Watch LIVE as Gambakwe looks at the mysterious death of a Zimbabwean soldier, Louice Dube, who had a knife in his back. His wife, also a soldier, claims that she only pulled the knife out.
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Key events for today
Two funerals are being held for flamboyant Zimbabwean businessman, Edd Mboma Matanga (63) who died of a heart attack this week. One is a his house in Borrowdale Brooke which he shared with his current wife, Angeline and the other is being held at his house in Mt Pleasant which he shared with his first wife Virginia.
Topics
1. Bulawayo soldier Louice Dube died in Bulawayo after stabbing himself in the back. His uncle Tshinga Dube has advised that the family suspects foul play as his girlfriend who is a soldier claims she pulled out the knife.
2. Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube is asking for an extension of his term befyond the allowed maximum 8 years. Dube has written to Mayor Prince Thuso asking that the council must defy the directive from government as other councils have done.
3. Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube is asking for an extension of his term befyond the allowed maximum 8 years.
4. John Mushayavanhu has ordered companied not to seek forex on the interbank market before exhausting balances in their accounts. Companies are stuck with a huge amount of fake ZIG which they can not use for imports.
5. Lovemore Kamuzanga launches new audit firm in Zimbabwe, Forvis Mazars.
6. 80% of all transactions are now in foreign currency as cash ZIG is now widely available. What is available is Fake electronic ZIG.
7. The Zimbabwe chamber of mines presidium has been re-elected. Its made up President Thomas Gono, First Vice President John Musekiwa of ZIMASCO and Munashe Shava of Kuvimba.
8. Kuda Mnangagwa guest of honor at the Chamber of Mines conference where the current leadership was re-appointed.
9. Pomona and the hills by Westprop
8.Judge impressed as Harare woman refuses to take house during divorce.
9. South African Ntombelanga teacher Pretty Lebane (40) caught etaching without Matric
10. Pretty forged the certificate by putting the details of another candidate Nozipho Rita Ngema and the results that were appearing on her certificate were not hers.
11. The issue came up after a whistle blower came forward and notified the Public service Commission.
12. Pretty used the certificate to apply to study at the Walter Sisulu University where she obtained a B-ed degree.
13. During the discovery, Pretty abandoned her job and disappeared. She was traced and arrested after a warrant of arrest was issued against her in April. She appeared in court in May and the case was postponed to June 13 for further investigation.
14. Mercedes Benz set to retrench 700 employees from its east London plant where they are set to move to a two shift operating model. The company, which employs 3000 workers at the plant has commenced the section 189 process. The plant exported 90 000 C-Class vehicles last year.
15. Local new car sales have fallen due to low buying power on the local market.
16. Young South Africans under 35 prefer to buy an SUV than a property according to a survey by Litehouse. First time buyers only bought 258 000 in 2023 compared to 294 000 units in 2018. In 2023, first time buyers bought in the following locations: Impumelelo in Devon Sedibeng Municipality 857 units sold. Sky City in Ekurhuleni 446 units sold belhar in Cape Town 375 units sold Erand Gardens in Midrand 341 units sold and Clayville extension in Ekurhuleni 298 units sold.
