February 2019

MUTARE – Mutare based motor vehicles assembler, Quest Motors, has said they are being condemned to doing bus repairs as corrupt schools officials continue to engage briefcase middlemen to procure school buses directly from outside in return for kickbacks. [GoogleAd] Holding the franchise to build Yutong and Zhong Tong buses, the complete-knock-down vehicle assemblers said the…

MUTARE – A 65-year-old Nyanga grandpa killed himself after he was accused of cheating with a neighbour. Julius Nyapadi of Bumhira Village under Chief Saunyama was found dead on Monday in Block B2 Nyamaropa Irrigation Scheme by a villager. [GoogleAd] Manicaland police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said Nyapadi had a misunderstanding with his wife Silvia Chirinda, 50,…

MUTARE – A Sakubva hooker has been jailed 10 months for robbing her client with the help of three male accomplices. Precious Nota, 30, of 368 in New Chisamba, Sakubva was convicted together with one of her accomplices, Daniel Muvandi, 22, of 277 NMB in the same suburb who was handed a 16-month jail sentence…

HARARE – Community Water Alliance (CWA) has warned that unless the water crisis in the country is attended to, a disaster looms. CWA chairperson Hildaberta Rwambiwa told the Daily News that there is an escalating water crisis in every local authority. [GoogleAd] Rwambiwa’s remarks come as Harare and Bulawayo have started rationing water as their sources…

HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has decided to convert its Rufaro Marketing beer halls into markets for informal traders. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said the facilities had all the requisite amenities to make trading comfortable for vendors. [GoogleAd] “Some of these facilities are conveniently located and have…

CHITUNGWIZA – Chitungwiza Town Council says those who want to acquire title deeds to their properties have to clear all outstanding council arrears first. This comes as council employees are being accused of hoodwinking indebted members of the Chitungwiza Old People’s Association members to pay $10 so they clear their arrears with council. [GoogleAd] “There…

HARARE – A Glen View teenager stunned the court when she claimed more than $1 000 from her former boyfriend as upkeep for their one-year-old child. Rutendo Wadzinganyama, 19, claimed $1 140 from her car dealer boyfriend Confidence Mucheka. [GoogleAd] When magistrate Nyasha Marufu requested that she justifies her claim, Wadzinganyama failed to do so. Wadzinganyama,…

HARARE – Norton MP, Temba Mliswa was yesterday ejected from the National Assembly after he accused Parliament of bias in dealing with his altercation with Zanu PF MP for Chegutu West Dexter Nduna. Nduna and Mliswa clashed on Monday after the latter accused the former, a chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport, of…

HARARE – Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly bribing Zimbabwe Power Company’s (ZPC) ex-board chairperson with $10 000 to award him the Gwanda Solar Project deal. Chivayo appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwgwa yesterday represented by advocates Lewis Uriri and Sylvester Hashiti. [GoogleAd] Mugwagwa ruled that Chivayo would continue abiding…