FOREIGNERS TO BE DENIED business licences and barred from investing in sectors reserved for indigenous entrepreneurs

FOREIGNERS TO BE DENIED business licences and barred from investing in sectors reserved for indigenous entrepreneurs

Foreigners interested in investing in sectors reserved for indigenous entrepreneurs will be denied business licences as Government has issued another directive to all local authorities to enforce the policy. The reserved sectors include primary production of food and cash crops, transportation business involving passenger buses, taxis and car hire services, hair dressing and beauty salons. They also include employment agencies, estate agencies, grain milling, tobacco processing, advertising agencies and milk processing. According to the parliamentary…

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27,000 died during liberation war 20,000 gukurahundi up to 1997 unity accord, hundreds of thousands died in 36 yr Mugabe rule.

27,000 died during liberation war 20,000 gukurahundi up to 1997 unity accord, hundreds of thousands  died in 36 yr Mugabe rule.

  Its interesting that the 27,000 who died 1972 to 1979, died during a war under the racist white Rhodesian regime led by Ian Smith but the hundreds of thousand after that, died under Mugabe all during a time of peace,…hmmmn! As from independence on 18 April 1980, under Mugabe thousands more have lost life in road accidents caused by dangerous driving, poor road conditions and non road worthy vehicles. Thousands of other people have…

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BULAWAYO HILLSIDE LECTURER allegedly collapsed and died in his office.

A lecturer at Hillside Teachers’ College in Bulawayo Paul Ndlovu, was allegedly found dead at about 10AM. A post mortem is set to determine the actual cause of death. Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the death and said no foul play was suspected. “I can confirm the sudden death of a lecturer at Hillside Teachers’ who was found dead today (yesterday) in the morning. He was found dead in his office….

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ROAD RAGE: FORMER EDUCATION MINISTER DAVID COLTART, almost run over by wreckless driver driving on wrong side

  FORMER Education Minister David Coltart was almost run over by a reckless driver who was driving on the wrong side of the road in Bulawayo yesterday. Mr Coltart posted the road rage video on Facebook showing the driver of a white Mercedes Benz C Class registration number ADA 8205 almost running him over. He had to jump to safety while the Mercedes Benz sped off. The incident occurred at the intersection of Cecil Avenue…

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THIRTY PUPILS IN MBERENGWA, have failed to return home from school since February 22 because of floods .

  THIRTY pupils in Mberengwa have failed to return home from school since February 22 because of floods which left three vital bridges destroyed and roads impassable. Scores of pupils are also said to have stopped going to school because of flooded rivers and extensively damaged roads in the district. This was said by the District Administrator for Mberengwa Mr White Nkoma yesterday at a handover ceremony of goods donated to flood victims in Mberengwa…

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A BULILIMA MAN (37), wife and maid killed his mother (97) after a South African sangoma said she was bewitching him

A BULILIMA MAN (37), wife and maid killed his mother (97) after a South African sangoma said she was bewitching him

  A MAN connived with his wife and their maid to kill his 97-year-old mother after a South African sangoma said the elderly woman was bewitching him. The wife and the maid were each sentenced to an effective 14 years in jail. Nicholas Dube (37) of Dumani Village in Bulilima district is on remand and being charged separately. Bathobile Moyo (37) and her maid, Nomalanga Moyo (23) killed Sibuko Ndebele by strangling her using a…

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BULAWAYO WOMAN (22) , sister and two friends assaulted woman she accused of having an affair with her boyfriend, stripped her naked and recorded the whole drama

  A WOMAN from Bulawayo teamed up with her sister and two friends and allegedly assaulted a woman she accused of having an affair with her boyfriend before stripping her naked. The quartet recorded themselves while assaulting and stripping the complainant in Iminyela suburb on Monday. Lungile Chiwaya (22), her 17-year old sister, friends, Zinhle Mlilo (23) and Primrose Nyoni (18), appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Mr Lungile Ncube charged with assault and criminal insult….

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DEFENCE MINISTER SEKERAMAYI issues directive to all shops to stop selling military attire as it is illegal

DEFENCE MINISTER SEKERAMAYI issues directive to all shops to stop selling military attire as it is illegal

DEFENCE Minister Dr Sydney Sekeramayi has issued a directive to all shop-owners to stop selling military attire as it is illegal. Dr Sekeramayi’s statement follows increasing numbers of people who are being arrested for either selling or wearing military regalia. The Defence Minister said wearing military regalia was criminalised as some people were engaging in criminal activities such as robbery, murder and rape disguising themselves as military personnel. Responding to a question in the Senate…

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GOVERNMENT INVOKES (32) (c) OF CIVIL PROTECTION ACT OF CHAPTER 10.06 of 1989 and offers $200.00 per deceased

GOVERNMENT INVOKES (32) (c) OF CIVIL PROTECTION ACT OF CHAPTER 10.06 of 1989 and offers $200.00 per deceased in horror crash at the 8 kilometre peg along the Bulawayo-Gwanda road on Wednesday night that killed 14 people THE Government has said relatives of 14 people who died in a horror crash at the 8 kilometre peg along the Bulawayo-Gwanda road on Wednesday night will receive assistance from the State to bury their loved ones. Local…

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Kombi driver who hit and dragged a cop for 25 metres with his vehicle killing him instantly while speeding off a roadblock jailed three years

Kombi driver who hit and dragged a cop for 25 metres with his vehicle killing him instantly while speeding off a roadblock jailed three years

A commuter omnibus driver who hit and dragged a police officer for 25 metres with his vehicle killing him instantly while speeding off a roadblock three years ago, was today sentenced to an effective three years in jail.   Talent Mudzimba (32) was arrested in 2014 and was initially charged with murder.   During trial at the High Court, the charge was changed to culpable homicide.   The matter was then referred to a lower…

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