Kudzi Chipanga, a Zanu PF official, went to court yesterday. He was charged with stealing Presidential Pfumvudza inputs worth a lot of money. The inputs belonged to the Department of Agriculture Research and Extension in Makoni District.
The court let Chipanga out on bail, but he has to follow some rules. He must stay at his farm in Headlands and report to the police twice a week. He also can't talk to any witnesses or mess with the investigation.
Chipanga's lawyer, Mr. Chris Ndlovu, argued that Chipanga has the right to be let out on bail. The lawyer said there's no good reason to keep him in jail before his trial.
The prosecutor, Ms. Event Dhliwayo, didn't fight against giving Chipanga bail. She said Chipanga knew he was in trouble...
Walter Magaya, a ZIFA presidential aspirant, says he wants to leave a legacy. He has invested over $25 million to help develop sports in Zimbabwe. Magaya owns Yadah Football Club in the Premier Soccer League. He also built Heart Stadium in Harare.
Now, Magaya is building another stadium in Kwekwe. He's working with his business partner, Shepherd Chahwanda. The new stadium will be called Chahwanda Stadium - The Heart Main Arena. It will have 10,000 seats. The pitch is already done. It has a modern drainage system. The dressing rooms are almost finished too.
Yesterday, the Deputy Sports minister visited the stadium. She wanted to see how the project was going. During the visit, Magaya shared that he has spent over $25 million on...
On Monday, he was asked to speak at the Harare City Commission inquiry. It was set up by Mr Mnangagwa. He had some doubts about why the Commission was made. But he still went to be polite. He is an officer of the Court and Justice.
The Commission wanted him to talk about some claims. A councillor had said his name when talking about the "regularisation process" of the Harare City Council.
He made it very clear. He said he can't really say anything about local authority issues. He's not a councillor, mayor, local government official, or part of central government. City councils are run by the Urban Councils Act. Choices come from council committees or full council motions. Not from people outside or political parties.
They played an...
The Bulawayo City Council, or BCC for short, is bringing back an old rule from 17 years ago. This rule says that if someone has been renting a shop from the council for more than 10 years, the council can take the shop back. The council wants to do this instead of making a new rule.
The reason for this old rule was to make sure that everyone had a fair chance to use the shops that the council owns. But when the council first tried to do this back in 2007, a lot of business owners didn't like it. So the council put the rule on hold. They tried again in 2017, but the same thing happened.
Recently, the council started talking about this rule again. They had a meeting where they talked about putting a limit on how long someone can rent a...
The government is considering making changes to some of the taxes proposed in the 2025 National Budget. This comes after business leaders and economists raised concerns about the impact of certain taxes on businesses. Minister Mthuli Ncube, who is in charge of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, spoke about this at a meeting in Harare on Monday.
He said the government has asked the Treasury to study how the intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT) affects businesses. They are open to making changes based on what the study finds. He encouraged more businesses to share how the IMTT has impacted them. Any adjustments could be made in January or during the midterm policy review.
Business leaders say the 2 percent IMTT...
Stanley Gama, the spokesman for the City of Harare, has announced that a case of cholera was found in a squatter camp close to Longchen Plaza yesterday. He says the patient is a 29-year-old man who lives alone. The man has been using water from a nearby stream for drinking and other household needs without treating it first. Gama believes the cholera likely came from a local source, as the man has not traveled recently.
The City of Harare is asking residents to be careful, especially about drinking untreated borehole water, which can contribute to the spread of cholera. They want people to get treatment early if they think they might have cholera, to help prevent deaths. Treatment is available for free at all Council clinics.
The City...
The Citizens Coalition for Change, or CCC for short, is upset with a man named Sengezo Tshabangu. He says he's their temporary leader, but they don't agree. There's been a big argument about who should be in charge of the CCC for a while now.
Some people think that desperate politicians are giving money to Tshabangu. They hope he'll let them stay in Parliament or give them powerful jobs. Tshabangu has been causing a lot of trouble. He's been kicking out CCC politicians from Parliament. He says they aren't part of the party anymore.
Because of all this fighting and kicking people out, the old CCC leader Nelson Chamisa left the party. He said that the ruling party Zanu PF had secretly taken over the CCC. Tshabangu has fired CCC leaders...
A 30-year-old man named Peter Mavhengere recently received a ten-month prison sentence for escaping police custody in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. The presiding magistrate, Lynette Mudzingo, suspended three months of the sentence contingent upon good behavior, resulting in an effective seven-month term of incarceration.
According to prosecutor Precious Takuva, police officers arrested Mavhengere at his parents' home on November 22 based on outstanding warrants for contempt of court, theft, and domestic violence. The officers transported Mavhengere to Chikato Police station, where they detained him while verifying the offenses.
At approximately 2:00 PM, Mavhengere attempted to escape custody. He fled from the charge office while an officer was...
Villagers at Arnold Farm in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, have deserted their homes and sought shelter in the mountains. They fear for their lives after protesting an attempted takeover of their land by Mafenyadira Mohadi, son of Vice-President Kembo Mohadi. The villagers accuse Mafenyadira of deploying state security agents to threaten them and force them off the farm they have called home for years.
The situation has escalated, with 27 villagers arrested for disorderly conduct in connection with the protest. They appeared in court last week. Livingstone Musanhi, a member of the Arnold Farm residents association, confirms that villagers have sought refuge in the mountains to avoid victimization or arrest. They fear attending court in solidarity...
