“If they think violence on the streets will win the hearts of Zimbabweans, they are mistaken,”-Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe

POLICE “must do their job” when faced with violent protests being advocated by opposition political parties and shadowy groups in the country, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ms Catriona Laing, said yesterday. She said while the police should be impartial when executing their duties, protestors should know that any democratic country abhorred burning of properties, looting of shops and attacks on innocent people. Ms Laing was speaking after paying a courtesy call on Information, Media and…

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Civil servants demand, a black and white statement, by government over annual bonuses and salaries.

Civil servants demand, a black and white statement, by government over annual bonuses and  salaries.

  Civil servants yesterday demanded formal communication from the Government assuring them that they will receive their traditional annual bonuses and that their salaries will not be slashed. This follows a statement by Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe, assuring the Government workers that they would receive their salaries, allowances and annual bonuses as usual. Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa had announced in his Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review statement last…

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‘Civil servants will receive their annual bonuses and there will be no reduction of salaries and allowances’- Government

‘Civil servants will receive their annual bonuses and there will be no reduction of salaries and allowances’- Government

Government has reassured civil servants that they will receive their traditional annual bonuses and there will be no reduction of their salaries and allowances as announced by Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa last Thursday.   Government’s response was triggered by Minister Chinamasa’s announcement, while presenting the Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review statement, that civil servants’ bonuses would be suspended for two years, while their salaries and allowances would be reduced as part of measures…

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Zimbabwe Republic Police name alleged Zimbabwean Cyber ‘terrorists’, Living Across the Diaspora

Zimbabwe Republic Police name alleged Zimbabwean Cyber ‘terrorists’,  Living Across the Diaspora

The Government’s probe into cyber terrorism has begun with preliminary investigations pointing to three Zimbabweans based outside the country as originators of subversive and inflammatory messages on social media. The inciting messages, sent mostly via WhatsApp, are aimed at destabilising the country with the ultimate goal of effecting regime change. The three terrorist suspects, according to security sources, are Victor Dube (resident in South Africa), Jeff Judah Hosanna (South Africa) and Tapiwa Marimbe (Australia). The trio —…

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US Gvt Urged To Influence Bretton Woods Institutions To Block New Lending To Zimbabwe

US Gvt Urged To Influence Bretton Woods Institutions To Block New Lending To Zimbabwe

Government has castigated the United States for meddling in Zimbabwe’s internal affairs in a way that seeks to weaken the country’s sovereign status and reverse its successful land reform programme.This was after the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman Mr Bob Corker wrote a letter to that country’s secretary for Treasury Mr Jacob Lew on January 28, 2016 urging the US government to use its influence at the Bretton Woods institutions to block any…

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Warning:-Hands off Security Sector Issues, Security forces, Succession & Commander-in-Chief Defence Forces!

Warning:-Hands off Security Sector Issues, Security forces, Succession & Commander-in-Chief  Defence Forces!

Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe , yesterday said journalists should not meddle in security sector issues, urging them to appreciate the peace and freedom the forces ensure in the country.   Officiating at the Herald editorial end-of-year party at Meikles hotel in Harare yesterday, Dr Mushohwe said some journalists were losing their way by treading into sensitive security sector matters.   “Some of the media houses seem not to understand which…

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