FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube will lead discussions on the $421, 6 billion National Budget he delivered yesterday at the Daily News Post-National Budget Business Breakfast Forum to be held at Rainbow Towers in the capital on Monday. Ncube — the guest of honour and keynote speaker at the event — will lead…
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) has approached the High Court seeking an order to compel the government to set up separate prisons exclusively for juveniles. At the moment, young offenders have to share facilities with adult inmates, who were allegedly sexually and physically abusing the minors, according to the LRF’s court application. Justice minister Ziyambi…
By Pepertua Rojasi HARARE City Council (HCC) has moved in to avert the spread of Covid-19 by fumigating potential hotspots in the capital, including areas such as Mbare following a recent upsurge of the virus. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded an alarming rise in new infections, especially in schools and higher learning institutions. As…
SIX people, who were arrested in a suspected foreign currency and money laundering scam involving $5 billion using a mobile money transfer platform, will have to stay in prison as their fate is yet to be decided. Simbarashe Charamba, Felix Tafadzwa Chikuse and their companies Family First Choice Supermarket and Bailey Charamba Investments are jointly…
SENIOR Harare lawyer Charles Chinyama has been dragged to court by a woman, who alleges that he fraudulently transferred the title to her US$180 000 Eastlea house into his name over a US$33 000 debt. Constance Ndaipa Chivhunga was ejected from the property in October 2015 after Chinyama had obtained an eviction order from the…
TWO senior officials from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) accused of transferring their juniors for cooperating with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers, who were investigating corrupt activities at the firm, have been granted $10 000 bail each. Zinara finance director Adam Zvandasara is jointly charged with administration and human resources director Gilfern Moyo…
By Nyasha Dube THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned citizens to remain vigilant and avoid risky behaviour during the upcoming rainy season in order to save lives and property. Zimbabwe was expected to start receiving heavy rains and thunderstorms as of yesterday, according to the latest weather forecast. Over the years, Zimbabweans have lost their…
THE patently false and malicious attacks on the Daily News and its associated entities by naysayers are escalating ever since the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe(Baz) issued six new television licences. Following last week’s falsehoods peddled by online platforms — mostly run by discredited former State media editors — who claimed that the minister of…
Blessings Mashaya and Loyd Matare STAFF WRITERS A LIVID President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Zanu PF bigwigs to be loyal to the party or risk being cut loose, as he bids to contain growing divisions in the former liberation movement, the Daily News reports. Addressing a Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa also warned that…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw In addition, experts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday would like Ncube to remove some of the onerous taxes on commerce and industry, to promote investment and job creation in the country. This comes after the government recently unveiled its new economic blueprint, the National Development Strategy (NDS1), which kicks…
