HARARE – The main opposition MDC yesterday warned the government to not use unconstitutional means to deal with hundreds of thousands of vendors that authorities want off the streets by Friday next week. MDC spokesman Obert Gutu said as “the so-called deadline” for vendors to move away from the streets or face unspecified action approached,…
HARARE – The Constitutional Court (Con-Court) has said corporal punishment against juveniles in criminal matters remains in force. This comes after High Court judge Esther Muremba early this year delivered a ruling declaring corporal punishment unconstitutional, adding that the offenders should be rehabilitated instead. However, the Con-Court yesterday set aside her ruling. “The matter is…
HARARE – Some areas of Zimbabwe have been hit by ground frost as overnight temperatures dipped below zero, the Meteorological Services Department has said. “Due to radiational cooling at night, ground frost is expected to occur in susceptible areas, that is vleis and open valleys,” the weather forecaster said in a statement. Farmers, individuals and…
HARARE – Nine Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison inmates accused of masterminding a foiled prison break will stand trial on July 20,a magistrate said yesterday. Robert Martin Gumbura, Blessing Chiduke, 25, Luckmore Matambanadzo, 39, Luck Mhungu,38,Taurai Dodzo, 47, Thomas Chacha, 37, Thulani Chizema, 32, Jacob Sibanda, 28, and Elijah Vhumbunu, 38, are being charged with attempt…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) has dangled the idea of a corridor master development plan (CMDP) towards the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Chirundu road, which emphasises the upgrading of key constituent elements such as the southern border post. This comes as the roads manager has complained that a raft of taxes on its…
HARARE – Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited (Atlas Mara) on Wednesday disposed its 10,1 percent stake in Zimbabwe-focused private equity and advisory firm Brainworks Capital Management Limited (Brainworks) valued at $8,72 million. In a statement, the company said the deal was “consistent” with its focus on sub-Saharan African banking operations and strategy of selling non-core investments…
HARARE – Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso says he is in no hurry to release a new album. The Tafadzwa singer, whose last offering was the 2012 album Kwatakabva Mitunhu (Kure Kwekure), told the Daily News in an exclusive interview at his Chitungwiza offices that reports that he would drop his long-awaited album this month were…
HARARE – Rapper Tehn Diamond says he is looking forward to working with fellow artistes he met at the Festa2H hip-hop festival which took place last week in Senegal. The Happy hitmaker said the festival which is the biggest hip-hop festival in Africa was an eye-opener for him. “It was an incredible, well organised and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s national football yesterday failed to train in preparation for Sunday’s 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier against Comoros. The Warriors are scheduled to take on the Indian Ocean island side in the preliminary round of the tournament to be staged in Rwanda next January. Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa on Monday named a…
HARARE – The suspended 14 Zifa councillors are hopeful the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) will come to the rescue of the local game. Zifa president Cuthbert Dube and his henchman CEO Jonathan Mashingaidze on Monday flexed their muscle by wielding the axe vice-president Omega Sibanda and board members finance Bernard Gwarada. Four regional chairmen…
