HARARE – United Nations food agency World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday launched an appeal for over $100 million to provide emergency relief food for millions of Zimbabweans threatened with starvation over the next seven months. The agency needs $119 million to feed 1,6 million people until the next main harvest in March 2013. The UN…
HARARE – Legislators who abused Constituency Development Fund (CDF) are not yet off the hook as attorney general (AG) Johannes Tomana is still keen on prosecuting them. The country’s top prosecutor told the Daily News yesterday his office was not shielding any politicians who abused funds, but was waiting for the ministry of Constitutional and…
HARARE – The recent recommendation by Copac to pay legislators $10 000 each for vehicles which were involved in accidents during the constitution-making process outreach programmes will be a bone of contention to all those who financially donated funds to the programme. Copac, which was created by an act of Parliament comprises legislators and awarding…
HARARE – Scared of being counted in the just-ended census, members of Marange apostolic sect in Domboshawa fled into mountains yesterday when enumerators approached them as they were conducting a mop-up recount. Even Finance minister Tendai Biti could not have envisaged the drama that took place yesterday in Domboshawa after he announced on Monday the…
HARARE – Three men jailed for five years each for failing to avert the death of 11 children at Lake Chivero last Christmas have applied for bail pending appeal. The men are Enock Yolani Zulu, Fadil Ramon Weale and Joseph Abrahams. Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe last week jailed the trio for five years after convicting…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has recused herself from handling a case involving four men who attempted to smuggle 14, 635 kilogrammes of gold worth over $600 000 through the Beitbridge Border Post. The men are Yaya Materiya, 30, Dennis Tonny Kwendamawira, 60, Timothy Makarimayi, 49 and Fungai Mashava, 28. It is alleged that after…
HARARE – Police have arrested a senior prosecutor for allegedly demanding $400 bribe from suspects. Simon Tapiwa, who is the senior public prosecutor at Karoi Magistrates’ Courts, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon following a tip-off that he had demanded money from suspects accused of transporting ivory. Plain clothes policemen pounced on the unsuspecting Tapiwa…
HARARE – Tobacco production in Zimbabwe might take a hit as a result of global smoke reduction strategies and the recent anti-tobacco marketing bans adopted by several countries. Countries such as Australia and New Zealand have already adopted anti-tobacco marketing bans and packaging cigarettes in drab boxes devoid of branding with neighbouring South Africa already…
HARARE – Two men who swindled a flour milling firm of $10 000 intended for employees’ salaries have been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court. Brian Tandi, 33 and Cleopas Simeyi, 32 yesterday appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma for stealing from Muga Foods Private Limited. They are facing theft of trust property charges. The court…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday told Sports minister David Coltart that the Independent Disciplinary Committee on the Asiagate scandal will wind up its work within two weeks. The promise was made during a meeting between Coltart, Zifa and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) on the state of Zimbabwean football. “While noting…
