Blessing Masakadza PRINCIPAL public prosecutor Arthur Bosha has been denied bail in a case in which he is accused of illegally consenting bail to an accused linked to suspected serial armed robber Musa Taj Abdul. Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube said there is overwhelming evidence against Bosha and that he is facing serious allegations. Bosha becomes…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has deferred the bail hearing of one of the suspects in the US$2,7 million cash-in-transit heist last month. Charles Chirara and his co-accused Trymore Chapfika applied for bail at the High Court after they were arrested last month in connection with the heist after…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw WITH the momentum towards national dialogue continuing to gather speed, as Zimbabweans cry for an end to the country’s decades-long political and economic challenges, analysts have urged the Church to step in and kick-start the talks. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts also said they hoped that the ruling Zanu…
STAFF WRITER PLAYERS in the energy sector have called on authorities to scrap off duty for the importation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and equipment to ensure a reasonable pricing model on the local market. This comes as gas prices recently increased with some outlets selling the product for up to US$2,60 per kilogramme, amid…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw NEWLY-elected MDC president Douglas Mwonzora was yesterday accepted into the Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC) to replace Innocent Gonese — an ally of his erstwhile colleague, Nelson Chamisa. Since the commencement of the ninth Parliament, Gonese, who is the MDC MP for Mutare Central, has been serving…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO THERE is discord brewing between the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and residents on whether to use devolution funds to rectify perennial water challenges or go towards the rehabilitation of roads. In 2019, Bulawayo received half of its $41 million in devolution funds from the government. In the latest council report, it…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw In 2020, The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) launched the Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill and in it they highlighted the functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in regard to Electoral centres and transmission of results to and between electoral centres. Below are some of the key processes noted….
THAT Zanu PF at the weekend said it was keen to enter into informal talks with both formations of the MDC outside the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) is good news to the long-suffering Zimbabweans. The party’s political commissar Victor Matemadanda told our sister publication, the Daily News on Sunday, that it would not be…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala was yesterday finally granted $25 000 bail by the High Court in a matter he is accused of communicating falsehoods. The garrulous Zengeza West legislator had spent 23 days in custody after he allegedly commented on a viral video on Facebook over a scuffle…
POLITICAL activist and businessman Gerald Mutumanje, popularly known as Acie Lumumba, lost close to US$189 000 to two employees, who siphoned the funds from his fuel business. The two workers, Tatenda Maredza and Malcom Dodo, are facing three charges of theft of trust property, corruptly concealing a transaction from a principal and unlawful dealing…
