HARARE – The appointment of the new British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson who has a strong background in aid and finance is a sign that Britain is considering creating more synergies with the country to tackle poverty, economists have said. In a Press statement on Tuesday the British government appointed Robinson as Ambassador to…
HARARE – The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) is urging councillors to honour promises made in the course of their election campaigns by strengthen citizen engagement and fighting corruption. In a statement, the trust said the Harare City Council (HCC) should concentrate on improving service delivery, while calling on the city fathers to deliver on what…
HARARE – Government is being urged to avail more funds to public health institutions to ensure the sustainability of free maternal health. Former deputy minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, told the Daily News yesterday that free health access for pregnant women was critical in reducing maternal deaths of mothers and babies. “Any loss of life…
HARARE – Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube yesterday upheld the existence of a Special Anti-Corruption Unit set by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prosecute suspended University of Zimbabwe vice chancellor Levi Nyagura after dismissing his application for referral of his corruption case to the Constitutional Court. Nyagura who is being charged for corruptly awarding a PhD to…
MUTARE – Chikanga woman who attacked her husband with a hedge cutter has been spared jail after she was sentenced to perform 245 hours of community service at a police station. Elizabeth Mahungara, 34, of Chikanga was convicted after a full trial by magistrate Perseverance Makala. She was initially sentenced to five months in prison…
HARARE – Two school girls who were found in possession of pornographic materials were cautioned and discharged by a magistrate here. Zvikomborero Mbendani and her 15-year-old neighbour in Gombakomba village under Chief Zimunya were convicted on their own guilty pleas but pardoned by magistrate Sekai Chiundura. They were being charged with unlawful possession of publication,…
HARARE – Veteran journalist, Violet Gonda, has approached the High Court seeking to overturn government’s decision banning her from acquiring a passport. Yesterday, Gonda filed an urgent chamber application after the Registrar-General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede knocked back her application for the passport as her name appeared on the blacklist. Through her lawyer, Denford Halimani of…
HARARE – The City of Harare has petitioned the High Court seeking an order for the dismissal of an application filed by suspended acting town clerk Josephine Ncube in which she was challenging her suspension. The council is accusing her of failing to prosecute her case. Ncube filed her application in May this year, challenging…
HARARE – A 45-year-old man who reportedly raped a 14-year-old juvenile twice at her cousin’s home of residence was yesterday denied bail. Milton Kabanda of Waterfalls appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa and was advised to apply for bail at the High Court because he faces a third schedule offence. The court heard that in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it will take action against its employee Charles Juare, who has been implicated in a bribery storm, only after the investigations by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Committee (Zaac) are complete. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News, after a breakfast meeting with the telecommunications industry at a local…
