VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife Jocelyn Chiwenga has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to bar possible attachment of her property after failing to settle a $99 000 Tian Ze Tobacco Company (Pvt) Ltd (Tian Ze) debt. Tian Ze obtained the order against Chiwenga on June 11, 2018 after failing to supply tobacco to the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A 34-YEAR-OLD man has been nabbed in connection with a break-in at Jet Stores which resulted in the theft of clothes worth over $1 million. Jealous Phiri is alleged to have connived with two other men, including Robert Mhandu, who has since been denied bail by the court. He was…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube and some officials in his ministry face contempt of Parliament charges after the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Finance accused them of treating the august House with disdain, the Daily News reports. This comes after Finance ministry’s permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, principal director for budgeting…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw TWO cops from Mabvuku traffic police department found themselves in trouble for allegedly taking bribes from motorists at a roadblock. Wilfred Gonye and Delyce Musamirapamwe were allegedly taking money and stashing it in a vehicle before being arrested by their fellow cops on an anti-corruption operation. The two appeared at…
Blessings Mashaya and Jeffrey Muvundusi STAFF WRITERS POLICE yesterday arrested 13 nurses who were protesting against poor salaries at Harare Central Hospital. This comes as nurses from Bulawayo’s three major referral centres yesterday staged a demonstration at Mpilo Central Hospital as they upped their demand for better salaries and working conditions. The nurses — drawn…
AFROFUSION musician Pah Chihera, pictured, has embarked on an educational programme to instil good an cultured manners in youngsters. The programme runs under the name Pah Chihera’s Paivepo Dada Nerudzi Rwako. “It is a platform where we teach children African values. We teach African ethics and instil them in the young ones. The programme is…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE Zifa Appeals Committee will on Friday deliver their ruling on the condonation application made by the association in which the football mother body is seeking to overturn the acquittal of vice president Gift Banda. The Stead Kachere-chaired committee finally met yesterday in the capital to hear the preliminary points…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw VETERAN Chimurenga musician Thomas ‘‘Mukanya’’ Mapfumo received a surprise US$2 200 birthday present from his fans in the United Kingdom, the Daily News reports. This comes as the United States of America-based musician turned 75 on July 3. “Mukanya is a legendary Zimbabwean artiste who has been around for a…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zwGymnasium proprietors are counting the losses brought about by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak on their businesses despite the government recently giving them a green light to resume operations. All gyms were closed down after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 30 in order to curb the spread of the…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw MDC-Alliance youth leaders — Harare West MP Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova — have sought an order for their mobile network service provider Econet Wireless to be ordered to furnish them call records and GPS tracking to prove their alleged abduction. In the application filed at the High…
