGAL LOGGING AND DEFORESTATION

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

IN the dead of night, trucks loaded with illegally logged wood weave their way past police roadblocks to a capital city shrouded in darkness. In Mbare, a suburb that also serves as the heartland of informal trading in Harare, firewood dealers like Kudakwashe Shumba wait to buy their share of the logs before disappearing to pass them on to any number of the 5 million power-starved urban Zimbabweans. “We get the firewood from big syndicates,…

Journalist, Assaulted By Police For Photographing Basch Street Terminus Skirmishes Between Touts ,Drivers And Police .

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

BULAWAYO police on Thursday assaulted freelance journalist, Crispen Ndlovu, who was taking photographs of skirmishes between ZRP officers and commuter omnibus operators. The skirmishes resulted in most of the commuter omnibus operators suspending operations in protest of what they called constant harassment and extortion from traffic police. The strike left thousands of commuters stranded with most of them failing to travel to their workplaces. The city’s central commuter omnibus rank, Basch Street…

Court Told That ‘Godfather’ Robert Martin Gumbura Employed Two Personal Guards And A Secretary In Jail

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A YEAR after he was jailed 40 years for rape, disgraced cleric Robert Martin Gumbura employed two body guards and a secretary in prison, a Harare court heard Friday. Testifying against Chikurubi inmates accused of inciting a food riot early this year, chief state witness Claudius Mutizwa also told court that Gumbura owned a large “base” in B Hall cell where other inmates would be “piled on top of each other” for lack of space….

Zanu PF War Veterans Invade MDC T, Heir Apparent To The Makore Chieftainship’s Farm

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

MASVINGO: Phenias Makore, heir apparent to the Makore chieftainship in Gutu district is living in fear after a group of Zanu PF supporters among them war veterans invaded his homestead early this week. The ruling party supporters are demanding that he vacates a farm he was given during the land reform program, accusing him for being an MDC-T activist. Makore has been instrumental in providing assistance to displaced MDC-T supporters during the previous elections, providing…

(ZNA), General Constantine Chiwenga Backs Mnangagwa Faction As Opposed To Grace’s Camp In President Mugabe Succession War

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

The succession wars in Zanu PF have gone up a notch, as it is now reported that the commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, (ZNA), General Constantine Chiwenga has now shown his hand by rallying behind Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the man to succeed the despot, 92 year old President Robert Mugabe in office. Zanu PF has of late been constantly bedevilled by factional wars amongst Zanu-PF officials over whether the VP Emmerson Mnangagwa camp or the Grace…

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