MORE than 20 companies failed to reopen after the festive season, leaving at least 500 workers in the lurch, businessdigest has learnt. This comes at a time the economy is facing serious headwinds which include prolonged power cuts of up to 18 hours, depressed production at less than 40% capacity, fuel and foreign currency shortages and year-on-year inflation which has galloped past the 500% mark. Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) secretary-general Kenias Shamuyarira told businessdigest this week that 45 companies have failed to reopen their doors after the Christmas holidays as the deepening economic crisis takes its toll. “We have quite a number of companies who have failed to reopen after the festive season. There are about 45 companies which have faile
Andy Muridzo is fighting back at H-Metro reporter anf the man who pulled gun on him.
Andy Muridzo busted with married woman by husband at their matrimonial home Jilted man, armed with a gun bashes Muridzo for allegedly having an affair with his wife Woman confesses to cheating and blames husband for denying her sex yet she has a high sex drive Andy Muridzo denies dating married woman but claims that he is romantically involved with a woman only identified as Queen
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD) beneficiaries of a housing project are fuming over founder Walter Magaya’s assertion that there is movement in the construction of their houses while on the ground nothing appears to be happening despite years of contributions. For one to qualify as a beneficiary of the housing scheme, they have to be a life partner first. Once someone is a life partner, they would be allowed access to the multi-million-dollar project. Life-partner members are required to pay a monthly subscription fee of US$20, failure of which the money would accrue and be considered as owed to the church. If one fails to keep in touch with set subscriptions, the arrears are considered as debt to the church. The housing project was launched in Au
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police have moved a gear up in their fight against machete-wielding gangsters as 1 800 members of machete-wielding gangs have been arrested of which 77 have since been convicted. Speaking at Gweru Main Camp after a tour of police stations in the city, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe this Friday said more than 1 800 members of machete-wielding gangs have been arrested in the past month as police clamp down on criminals wreaking havoc in mining “The police should be commended for a job well done because in the past month or so, more than 1 800 members of machete-wielding gangs masquerading as gold panners have been arrested across the country. “The police are winning the war against these criminals. Only recen
"It's done already. The papers for Grace Mugabe's farm takeover are on Minister Perrance Shiri's desk awaiting just his signature." FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe is next in the line of former allies and relatives of the late former President Robert Mugabe who are losing their farms to the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Government last month began repossessing land grabbed by former president Robert Mugabe’s allies during the reform programme amid claims the exercise is politically motivated. Mugabe, who spearheaded the often violent take over of commercial farms owned by Zimbabwe’s minority white population for redistribution to landless blacks, was toppled in a coup in 2017 by his loyalists. He died in Singapore in September last year.
Former ZANU PF political commissar and G40 kingpin Saviour Kasukuwere has been caught in the land audit dragnet and is set to lose his Mazowe farm, Zim Morning Post has learnt. His farm manager Shephered Siyanganga received the withdrawal letter Wednesday and signed the acknowledgment of receipt. The minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Air Chief Marshal Perence Shiri wrote to Kasukuwere on December 17 2019, indicating his ministry’s intention to withdraw and revoke his land offer citing that the development was on basis of downsizing and re-planning purposes. The letter also stated that Kasukuwere’s farm called Concorpia measured 560 000 hectares hence the need to resize. “Notice is hereby given that the Ministry of Lands, Agricult
Our Reporter Robert Tapfumaneyi has been harrassed by MDC security while on duty to cover the SONA Address by MDC President Nelson Chamisa. The security manning the entrance accused Robert of being a ZBCTV journalist despite wearing a press jacket for Sly Media Tv and a press card, dragging him out saying zbc is not allowed to cover the event. The MDC spokesperson and the presidium have apologised to him in person THE opposition MDC led by Nelson Chamisa says it apologizes for the assault inflicted by its “overzealous” security on Sly Media Tv journalist, the party’s deputy spokesperson Mr Luke Tamborinyoka blasted the security personnel for acting in an unprofessional and overzealous manner, saying he has also personally spoken to the assaulted journalist and t
Zimbabwean gunman who killed SA cop finally arrested. A South African based Zimbabwean fugitive who allegedly gunned down a Soith Africa Police captain during a robbery shootout on Saturday in Johannesburg has been arrested. Reports reaching iHarare have revealed that the alleged suspect from Bulawayo, Preymore Dube, shot Diepsloot police captain Matjie (54) three times on the head and he died on the spot. A South African Police Service (SAPS) told the H-Metro that: The murder occurred on around 7 pm at corner Jabulani and Stability street Extention 3, Diepsloot. Members of Diepsloot SAPS detective services were on duty following up on information of house robbery suspects and the information turned up to be helpful. They called for backup, Eco group from Diesl
Philip Chiyangwa in Cosafa storm. The details are contained in an audit report done by Baxters and Co, which was circulated to member associations ahead of the Cosafa annual general assembly (AGM) meeting set for Saturday at the Southern Sun OR Tambo Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. COSAFA president Philip Chiyangwa is in the eye of a storm after it emerged that he and his executive members at the regional football governing body allegedly pocketed over R1,5 million in allowances last year, at a time the association had posted an R2,5 million loss. The audit shows that the executive members got R1 429 400 in allowances last year, a massive increment from the R857 064 they received in the previous year. It is Chiyangwa, the report shows, who received a huge chunk of the money. The
