A security company must pay $675,000 after losing nearly 12 kilograms of gold during a robbery. The High Court ruled that Securico failed to protect How Mine's precious cargo on October 4, 2022. Armed robbers made off with the bullion during transport to Bulawayo. Justice Joseph Chilimbe sided with How Mine after hearing evidence about poor security arrangements. The judge delivered his ruling on July 1.
How Mine accused Securico of using weak protection methods for such valuable cargo. The security firm sent guards without panic buttons and some lacked airtime to call for help. They used regular vans instead of armored trucks to carry the gold. Securico argued that nobody could have predicted the robbery would happen. The company...
Sydney Gata has passed away at age 79. The ZESA executive chairman went to a private hospital in Harare on Monday after complaining about chest pains. He died on Thursday night according to a family friend. The power company plans to release a statement on Friday. Gata had been running Zimbabwe's main electricity supplier until his death.
The engineer started his career teaching at several universities before making history. He became the first black general manager of the Electricity Supply Company back in 1981. The company later changed its name to ZESA and made him the chief executive from 1986 to 1991. He pushed for the construction of Hwange Power Station and built the main transmission system. His work helped connect Zimbabwe to...
A judge has thrown out the government's land grab of a farm owned by three black Zimbabweans. The High Court in Bulawayo ruled that taking Esidakeni farm from its rightful owners was completely illegal. Justice Bongani Ndlovu said the seizure made no sense and was done out of spite. The government had handed out pieces of the 550-hectare property to political figures and spy agency workers. All those land offers are worthless after the court decision.
Business partners Siphosami Malunga, Zephaniah Dlamini and Charles Moyo bought the farm fair and square back in 2017. They paid good money for all the shares in the company that owned the land near Nyamandlovu. But three years later, the agriculture minister published a notice saying the...
Pakistan and Russia just made a huge deal about building new roads and railways together. The two countries want to create better ways for goods to travel between Pakistan and Central Asia. Russian leaders met with Pakistani transport officials at a big meeting held in China. They talked about connecting landlocked nations to Pakistan's warm water ports. This partnership could change how trade flows across the entire region.
Pakistani transport minister Abdul Aleem Khan explained how his country is upgrading its road systems. The government is adding electronic tags to trucks and installing cameras everywhere. New highways will have fewer roadblocks and better technology. These changes will help goods move faster between different...
Pakistan's tech minister gathered leaders for a major meeting about helping women use digital services better. Shaza Fatima Khawaja led the second session of the Digital Gender Inclusion committee at her government office. The minister talked about Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's plan to create equal tech access for all citizens. She shared exciting news about women getting better internet access across the country. The latest research shows Pakistani women are using mobile internet much more than before.
The gender gap for mobile internet dropped from 38 percent down to just 25 percent. Women using mobile internet jumped from 33 percent up to 45 percent during the same period. The minister praised a special project that gave digital...
Pakistan's top air force commander sent a thank you letter to parliament leaders after they praised his pilots. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu wrote to National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq about the support his force received. The military chief said parliament members gave great encouragement after Pakistani jets fought back against Indian attacks. He told the speaker that all air force ranks felt grateful for the kind words from government officials. The commander said parliamentary speeches showed strong backing for military operations.
The air force leader said Pakistan's success came from everyone working together as one team. He credited Allah's help and the whole nation's support for making the military...
Federal government workers finally received their dream home plots after years of waiting. Housing Minister Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada gave possession letters to 80 lucky families at the Sky Gardens project site. The ceremony marked a major victory for people who had been waiting since 2009 to receive their allocated land. These workers had registered with the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority and invested their savings into the ambitious housing scheme.
The Sky Gardens project spans over 11,000 kanals of beautiful hilly terrain near the New Murree Expressway. The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority partnered with Commoners Sky Garden back in 2019 to create this massive residential development. Block A became the...
Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb flew to Seville, Spain for major money talks with world leaders. The minister attended the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development where countries discussed how to fill a massive four trillion dollar gap for global development goals. The conference produced the Seville Commitment aimed at tackling debt problems and fixing international finance systems. Aurangzeb represented Pakistan at this crucial gathering of finance chiefs from around the globe.
The Pakistani minister sat down with Netherlands Finance Minister Eelco Heinen to discuss stronger ties between their countries. They talked about trade deals, climate projects, and how Dutch experts could help Pakistan with...
A traffic cop walked free after getting blamed for car smuggling he did not do. Constable Ngonidzashe Musiwa drove a Honda Fit through a police roadblock on June 27. Officers stopped him because the blue car had fake license plates. The front plate belonged to a different Honda Fit from Masvingo. Police arrested Musiwa and thought he brought the car across the border illegally.
The real criminal turned out to be Gift Andrew Chaima who admitted his crimes in court. Chaima sneaked the Honda Fit from Botswana through bush paths near Dombodema on June 26. He put fake plates on the car before giving it to someone else. The 37-year-old man told the judge a relative bought the car for him in Durban. Chaima claimed he did not know he had to...
