Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO POLICE here fired shots in the air to disperse members of the radical Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) who staged a flash demo at the city’s central police station yesterday over the alleged harassment of their leader. The rowdy secessionist group members accused suspected security agents of leading an onslaught on their…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO SIX armed robbers fired gunshots at security guards, hijacked their car before getting away with an undisclosed amount of foreign currency from Access Bureau De-change in Bulawayo yesterday. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said the gang pounced on the guards outside the outlet located at Parkade Centre along 9th Avenue and…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw POLITICAL parties hope to play a significant role when the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) finally commences the delimitation of constituencies ahead of the 2023 general elections. This comes as Zec last week revealed it will soon begin preparations for the exercise which will determine boundaries, number of polling stations and…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has challenged the government to review the Parks and Wildlife Act to enhance the management of the country’s variety of wildlife. In a statement to commemorate World Wildlife Day, which ran concurrently with the 2021 Africa Environment Day last week, Zela said there was need to establish a clear…
EMERSON NJANJAMANGEZI FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has heaped praise on the World Food Programme (WFP) for providing clean and safe water for schools in support of the government’s School Feeding Programme ahead of schools re-opening next week. Appearing virtually before a parliamentary portfolio committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development enquiry into Covid-19 financing last…
COVID-19 prevention measures have been boosted at Beitbridge Border Post following provision of hygiene facilities by the United Nations and the Swedish embassy. This comes after the Beitbridge Municipality has been provided with 150 street bins and assisted with installation of five 5 000-litre water tanks, while the Department of Immigration was supported with the…
LOCAL businessman Antony Mukandabvute has been granted temporary relief after High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga ordered Zanu PF councillor Luckson Mawanga and his employees to vacate his mining claim in Odzi, Manicaland. In February, Mukanda bvute approached the court with an urgent application on behalf of his company, Twin Castle Resources (TCR), seeking a…
MDC Alliance youth member Netsai Marova, who is accused of beating up a police officer, will spend another night in custody before her bail hearing can be heard. The hearing could not be held yesterday and was moved to today for her pre-trial freedom to be determined. Marova is accused of storming a police station…
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa believes the police are unfairly targeting him after he was arrested for hosting a press conference at his home during the Covid-19 hard lockdown last month. Appearing before the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday, Mliswa’s lawyer, Musindo Hungwe, argued that his client had not violated Covid-19 regulations. Hungwe claimed that the briefing…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw TERTIARY students, who were supposed to commence on the job education and training or teaching practice (TP) in January 2020, will now commence their attachments this month. There was confusion on the way forward since Zimbabwe spent the whole of 2020 under lockdown in a bid to combat the…
