Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has finally lost patience with Energy Mutodi, pictured, — summarily firing the gaffe-prone Information deputy minister last night, following a string of recent incidents which embarrassed the government. Last night’s unsurprising development, which the Daily News sign-posted last week, comes as there have been growing questions around the…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw SOCIAL Welfare minister Paul Mavima yesterday revealed that government is currently giving a $180 cushioning allowance to vulnerable persons instead of the initial $300 due to a shortage of funds. This comes as the government recently indicated that the cushioning allowance for vulnerable groups that have been affected by…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw HORRIFIC details have emerged in a court case in which a Harare man was allegedly found with a decomposing human head in December 2018. Emmanuel Anesu Matsika appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa and was indicted for trial at the High Court on June 8. Matsika declined legal representation for…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has acquitted former Zesa Holdings group chief executive officer Josh Chifamba, pictured, of corruption charges. Chifamba was jointly charged with former Energy minister Elton Mangoma and the power company’s former managing director Tererai Louis Mutasa. The three were facing charges of violating the Procurement Act after…
HIGH Court judge Mary Zimba-Dube has reserved judgment in an application in which private bus operators and individuals in the informal sector are demanding permission to operate during the lockdown period imposed by government to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). The Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA), the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (Paz)…
THE decision by Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to order the police to institute a full-scale investigation into the alleged abduction and torture of three MDC youth leaders — Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova — is commendable. The police have to get to the bottom of what transpired last Wednesday…
Given the cost burdens that have come with the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals and institutions are looking at ways to minimise costs while at the same time utilising every possible time to deliver on their mandates, whether socially or commercially. During the Covid-19 epidemic, businesses are expected to use their resources and expertise to help combat…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw CONTEMPORARY musician Jah Prayzah, pictured, believes his talent has exposed him to haters and he expresses this throughout his new album Hokoyo, which has now been officially released on the market. The album carries 15 tracks and starting today he will be releasing videos for some of the songs starting…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw©️ RECOVERING Dynamos captain Partson Jaure has saluted the club’s executive, fans and all those who stood by him during the trying times. The defender, who re-signed for the Glamour Boys at the start of the year, was involved in an accident in March and was left with severe facial and…
Godknows Matarutse and Tinashe Nekati ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) marked their return to active sport following months on the sidelines owing to the coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced lockdown with a rare act of charity as they visited Chinyaradzo Children’s Home with donations for the underprivileged. The government recently announced the lifting of the lockdown on low risk sports…
