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THE Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilot who fatally assaulted his Gweru-based girlfriend last year for allegedly cheating on him with his colleague was yesterday sentenced to an effective 20 years in jail.Tashinga Musonza (29) was convicted of murder with constructive intent by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nokuthula Moyo in connection with the death of Ms Lucy Duve (37) in a crime of passion in November last year.In passing sentence, Justice Moyo ruled that…

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana has assured Zimbabweans that they are on the right road leading them to the desired country where they will enjoy being Zimbabweans.Using an analogy of the biblical Exodus Mangwana said, “Soon after leaving Egypt, the Children of Israel faced transitory challenges such as food shortages, water problems, security threats etc. It didn’t take long before they all started murmuring and grumbling saying…

Minister of Tourism Prisca Mupfumira was denied bail on Saturday morning by Acting chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi. Sibusiso Ngwenya

PUBLIC SERVICE MINISTER Sekai Nzenza has gone into hiding fearing arrest after revelation,she also received the NSSA loot to cover for Minister Mupfumira who bought a house for Nzenza in Capetown. More news to follow. Sibusiso Ngwenya

This comes after the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards requested Mnangagwa’s government to accept a high-level delegation into the country after Zimbabwe was found guilty of violating the rights of unionists during the labour body’s conference last month in Geneva, Switzerland. AT a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration says it is on a drive to re-engage the international community, it has emerged that the government is blocking an International Labour Organisation (ILO) high-level…

King succeeds Shanelle Hall as Deputy Executive Director, Field Results and Innovation for UNICEF.King was appointed Econet’s COO in 2015 where he was influential in digitally transforming the telecommunications company.King will be leaving for his new post at the end of September this year.In a statement, the UN said King, who served on the boards Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe, Econet Burundi and Econet Lesotho, is bringing to the position over 30 years of experience in innovation,…

This is a ridiculous call by the illegitimate militarised Mnangagwa Zanu pf regime, which does not allow external votes therefore over 6 million Zimbabweans are constantly denied votes. In a sense its understable because the majority fled the dtraconian AIPPA and POSA laws, lack of Respect for the rule of Law, and the total disregard for freedom and democracy , a collapsed agriculture, colapsed economy, ‘toilet paper for moner a.k.a Bond Notes / RTGS. Why…

.REVELATIONS that executive directors at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) earn $6 909,50, while senior management get between $3 721 and $4 523, with the lowest paid worker at the same company earning $375, have irked Parliamentarians.Zinara human resources manager Juliana Maphosa, who together with other executives from the road authority, revealed the salaries while appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development (PPCTID) yesterday.“The E grade senior manager is getting…

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has partially re-introduced the recently outlawed used of foreign currency for some sectors of the economy. In an Exchange Control circular No 8. of 2019 RBZ said oil firms, chrome miners, embassies and international organisations could conduct local transactions in foreign currencies.The Central Bank said those earning foreign currency could buy fuel in dollars and that chrome mining firms could buy chromium from small scale producers in foreign currency.The Central…