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High-flying Sikandah Raza shares love with the less fortunate
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Stanbic to reduce physical footprint to just 17 branches in Zim
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EU suspends travel restrictions on Grace Mugabe
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THE European Union (EU) has suspended restrictive measures on former first lady Grace Mugabe, a move hailed by proponents of government’s re-engagement drive.
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Matemadanda in eye of storm over missing donated rice
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Total money supply in the economy as at December 2019 stood at $34.5 billion. Of that $22 billion (64%) is in local currency and...
Ariston sees crop volumes in line with prior year; tea to...
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Parirenyatwa has case to answer
Munyaradzi Doma
A Harare Magistrate has ruled that former Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parinenyatwa has a case to answer in the matter in which he is facing criminal abuse of office charges.
Magistrate Elijah Makomo revealed this while dismissing Parirenyatwa’s application for discharge after the State had closed its case.
Led by his lawyer Advocate Deepak Mehta who was instructed by James Makiya, Parirenyatwa had argued that the evidence led by the three witnesses was insufficient hence it warranted his acquittal but Magistrate Makomo ruled otherwise. كيف اربح مال
Magistrate Makomo ruled that the evidence led by the State was sufficient for Parirenyatwa to explain himself on how he acted as he allegedly directed NatPharm board chairperson Dr George Washaya to terminate the contract of Flora Sifeku as managing director, showing favour for Newman Madzikwa, who had once been fired for reportedly selling donated drugs.
“It is not seriously disputed that the accused wrote a directive for the secondment of Madzikwa, it is not in dispute that it was the sole mandate of the board and it is not in dispute that Madzikwa had once been fired for selling donated drugs. The accused had no authority to appoint Madzikwa.
“At this stage presumption has therefore arisen that when accused person acted, he acted contrary to his duties,” he ruled.
The court added that the fact that Dr Washaya was a hostile witness was of no value. بث مباشر 365
It was also ruled that the onus is now on Parirenyatwa to prove that when he acted, he was not showing favour to Madzikwa.
Parirenyatwa will be back in court for his defence case on February 27. اربح المال من الألعاب 2024
South African investigations for Marry Mubaiwa
Munyaradzi Doma and Cynthia Chitombi
The State is set to conduct investigations in South Africa where Marry Mubaiwa allegedly attempted to kill Vice President Chiwenga while he was critically ill in hospital.
This was revealed by prosecutor Tinashe Makiya when she sought to postpone Marry's case.
"We apply to to have a month long postponement because there are extra territorial investigations which we need to carry out.
"We pray that within a month's time they (investigations) will be complete then we will be able to give the accused person a trial date. If the accused person can be remanded to the 16th of March," submitted Prosecutor Makiya.
On the US$2 million money laundering and externalisation charges , the State also indicated they want to conduct extra territorial investigations which need more time to complete.
Marry who is also facing allegations of assaulting her house maid Delight Munyoro, will be tried on March 23.
On the attempted murder charge, it is said that on June 22 last year, VP Chiwenga was airlifted for a medical emergency in South Africa but Marry took him to Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria where she kept him for 24 hours.
It is further alleged that the following day, Marry kept on denying VP Chiwenga medical attention till the security team forcefully took him to Netcare Hospital.
The court heard that VP Chiwenga had intra-venous giving set as well as a central venous catheter administered on him to sustain his life.
And it is also alleged that VP Chiwenga was transferred to a private ward a few weeks later where he was under 24 hour monitoring by his doctors and security aides.
The court further heard that VP Chiwenga was helpless and relied on the medical staff and his security.
It is also alleged that on July 8 at around 8pm, Marry visited the hospital and asked the staff to excuse her on the pretext that she needed some privacy with the VP.
Marry allegedly removed the intra-venous connections leading to VP Chiwenga bleeding profusely.
The court further heard that Marry removed him from his hospital bed and attempted to take him out of hospital before his security team stopped her.
Medical staff had to be called to resuscitate VP Chiwenga while Marry allegedly disappeared from the hospital.
Mash Holdings occupancies flat in December; rental income rises 45%
HARARE - Mashonaland Holdings reported flat occupancies in the quarter to December 31, 2019 but there was an increase in rental income of 45%...