TEACHERS across the country have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exposing them and learners to coronavirus following his decision to keep schools open after banning all large public gatherings. This comes after Mnangagwa imposed a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people in the country for the next 60 days in a bid to…
THREE prisons officers, who brutally attacked an inmate over a $1 coin, were yesterday each slapped with a 13 months’ prison term. Taona Nyoni, 32, Norman Chari, 38, and Marshall Nyandowe will serve seven months effective each after Harare magistrate Sharon Rakafa suspended six months on condition of good behaviour. The three were initially charged…
FUEL players have approached the High Court challenging the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) notice which announced an 8 600 percent hike in licence renewal fees. According to the Indigenous Petroleum Association of Zimbabwe (Ipaz), the increase will see fuel players paying up to $2 million per year, up from $23 000. “This is an…
TWO brothers are on the run following the killing of a villager whom they were accusing of stealing another man’s four goats. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said Richard Sithole, 26, was found dead along the Save River bed by his elderly father. He had allegedly been assaulted by brothers Simon, 32, and Joseph…
Onward Gangata in GWERU A SILOBELA man was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for soliciting and having sexual intercourse with a mentally-challenged girl. Mpilo Dube, 25, of Thuthwane village under Chief Malisa in Silobela, was arraigned before Gweru regional magistrate Phathekile Msipa facing three counts of rape. However, Msipa treated the three counts as one…
THE late founding father of the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai’s son Vincent, pictured, — who is the MP for Glen View South — has come under fire from his party after he said that sanctions were not targeted, but were affecting all Zimbabweans. Tsvangirai told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Foreign Affairs that sanctions must go…
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said it cannot continue with dialogue because Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings are not yielding anything, the Daily News can report. ZCTU president Peter Mutasa yesterday said they are now ready to confront the relevant authorities through protests. “We have closed the chapter of negotiations. We have…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has encouraged farmers to embrace technology to revive the country’s economy. Speaking at World Consumer Rights Day 2020 celebrations on Monday, Potraz head of consumer affairs and publicity George Manyaya — speaking on behalf of the authority’s director-general, Gift Machengete — encouraged consumers to embrace technology…
FROM time immemorial, Zimbabweans have been subjected to numerous promises, many of which have remained pipe dreams. This has especially happened in the run-up to elections the country has held to date, but worsened after 1990 when the formation of the late Edgar Tekere’s now-defunct Zimbabwe Unity Movement (Zum) led to the southern African nation’s…
HARRY PETER WILSON – ZIMBABWE is running out of time as it continues to dither on the issue of closing our borders, especially for nationals coming from coronavirus-hit areas. Several African governments have since closed borders, cancelled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements, sending a clear message that they are finally taking the…
