‘ROBBING Bank of Zimbabwe’ RBZ Gov Mangudya to meet opposition #Tajamuka-political activist Promise Mkwananzi and his executive to further clarify the bond notes issue

‘ROBBING Bank of Zimbabwe’  RBZ Gov  Mangudya to meet opposition #Tajamuka-political activist Promise Mkwananzi and  his executive  to  further clarify the  bond notes issue

. RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya is set to meet opposition political activist Promise Mkwananzi and members of his executive for a private dialogue today to provide further clarity on the soon-to-be-introduced bond notes.The meeting is part of RBZ’s awareness campaigns to educate the public and ensure they have correct information on the operation of the bond notes. The RBZ is set to introduce the bond notes through an export incentive facility…

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Eighty inmates remain on death row after ten were pardoned last week

Eighty inmates remain on death row after  ten were pardoned last week

Zimbabwe last week pardoned 10 inmates who were on death row after they requested for Presidential clemency while the remaining 80 will also survive the gallows if Government resolves to completely abolish capital punishment for all crimes, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.He said this during Zimbabwe’s presentation of its Human Rights National Report under the auspices of the Universal Periodic Review on Wednesday at the United Nations Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. VP Mnangagwa who…

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‘UNSCRUPULOUS characters are printing fake bond notes for release when the real bond notes are injected into the economy’ -Patrick Chinamasa,

‘UNSCRUPULOUS characters  are printing fake bond notes for release when the real bond notes are injected into the economy’ -Patrick Chinamasa,

  UNSCRUPULOUS characters have started printing fake bond notes which they plan to release when the real bond notes are injected into the economy, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday. The new notes are expected to be in circulation in a few weeks’ time with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) rolling out massive awareness campaigns ahead of their usage. Addressing legislators at the 2017 pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development,…

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HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Deputy Minister Gandawa arrested over Zimdef scandal

    HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Deputy Minister Dr Godfrey Gandawa was yesterday arrested and released into the custody of his lawyer after a five-hour grilling by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission over his role in the alleged abuse of state funds. A close source told our Harare Bureau last night that Dr Gandawa, who was accompanied by his lawyer Mr Bernard Chidziva, handed himself over to the anti-corruption body for the…

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Rainbow Hotel, the venue of the prebudget seminar reportedly catches fire, three people rushed to hospital

Rainbow Hotel, the venue of the prebudget seminar reportedly catches fire, three people rushed to hospital

Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo reportedly caught fire resulting in three people getting injured. The fire is said to have started at the basement of the facility after an electrical fault. Commotion engulfed the hotel as guests stumbled on each other to exit the building. The extent of damages were not immediately ascertained. By Alice Dube. Bulawayo24 ZiFM journalist Moses Matenga twitter saying “Byo Rainbow, venue of the prebudget seminar, said to have caught fire, 3…

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GWANDA: ‘Diaspora Zimbabweans should only register and vote in Zimbabwe!’….Yet its ok to receive diaspora cash,…INTERESTING!

GWANDA: ‘Diaspora Zimbabweans should only register and  vote in Zimbabwe!’….Yet its ok to receive diaspora cash,…INTERESTING!

GWANDA residents yesterday said diasporans should be denied the right to vote from foreign countries in the 2018 harmonised elections.   Contributing during a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs hearing on Saturday, a majority of the participants said those in the diaspora should return home to vote.   “They should come home and register to vote. They should cast their ballots at polling stations like all other Zimbabweans,” said a participant….

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Two armed criminals masquerading as Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers search homes and rob unsuspecting victims of their valuables in Harare.

Two armed criminals masquerading as Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers search  homes and rob unsuspecting victims of their valuables in Harare.

Two suspected armed robbers masquerading as police detectives are reportedly targeting people and demanding to search their homes and robbing them of valuables.This comes after an incident recently in which a 59-year-old Harare man lost a Samsung S6 Edge cellphone and other valuables worth over $700 to the two robbers who approached him last week. “The two unknown accused persons identified themselves as police officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The two accused persons…

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New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) releases horrific details of rights defenders and pro-democracy activists torture by Zimbabwe’s police and intelligence operatives

New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) releases horrific details of rights defenders and pro-democracy activists  torture by Zimbabwe’s police and intelligence operatives

New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released horrific details of rights defenders and pro-democracy activists being tortured by police and intelligence operatives during the recent anti-government protests.   The gruesome details were presented in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, where the country’s human rights record came under global scrutiny at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).   Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also Justice Minister, presented the country’s official report…

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‘Convicted rapist’ who owns First Class Bus Company, in court, accused of forcing his female employee to suck his manhood at gunpoint

‘Convicted rapist’ who owns First Class Bus Company, in court, accused of forcing his female employee to suck his manhood at gunpoint

    Convicted rapist Simbarashe Gibson, who owns First Class Bus Company, yesterday appeared in court accused of forcing his female employee to suck his manhood at gunpoint.Gibson appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe facing an aggravated indecent assault charge. Gibson’s lawyer Mr Tawanda Tandi applied for refusal of remand on the basis that his client was not advised of the charge upon his arrest.   “Accused who is partially blind was summoned to…

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20 years in jail for Tsholotsho man kidnapped a woman, whipped her all the way to his homestead then raped her overnight.

20 years in jail for  Tsholotsho man kidnapped a woman, whipped her all the way to his homestead then raped her overnight.

  A MAN from Tsholotsho who kidnapped a woman and whipped her all the way to his homestead where he raped her overnight has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. Mqondisi Sibanda (32) had pleaded not guilty to kidnap and rape on Friday last week. Sibanda said he did not have much to say and urged the court to take any action it deemed necessary. Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mr Chrispen Mberewere convicted Sibanda of…

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