Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sued by a victim of the August 1, 2018 shootings for allegedly neglecting to implement recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission. Andy Manyeruke, who is deaf and was allegedly shot in the shoulder on that fateful day, filed an application in the High Court and…
THE City of Harare is searching for alternative water treatment chemicals in a bid to cut purification costs, which account for 52 percent of the municipality’s general expenses. Chemicals used for water purification by Harare include powdered activated carbon, sulphuric acid, chlorine gas, sodium silicate, liquid ammonium sulphate, white hydrated lime and calcium hypochlorite. In…
THE Health and Child Care ministry recently trained 84 health workers on mental health and psychosocial support with assistance from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The training focused on building capacity of health workers to provide patients with psychosocial support, deal with stress, discrimination and fear when handling Covid-19-related issues. Among other things, the health…
MDC bigwig, Elias Mudzuri, says the mindless bloodletting consuming the party is making it difficult for the opposition to engage with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF meaningfully, to help end Zimbabwe’s myriad challenges. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Mudzuri — a former Cabinet minister during the short-lived, but stability-inducing 2009…
EDUCATION stakeholders have expressed fears that the teachers’ strike could compromise this year’s Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) results for Ordinary and Advanced level candidates, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country recorded a drop in the overall June examinations national pass rate, with Ordinary Level candidates recording 17,91 percent, representing an 82…
LAWYER and preacher Joshua Chirambwe’s bid to regain his passport to travel to the United States (US) to “exorcise demons and preach” failed after his application was turned down at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Chirambwe, who recently grabbed the headlines for allegedly prophesying the death o Harare socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure, is currently on remand…
AN INMATE at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison (Chikurubi) has launched an urgent High Court application in which he wants authorities to deal with diarrhoea, hepatitis B and tuberculosis outbreaks at the facility. This was contained in an application filed by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on behalf of inmate Taurai Dodzo, who is suing…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has granted Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi leave to appeal against the acquittal of graft accused Kadoma Magistrates Court prosecutor Allen Chifokoyo. On June 3, a Chegutu magistrates’ court acquitted Chifokoyo on corruption charges after the prosecution failed to prove a case against him. Chifokoyo was accused of fleecing…
ZIMBABWE needs to recruit more psychiatrists to deal divisively with the mental health challenges facing most citizens, the Daily News reports. Recent statistics showed that the country, with a population of over 14 million, has less than 30 qualified psychiatrists. Nemache Mawere, a psychiatrist based at Ingutsheni Hospital in Bulawayo, said there were limited places…
THREE warrants of arrest for different rape cases have been issued for self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri, who fled South Africa earlier this month. The three warrants were issued on November 19 by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The warrants relate to two different cases allegedly registered in 2018, and a third rape case registered in 2020….
