SA’s new visa system rattles ZEP holders

South Africa’s Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber issued a ministerial immigration directive allaying the immigrants’ fears. THE South African government has allayed Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders’ fears that the newly introduced points-based system for critical skills and general work visas was a strategy to exclude some of them. There were concerns that the South…

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ED ‘endorses’ disputed Moza elections

President Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rushed to congratulate Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) presidential candidate Daniel Chapo amid unrest in that country over the disputed preliminary results. The final outcome of the presidential, legislative and provincial elections will be announced by Friday. But preliminary results show a disputed landslide victory for…

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2030 is God’s plan: Minister

In his closing remarks, Garwe said the ruling party’s 2030 agenda was God’s plan. LOCAL Government minister Daniel Garwe took bootlicking to another level, saying removing President Emmerson Mnangagwa is never an easy task as he was “God-anointed”. Garwe made the remarks, while addressing councillors attending a Zanu PF indoctrination programme in Harare organised by…

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Finance ministry stutters on country’s GDP

Chiduwa pressed Mupururi for clarity on Zimbabwe’s GDP, emphasising its importance in understanding revenue targets. LAWMAKERS were left disappointed with officials from the Finance ministry after they failed to provide statistics about the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced…

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Passports scandal, a terrorism threat: State

Investigating officer Christopher Tarenyika told Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje during the bail application for one of the suspects, Chipo Matovanyika, that she had committed a serious offence. THE State yesterday said a passport scandal in which four Cameroonians were fraudulently issued with the travel documents exposed the country to terrorism activities and human trafficking….

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Seed Co sues contract farmer US$270k

The seed company had dragged Christian Falkenberg to the High Court after he raised a special plea against Seed Co’s claim for the US$274 768 as damages for alleged breach of contract. SEED CO Limited has successfully sued a soya bean farmer to recover US$274 768 after financing the farming production before the farmer sold…

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Mutare man sentenced to 20 years for raping teenager

Meanwhile, two years of his sentence were suspended, leaving him to serve an effective 18-year jail term.  A 35-YEAR-OLD Mutare man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping his neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter in August this year. In a statement on Monday, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said on the day…

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Livestock semen processing centre commissioned

In a statement, UNDP said the centre will play a significant role to enhance food security and agricultural resilience. THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with government on Saturday commissioned the country’s largest livestock semen processing and cryopreservation centre at the Matopos Research Institute. In a statement, UNDP said the centre will play…

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ED2030 campaign suffers setback

The ED2030 slogan has not only left ordinary Zimbabweans on the edge, but has also divided opinion among party activists. AN ambitious campaign to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his term in office beyond 2028 suffered a major setback when a major Zanu PF party arm failed to endorse the move in its resolutions…

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CCC burns over US$1,2m salary arrears

However, the CCC later split into three factions following the exit of party leader Nelson Chamisa in January this year. OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party owes its employees over US$1,2 million in salary arrears that accumulated over a two-year period, NewsDay can exclusively report. The employees, who were contracted before the opposition party…

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