The petrol price will be hiked by 81c a litre on Wednesday, while diesel will go up by between 72.5c a litre (0.05% sulphur) and 74.5c (0.005% sulphur), the department of mineral resources and energy announced.The latest price hike will push the price of petrol – currently around R19.50 a litre – to above R20 in Gauteng and other inland provinces.At the start of November, petrol prices were hiked by R1.21, while diesel increased by…

Mashaba made the calls at a press conference Monday.His call is a first of its kind from any African political leader in the region and comes barely a week after the British parliament suggested more should be asked of regional leaders in pressuring the President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime to reform.Mashaba, a former City of Johannesburg mayor, blamed the South African government for nurturing Zanu-PF’s faults and proposed a harsh approach to dealing with the ruling…

GOVERNMENT has been urged to withdraw the proposed US$50 cellphone levy as it could create a digital divide, as handset dealers will simply pass on the expense to already constrained consumers.Presenting the 2022 National Budget, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube proposed a levy of US$50 to be collected prior to registration of new cellular handsets by mobile network operators.Prof Ncube argued that while imported cellular handsets attracted modest customs duty of 25…

OMICRON-ZIMBABWEAN Passengers who boarded a Qatar Airways flight in Harare over the weekend, returned to Zimbabwe after Qatar Airways crew were told while in Lusaka, Zambia, picking up other passengers that travellers from five Southern African countries including South Africa and Zimbabwe, were barred from boarding the planes until there was clarity on the B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant.Zimbabweans became some of the first to be affected by the unilateral ban on travellers from Southern Africa imposed…

CHIREDZI CRECHE OWNER ZHUWANIKA JAVANGWE who left four children locked in her Honda CVR on Tuesday resulting in the death of two is charged with murder, attempted murder and violation of the Education Act. She appeared before Magistrate Misheck Brian Munyaradzi and was not asked to plead. She was remanded in custody to December 9, 2021.Magistrate Munyaradzi told Jabangwe that the matter would be heard at the High Court and he advised the accused to…

‘PRESIDENT Mnangagwa addresses empty chairs at COP26 in Glasgow Scotland’ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday addressed an almost empty auditorium at the Climate Change (COP26) summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Mnangagwa made his address before empty seats, as did all the leaders who delivered their addresses during the 9am to 1pm slot. Over 120 heads of State and 25 000 delegates are attending the summit. As Mnangagwa was addressing, scores of United Kingdom-based Zimbabweans were picketing outside…

8 PROPHETS DROWNED in Mazowe river on Saturday during a riryal to recover a holy stick from deep water and become the sect’s new Baptist. The government is providing a coffin, blanket, transport and food for each of the bereaved family, Bulawayo24.com has learnt. The prophets were members of the “Vadzidzi vaJeso apostolic sect, the group consisted of 10 prophets and only 2 survived – Byo24

ZIMBABWE CHIEFS’ CUNCIL PRESIDENT Fortune Charumbira has claimed that traditional leaders are not bound by the Constitution because the chieftainship institution was in existence before the country’s charter was crafted.After telling delegates at the Zanu-PF annual conference that chiefs would not leave the ruling party, he told NewsDay yesterday that he was openly violating the Constitution because chiefs could not be bound by any law as their institution was there before laws were made.“What Constitution?…

RTD GEN: VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has appealed to child rights activists to help her secure custody of her children, repeating claims that the former army boss is after her life, and alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to assist her.Marry lost custody of her three minor children after Chiwenga, who also doubles up as Health minister, appealed against an earlier judgment in her favour.Chiwenga argued that Marry was not mentally…