THIS year’s National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony will not have the outstanding dance group and outstanding choreographer nominees in the dance category according to an announcement made yesterday by Nama chairperson of the adjudication committee Ruby Magosvongwe. In a statement, Magosvongwe said in dance, the entries submitted showed a lack of seriousness and the…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi’s two former business partners have accused the politician of lying following a High Court application he filed against the pair, demanding over US$100 000. In the application, Mohadi was seeking payment from Tichaona Mushipe and Oscar Chiromo after he opted out of the business agreement that they entered into in November…
THREE murder suspects who used a homemade gun to shoot and kill an 83-year-old granny in Chivhu last year have been nabbed, the police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of the trio, adding that the law enforcement arm will stop at nothing to ensure perpetrators of heinous crimes have their…
BUSINESSMAN and socialite Genius Kadungure will languish in prison after he was denied bail yesterday because he had allegedly committed fraud while on remand for a similar offence. Kadungure has a pending fraud case before the same court in which he is accused of evading tax after he did not declare sales made by…
FARMERS have warned that if the fall armyworm is not controlled, it has potential to reduce yields at a time when Zimbabwe is already bearing the brunt of the 2018/2019 farming season drought. The fall armyworm is being reported across the country, particularly in Mashonaland provinces while the African armyworm has been reported in parts…
ZANU PF yesterday threw the book at the leadership of its youth league — with the warring ruling party moving swiftly to strip them of their positions after they accused prominent businessmen of fuelling corruption in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF is battling to contain widening factional fissures within…
THE government needs about US$5 million to be fully prepared for cases of the deadly coronavirus that may hit the country. This comes as the lethal virus has killed nearly 500 people and infected about 25 000 others in more than two dozen countries since it first broke out in China in December last year….
HIGH Court judge Pisirayi Kwenda has granted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s request for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry, to leave the matrimonial home and find an alternative place to stay. Marry — who is facing fraud, attempted murder, externalisation and money laundering charges — was granted $50 000 bail, but is currently…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the country’s security sector to decisively deal with illegal gold miners and robbers who are terrorising Zimbabweans with machetes. Mnangagwa’s directive comes barely a week after his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, also warned the machete-wielding gangs that their days were numbered. The tough stance by the country’s leadership also comes as…
SOCIALITE and businessman Genius Kadungure, pictured, who was arrested on Tuesday, yesterday spent the second night in remand prison while awaiting his bail application ruling set for today. Kadungure appeared before magistrate Chrispen Mberewere facing fraud charges involving payment of duty for his Bentley Continental GT from South Africa and has since applied to pay…
