VICE President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry, pictured, are close to striking an out-of-court settlement that will allow the former model access to her children, cars and matrimonial home, the Daily News reports. This comes as the couple has been embroiled in an acrimonious divorce case which has set tongues wagging around the…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the arrest of eight notorious machete gang members known as Maketo brothers, who terrorised residents in several mining towns. The machete gangs popularly known as maShurugwi have left a trail of destruction and deaths, across the country. A video of the machete gangs bragging that they will still be…
OVER 98 000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the country experiences a devastating drought that has left eight million people hunger stricken. Acute malnutrition is a form of under-nutrition caused by a decrease in food consumption, causing sudden weight loss. Unicef nutrition manager Mathieu Joyeux said the organisation will be distributing food…
THE government is facing a tall order to placate its restive employees after nurses became the latest group to threaten a strike due to the worsening economic environment in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as teachers have also threatened to completely stop going to work until their employer reviewed their measly salaries….
A 27-YEAR-OLD MAN, who was part of 60 illegal miners who intended to invade a mine in Battlefields, Kadoma, was shot dead by a security guard after he tried to attack one of the officers manning the premises with an axe and a knife. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday, saying violence…
THE European Union (EU) has donated 16,8 million euros, which translates to nearly US$18,7 million, towards addressing emergency food needs and support for vulnerable people in Zimbabwe, the Daily News reports. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, European Union (EU) ambassador to Harare, Timo Olkkonen, said the funding was mobilised after considering that the majority…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday swooped on over 900 suspected illegal miners in Shamva and Mazowe area, as it seeks to eliminate machete gangs and bring sanity in many mining towns. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the arrests, which were carried out under operation “No Machete Wielding Gangs” and “Chikorokoza Ngachipere”, saw the…
THE estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry, has set tough settlement conditions for the divorce that her powerful husband is demanding, the Daily News reports. This comes as Chiwenga has sensationally accused his 38-year-old wife of wanting to kill him and engaging in witchcraft — in claims which have laid bare the acrimony…
THE first term of this year’s school calendar opened on a low note with teachers not attending to learners amid fears of a crippling strike by the education sector over salaries. A survey carried out by the Daily News in Harare yesterday showed that most schools, including Dominican Convent, Dzivaresekwa 1 High, Kuwadzana 2 High,…
