Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Zesa Holdings group chief executive Joshua Chifamba, pictured, together with the company’s group secretary Saidi Sangula and legal officer Garikayi Churu, who are facing allegations of criminal abuse of duty, have been granted $10 000 bail each. The trio is accused of engaging a law firm to carry out…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zwTHE government has banned the movement of people between 6pm and 6am with effect from today, as authorities bid to further combat the rising coronavirus deaths and infections in the country, the Daily News reports. As a result, only those people who are regarded as performing essential services — which…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE government is scoring an own goal by being seen to be cracking down unjustly on the organisers of the planned July 31 mass protests and other critics, political analysts and rights groups told the Daily News yesterday. This comes as authorities have arrested a number of…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zwPOLICE in Harare were on Sunday involved in a high-speed chase with an unregistered vehicle before arresting four men and recovering a pistol and iron bars. Last week, the police warned that they would be pouncing on unregistered vehicles, most of them suspected to be used in criminal activities. The police…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is considering reopening the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) whose operations were suspended last month as part of efforts to stop the continued slide of the Zimbabwe dollar. Speaking at the Daily News-sponsored virtual meeting on the post-mortem of the government Mid-term Fiscal Policy Statement on Monday, Finance…
STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe recently launched an application which allows account holders to pay bills and make in-store purchases on their phone using QR code scanning technology. The App named SlydePay, is a platform which uses the wallet technology to connect one’s bank account to the payment platform, allowing customers to click on an already listed…
THE government is targeting Internet connectivity for rural areas, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere has said. In a statement presented during the official launch of Sanyati community information centre yesterday, Muswere said government remains resolute in its quest to attain a digital economy “It is the government’s policy to ensure that all citizens…
FORMER Zesa chief executive officer Josh Chifamba and two other senior employees were arrested yesterday by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and are facing abuse of office charges. Zacc spokesperson John Makamure confirmed the arrest. “Joshua Chifamba, group corporate secretary and legal advisor at Zesa Saidi Sangula and his deputy, Garikai Murambiwa Churu, accused for…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MINISTRY of Finance officials yesterday failed to give oral evidence on the Financial Adjustments Bill to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Finance owing to a coronavirus (Covid-19) scare at their offices, the Daily News reports. This comes as committee chairperson Tendai Biti had threatened to prefer contempt of…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council housing director Addmore Nhekairo, facing allegations of corruptly offering housing stands to public officials, among them a magistrate, prosecutor and senior and junior cops, was yesterday denied bail. The State alleges the public officials who were offered stands were undeserving and not on the housing waiting list…
