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Yes, Mutodi has been replaced as chair of parliament’s finance committee-but not by Mugwadi
By Tatenda Chitagu HARARE-A post on X, supposedly from state controlled broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has claimed that ZANU PF Bikita South legislator Energy Mutodi has been dismissed as chair of parliament’s budget, finance and economic development committee and replaced by Tafadzwa Mugwadi, the party’s Buhera West legislator. Another online publication, The…
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The troubled takeover of Tongaat Hulett
By Tatenda Chitagu HARARE — It was a sweet victory for the Vision Group when, in January 2024, Tongaat Hulett creditors voted for the consortium as the new buyer of the troubled agri-processing business. The Vision Consortium is led by a Zimbabwean businessman, a South African billionaire, a Pakistani sugar producer and an Egyptian-born entrepreneur.…
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Scores of Zim women ‘trapped’ in Russia
By Tatenda Chitagu HARARE-When Sylvester Moyo* heard his 21-year-old daughter, Lingani got a job in Russia, he felt over the moon. It was a dream come true as the opportunity would help the family escape biting poverty, the 66-year-old pensioner was convinced. And this was understandable for him, given the high unemployment and harsh economic…
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US$4m robbery: How fake story led to another theft
By Tatenda Chitagu A viral social media post has claimed part of the loot from the US$4 million robbery that happened in Bulawayo late last year has been recovered at a house in Harare. The robbery, carried brazenly during daylight saw the money being seized by men armed to the teeth from security guards at…
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New Year hoax: Mnangagwa not assassinated, on annual holiday
By Tatenda Chitagu A viral message on 30 December claimed President Emmerson Mnangagwa was assassinated by gunmen in army regalia that forced entry into state house The message went viral on social media platforms, especially on New Year’s Eve, to such an extent that Zimbabweans in the diaspora and other journalists from neighbouring countries enquired…
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No, Zimbabwe did not refuse to hand over fugitive Zambian MP
By Tatenda Chitagu HARARE-On Thursday, Zimbabwe and Zambia-two countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with a diplomatic tiff-woke up to the news that fugitive Zambian lawmaker Emmanuel ‘Jay Jay’ Banda had been arrested after 106 days on the run. Banda, who was wanted by Zambian authorities for robbery, stands accused of having escaped…
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