PRESIDENT Mnangagwa names business associate John Mushayavanhu as new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor FBC Holdings CEO John Mushayavanhu, a business associate of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, will become governor of the central bank from May 1, 2024, the presidency announced on Friday. Current governor John Mangudya, who is in his second and final term as head of the apex bank, will become CEO of the Mutapa Investment Fund, a statement by the chief secretary to…

WESTERN DIPLOMATS blast NELSON Chamisa, as incompetent or a ZANU PF front Senior journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has teared into Nelson Chamisa accusing his of a self-centered leadership style which has caused the Citizens Coalition for Change to suffer a still birth. In a post on X, Chin’ono said: One of the senior team members of a Western election observer mission team said this to me; “I have covered more than 60 elections across the world,…

ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COUNCIL (ZEC): removes CCC recalled MPs from ballot papers The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has declared the disqualification of recalled CCC MPs who had registered to contest in the by-elections scheduled for December 9, 2023. The decision comes after a legal challenge, as detailed in matter HCH7543/23, resulting in the nullification of the candidacy of the following individuals: Sibanda Dubeko Prince Moyo Bright Vanya Nkomo Veliswe Toffa Jasmine Mlilo Stabile Sibanda Pashor Raphael…

BREAKING NEWS: Passport-Free Travel Between Zimbabwe and Botswana using only national IDs for citizens of both countries In a groundbreaking development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a transformative agreement that allows citizens of Zimbabwe and Botswana to travel between the two nations using only their ID cards. This reciprocal deal eliminates the need for passports, marking a significant stride in regional cooperation. More to follow Source – Byo24

ZIMBABWE BLOW as Britain scraps dependent visa for migrant workers Zimbabweans hoping to migrate to the United Kingdom to take up better paying job opportunities under the rich country’s health and social care sector have been dealt a blow after authorities in London Monday announced tough immigration measures seeking to stop dependent relatives from benefitting from the visa regime. According to British authorities, some 20,152 health and care worker visas were granted to Zimbabweans in…

‘US, UK AND OTHER SANCTIONS to blame for drug shortages in Zimbabwe according to Zanu- PF’ The prevailing shortages of essential medicines in Zimbabwe’s major hospitals is a result of economic sanctions imposed on the country by the US, Britain and their western allies, Leader of Government Business in Parliament Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. The Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister said this while responding to legislators during the Question and Answer Session in the…

ZIMBABWE has one road accident every 15 minutes, mostly due to reckless driving, inadequate enforcement of traffic laws and use of defective vehicles, among other factors. According to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), 14 600 people died and 74 000 were injured in road accidents between 2015 and 2022. In the first nine months of this year, over 1 500 fatalities were recorded from more than 38 400 accidents countrywide. In total, over…

ZIMBABWEAN TEEN among 3 Bradford men found guilty of killing compatriot THREE Bradford men along with one other have been found guilty of killing a teenager by stabbing him 14 times in a tragic case of mistaken identity. Karl Belinga, 20, of Brendon Walk in Holme Wood, Karlson Ogie, 19, of Bierley House Avenue in Bierley, and Paul Mbwasse, 19, of Walpole Road in Huddersfield murdered 17-year-old Trust Gangata in Armley, Leeds in March. Brandon…

CHAMISA-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) loses by-election s appeal Yesterday Chamisa suffered a major blow after the Supreme Court struck off the roll its appeal against the recall of its legislators. The recalls were triggered by self-proclaimed CCC interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu, who claimed the MPs had ceased to be party members. Justices Susan Mavhangira, Lavender Makoni and Joseph Musakwa unanimously ruled that the appeal was fatally defective. Tshabangu’s lawyer advocate Lewis Uriri had…

BREAKING NEWS; CCC SEC GEN, SENGEZO: TSHABANGU wins Supreme Court case against recalled CCC MPs The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to Members of Parliament affiliated with the CCC (Constitutional Consolidation Coalition), dismissing their appeal to overturn a high court judgment that validated their recall by the Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu. The dismissal, however, was not based on the merits of the case but rather on a technicality related to the proper…