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Oscar Pambuka speaks on Jail Experience. 01 January 2019 By Zimbo24news Team Television personality and Zimdancehall musician Oscar Pambuka has described his recent jail experience as an eye-opener. Pambuka who was initially jailed for 30 months along with former Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Highfield, Psychology Maziwisa, for defrauding the Zimbabwe Power Company of $12 650 was released on bail after serving two weeks. "I thank God for the release. The jail experience was both exciting and indeed an eye opener," Pambuka told the Daily News on Sunday recently. "That's (jail) a rich ground full of lessons I tell you. That's why most of the leaders pass through there. My future is certain." Pambuka said the jail experience boosted his faith. "To be incarcerated does not mean that one is doomed in life. It is a correctional facility which does not select anyone. You also can be convicted. What is important especially to me was ...

POLITICS Saudi king orders government reshuffle after Khashoggi fallout By Prime View Team 5 hours ago Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle Thursday, replacing key security and political figures including the foreign minister, as the kingdom grapples with the international fallout over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The surprise shake-up saw the appointment of new ministers of the powerful National Guard, information and education, as well as the head of a new space agency, but the energy and finance ministries were unaffected despite an economic downturn. The revamp left untouched the authority of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler facing intense international scrutiny over the October 2 murder of journalist Khashoggi, which tipped the kingdom into one of its worst crises. Ibrahim al-Assaf, a former finance minister who was detained last year in an anti-corruption sweep, will replace Adel al-Jubeir as foreign minister, a royal...

Striking Zimbabwe Doctors in Wrong Profession: Chiwenga. By Zimbo24news Team. Acting Zimbabwean president Retired General Constantino Chiwenga says he expert striking doctors suspended early this week return to work by the weekend, noting that those that won’t do so are in a wrong profession. Chiwenga, who toured NatPharm which imports an assortment of goods from various nations on behalf of the government to appraise himself about drug and equipment supplies for state hospitals, told reporters in Harare that striking doctors don’t care about patients. “We will not entertain wrong things. The law does not allow that … Those that have withdrawn their labour may be they chose a wrong profession … If they found that they were on the wrong side and did not follow the law and they were for the people and they want to be doctors and want to care for the people they could have seen that what they are doing is wrong. We have taken other measures to handle the situation at our hospitals...

As Delta struggles, Pepsi takes advantage By Zimbo24news Team. Pepsi Zimbabwe says that it has more than doubled production at its manufacturing and bottling plant in Harare. Pepsi Zimbabwe is the local unit of Varun Beverages which is the largest bottler of PepsiCo products — Pepsi, Mirinda, Mountain Dew and Seven-Up outside the United States. The local beverages and soft drink market are dominated by Delta Corporation. However, Delta recently announced that it had shut down some of its plants due to foreign currency shortages. Pepsi Zimbabwe corporate affairs general manager, Fungai Murahwa said We have recently invested an additional $20 million and increased production capacity by 150%. We are operating at full capacity, with three shifts daily. We have done so in order to meet with the growing demand and also to have a better product on the market. Varun Beverages has a very long-term vision in Zimbabwe, and we are not too much concerned about the profits at this sta...

Matiza in the Eye of a Storm TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza is entangled in a multi-million dollar Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) scandal after he reportedly authorised a €28 million (US$33,3 million) deal for Spanish company Indra Sistemas (Indra) without going to tender. The contract, which Matiza awarded to Indra in collusion with Caaz general manager David Chawota, is for the financing, supply and installation of an airspace management system to facilitate air traffic movements into and out of local airports. Zimbabwe is currently using an outmoded airspace management system, which exposes passengers to serious air traffic accidents. Official documents seen by the Zimbabwe Independent this week show that Chawota played a pivotal role in ensuring Indra was irregularly given the deal, while Caaz officials told the Independent that the minister authorised it after intense lobbying. A Caaz official who lobbied for the proj...

# August01 Report 18 December 2018 . I have not yet read the comprehensive report ( 1290 pages in total ),  but so far with the tidbits I got from the President's presentation I got the impression that this is a very balanced report. I must salute the President for being a man of his word.He stuck to the terms of reference of the Commission and its time frames. However I must salute him more for his bravery.This report incriminates the opposition first and foremost for planning,  instigating, abating, aiding and inciting the violent demonstrations on 01 August 2018. Some may say this was to be expected. But here is a catch.It incriminates his government too.Which leader would read out a report which incriminates the soldiers he commands ? It is notes in the report that the depoyment of the Army was justified and in accordance with the Constitution. Yet the soldiers are cited as having used excessive force against unarmed and fleeing civilians.This include use of b...

CRIME & COURTS JUST IN: Intratrek wins $25m ZPC contract lawsuit  13 DEC, 2018 - 16:12  1 COMMENT  1 IMAGES In this file picture, Mr Wicknell Chivhayo (left) and Intratek lawyer Mr Bruce Tokwe giving evidence to members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines and Energy. Picture by John Manzongo Business Reporter Intratrek Zimbabwe has won its lawsuit against the Zimbabwe Power Company for breach of contract, with the High Court declaring a multi-million dollar contract signed between the parties for the Gwanda solar project valid or alternatively payment of $25 million damages for the breach. High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi absolved Intratrek of any wrong doing or causing delays in the implementation of the project, declaring the contract to be still valid and binding. Further more, the High Court judge ordered ZPC to engage Intratrek and discuss progress on the 100 megawatts Gwanda solar project in the next 60 days or alternatively pay ...