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Month: June 2016

Economy Investigative Reporting News

$7 million tobacco afforestation Levy disappears

Malvern Mkudu More than $7 million collected for afforestation efforts to mitigate the damage on forests being caused by small tobacco farmers has not yet been disbursed and sources say that the money has been taken by the Zimbabwe Revenue…

Analysis Civil society News

Public Consultation a Must for Holistic and Sustainable Development

It seems that our (Zimbabwe) government has gotten used to the idea of unilaterally imposing laws, regulations and policy without bothering to consult the general public who are supposed to be affected by or be the beneficiaries of the same….

Economy News

Wholesalers the new ‘lender of last resort’?

Malvern Mkudu Wholesalers have become the new ‘lender of the last resort’ selling cash to locally owned banks. According to a source at  ZB Financial Holdings the bank is borrowing cash from Harare wholesaler Mohammed Mussa a charge which the…

Opinion

‘Gukurahundi’ issue must not be politicised

Mlondolozi Ndlovu As much as the international community has stood firm against racial discrimination, taking the move as far as in the sporting discipline, the ball is now for the Zimbabweans to play. We still yearn for tribal tolerance. To…

Blogs Citizen Files Opinion

#Tajamuka pressure group a new headache to ailing Mugabe Government.

By Sydicks Muradzikwa The Mugabe led government has been put into serious panic by the Tajamuka pressure group aimed pressuring the regime to be responsive to the democratic demands of Zimbabwean citizens. Ever since the October 2014 disappearance Itai Dzamara…

Civil society Local Government News

ZANU PF politicizing housing problems

By Staff Reporter Speakers at a round-table discussion, panelists took turns to condemn the government’s housing policy arguing that it was politically motivated and not aimed at solving housing issues affecting mainly urban areas. Speaking at the round-table discussion held…

News Opinion Social Welfare

Mugabe created greedy doctors

Malvern Mkudu There has been national outrage after President Mugabe accused doctors of being greedy. President Mugabe made these remarks at the burial of fallen hero Brigadier-general Felix Muchemwa who died in Egypt seeking medical attention. Mugabe said the current…

Economy News

Tobacco farmers threaten to seize their tobacco back

Staff reporter Some farmers have complained that they are not receiving their money from top tobacco companies. Some farmers alleged that they had not received their money  until they threatened to take their tobacco back. .The Director of Boost Africa…

Local Government News

Chinhoyi, Karoi residents demand more consultation on Local Government Laws Amendment Bill

By Linda Mujuru The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government held a  public meeting in Karoi and Chinhoyi yesterday to discuss the Local Government Laws Amendment Bill which was gazetted on the 9th of May 2016. The Bill seeks to…

Address bottlenecks hindering the ease of doing business: Ndhlukula

By Byron Mutingwende There is need to address the bottlenecks hindering Zimbabwe’s improvement on the World Bank’s ranking on the Ease of Doing Business, the Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Ray Ndhlukula has said….