© DEPUTY Information minister Energy Mutodi, pictured, is under fire from his Zanu PF party after he appeared to suggest President Emmerson Mnangagwa elevated Justice Webster Chinamhora to the High Court because he is a son of ex-liberation war detainee George Chinamhora. [GoogleAd] Mutodi posted a picture of the senior Chinamhora and unwittingly implied that…
© HARARE City Council is engaging the government to seek permission to charge certain ratepayers in foreign currency. Mayor Herbert Gomba said the move would allow council to procure chemicals and other items that require foreign currency. He said the city already had potential customers such as consuls and non-governmental organisations who, after central government…
© LAWYERS representing former Bulawayo deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami have challenged a council decision to stop him from serving as a councillor. This comes after High Court judge Justice Thompson Mabhikwa recently nullified Kambarami’s election, which he argued was in violation of Section 119 (2)(e) of the Electoral Act in light of his conviction for…
© THE move by the Lozwi people to celebrate Mambo dynasty day has attracted mixed feelings among culturalists, with reports that several chiefs in the Matabeleland region shunned the event. The event, which was held at the weekend at Mawabeni, Esigodini, Matabeleland South Province, was well-attended, with traditional leaders from different parts of the country…
© THE main opposition MDC has approached the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) over reports of abductions of its members in the second largest city. This comes as a number of youths from the opposition in the city are in hiding, fearing for their lives following a crackdown by State security agents in the wake…
© FORMER Health and Child Care deputy minister Edwin Muguti’s divorce case has been set down for a hearing on September 13 in the High Court. Muguti’s wife, Tapiwa Mercy Muguti (nee Mukandi), said in the divorce application that she had lost love and affection for her husband and sought an order for distributing their…
GWERU City Council has received four water pumps to help start drawing water from Ampongokwe Dam. City engineer Robson Manatsa said the four pumps were received after a direct payment was made by the government to the supplier in South Africa. The delivery of the pumps comes as Gweru had warned that Gwenoro Dam no…
© ONE thing that former president Robert Mugabe treasured most was the National Heroes Acre and in his entire 38-year rule, he made sure he presided over proceedings there. The National Heroes Acre is a burial ground and national monument meant to commemorate gallant fighters killed during the liberation war and contemporary Zimbabweans whose dedication…
EDITOR Harare’s streets have become so dirty that it boggles the mind how the city fathers still call it the Sunshine City. There is filth wherever you go, something we were not used to in the olden days. Is it that the city council does not have resources to fund refuse collection or is it…
© A FULL house is expected at the launch of the second quarter “State of the Economy Report” to be hosted by the Daily News Business Breakfast Forum at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare tomorrow. The report is meant to be a dashboard on key economic indicators which are vital to policymakers and business….
