HARARE – As Harare City Council moves to return sanity to the sunshine city by centralising commuter minibuses, the move has caused chaos as the designated places do not have the capacity to accommodate a vast number of minibuses and commuters. From Copa Cabana rank, there is chaos extending to Chinhoyi Street, with roads becoming…
HARARE – Harare City Council has assured its rate payers that water treatment chemicals will be available until a new supplier is found. The State Procurement Board (SPB), on Tuesday flighted a tender for water treatment chemicals for local authorities. This follows a ministerial directive to disband municipal procurement committees. Councillors interrogated the executive during…
HARARE – A High Court judge has described the incarceration of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s staffers as “illogical and inconsistent with common sense and reality”. Justice Chinembiri Bhunu yesterday freed the four MDC officials on $500 bail, prompting unrestrained clapping and ululation from the court gallery. The four are PM’s chief legal adviser, Thabani Mpofu,…
HARARE – As the world marks Social Work Day (WSWD) today, an alarming number of children are living on or from the streets. On the other hand cases of abuse of children have risen exponentially. Council for Social Work (CSW) chairperson Phillip Bohwasi said the deterioration of social services in the country dampens the spirit…
HARARE – A bold decision taken by youths in rural Lupane to rebury exposed remains of Gukurahundi victims buried in a mass grave at Silwane Primary School, should inspire others. The achievement reflects immeasurable courage for the youth group to repudiate the notion that only the remains of Rhodesian force’s victims need be exhumed and…
HARARE – A convicted armed robber attempted to commit suicide in court yesterday. Tendai Leanne Muza, 33, was about to hear his sentence on three counts of armed robbery when he pulled out a fruit juice bottle and gulped down the liquid. Muza gulped the toxic concoction just as Harare regional magistrate Fadzai Mthombeni was…
HARARE – Legal experts have slammed the unwarranted attack on High Court judge Charles Hungwe, who has been accused of dispensing night justice by the State-controlled media. Experts told the Daily News that Hungwe did nothing wrong in granting human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa bail from his farm at night as he was the duty…
HARARE – Western countries have encouraged Zimbabwe’s inclusive government to follow through on its agreement with the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to hold free and credible elections, saying they were prepared to work with any democratically elected government. A delegation from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, the EU, Finland, France, Germany,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has urged all media practitioners to remain united despite working for different media organisations as that is the only way to speak with one voice in addressing the welfare of journalists. The call was made by ZUJ Acting President Michael Chideme, speaking at the burial of the…
HARARE – In a surprising move, flamboyant Zimbabwean preacher Emmanuel Makandiwa has withdrawn his multi-million dollar legal action against the Daily News — without giving the court reasons for changing his mind. The 36-year-old, who commands a large following in the country and claims powers to perform amazing miracles, was demanding $2 million from the…
