COURT says (US$95 million NSSA crime) Minister Mupfumira is a flight risk,holds two passports and owns properties in UK

COURT says (US$95 million NSSA crime) Minister Mupfumira is a flight risk,holds two passports and owns properties in UK

Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira is a flight risk who holds two passports and has properties in the United Kingdom, a High Court judge heard.Mupfumira, who was arrested by the recently-constituted Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), will spend the weekend in remand prison after Justice Erica Ndewere yesterday deferred her bail application to Monday.Justice Ndewere postponed the matter to allow the State to call the investigating officer to give evidence during the bail…

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Govt Must Implement Biometric Payroll To Weed Out Ghost Workers

Govt Must Implement Biometric Payroll To  Weed Out Ghost Workers

  Stakeholders in the labour industry have implored Government to undertake a biometric payroll registration of the civil service to weed out alleged ghost workers. Government has been making efforts since last year to reduce its wage bill and open up fiscal space for developmental projects but there have been challenges. Growth in the public wage bill has been outstripping the growth in real gross domestic product . In 2014, growth in the public wage…

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Zanu PF Minister Walter Mzembi On Holiday In Dubai

Another top Zanu PF government official  who flew out for a holiday is Tourism minister Walter Mzembi, who went for what he said was a “traditional Christmas family holiday” at the Dubai Global Village in the United Arab Emirates. Mzembi defended his holidaying, saying his conscience was clear after making sure that people in his constituency were “safe food-wise”. “For the record, I personally sourced 145 tonnes of maize for my constituency and distributed it…

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700 Jobs Lost In Just 5Days Post Ruling On Arbitrary Termination Employment Contract

700 Jobs Lost In Just 5Days Post Ruling On Arbitrary Termination Employment Contract

Government yesterday held a crisis meeting with stakeholders during which workers proposed that Presidential Powers be invoked to protect them amid reports that over 700 have lost jobs in the last five days following a Supreme Court ruling allowing arbitrary termination of employment contracts. The ruling, which has shaken the labour industry, was delivered last Friday. Employers, the major beneficiaries of the ruling, boycotted the meeting held under the auspices of the Tripartite Negotiating Forum…

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