HARARE – Ill-conceived plans by the government to close 40 schools in Matabeleland South, on account of dwindling enrolments, have triggered outrage among ordinary Zimbabweans and civil society groups alike. This comes as teachers have also called for a re-think on the government’s moves to introduce a new curriculum, which has apparently resulted in some…
MUTARE – A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer has been fined $50 for stealing four chickens. Rushmore Nyamutata, 25, was convicted on his own plea of guilty by magistrate Innocent Bepura. He was charged for stock theft as defined in section 114 (2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act chapter 9:23. Prosecuting, Fletcher…
HARARE – An officer-in-charge of administration at Marlborough Police Station reportedly helped himself to $30 from money collected by traffic cops in fines, a court heard yesterday. Victor Jaja, 43, appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Chimboza and was remanded to July 19 pending his trial. He is being charged with unauthorised borrowing or use of…
HARARE – The new Censorship Board installed by Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo is not provided for in the new Constitution, legal experts said yesterday. The new Board of Censors will be led by former Cabinet minister, educationist and historian Aeneas Chigwedere, who will be deputised by Konzani Ncube and would serve for five years…
HARARE – Harare residents are demanding back the 10 percent commission they paid to Wellcash Debt Collectors (Wellcash) for services it rendered to Harare City Council(HCC) in recovering its debts. At a meeting in Mabvuku this week, residents claimed Wellcash was only receiving money and not remitting it to the HCC towards settling dues. The…
BULAWAYO – Two ex-liberation fighters who allegedly assaulted war veterans’ leader George Mlala during the Zanu PF chaos last Sunday have been dragged to court. The duo — Abigail Nyamunda and Edward Ndlovu — appeared before magistrate Tinashe Tashaya yesterday facing assault charges. They were not asked to plead and were remanded out of custody…
HARARE – Prosecutors yesterday dropped charges of insulting President Robert Mugabe against former Zanu PF youth leader William Mutumanje — popularly known as Acie Lumumba — marking a failure by the State in the high profile case. Judges in the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) had given prosecutors time to decide whether to proceed against Mutumanje, who…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s move to retain graft-accused permanent secretaries in his latest reshuffle makes a mockery of government’s anti-corruption claims, Zanu PF Harare East legislator Terrence Mukupe has said. Mukupe led a large cross-section of Zimbabweans in condemning his boss’ re-deployment of Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga to the Higher and Tertiary…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai met with top leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to discuss justice and peace ahead of the key 2018 elections. Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka confirmed to the Daily News that the MDC leader met on Tuesday with top leaders from the Geneva-based WCC. “I will not give…
HARARE – Suspended Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner-general Gershem Pasi has resigned. This comes as the taxman was sent on forced leave in May last year to pave way for investigations on allegations of corruption and poor corporate governance unearthed by a forensic audit instituted by the Auditor-General’s office. He was suspended together with five…
