Godknows Matarutse AUTHORITIES are now taking steps to decongest vaccination centres due to the huge numbers of people coming through to be inoculated during the second stage of the first phase of the programme. This comes as over 68 000 Zimbabweans have received the first dose of either the Chinese-manufactured SinoPharm or SinoVac vaccines, while…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A VAGABOND has been arrested on allegations of murdering his girlfriend along Mukuvisi River, Harare, after accusing her of infidelity. John Takundwa, 26, was first involved in an altercation with a man he claimed was having an affair with his girlfriend, whose name was not disclosed in court. Later in…
SENIOR STAFF WRITER A DRINKING spree in Epworth, Harare, on Friday turned nasty when an irate 59-year-old man allegedly axed a colleague three times on the head for making fun of his vehicle. Lazarus Chihota, who has since been charged with attempted murder over the attack, was not asked to plead when he appeared in…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw FIVE Greendale residents have approached the High Court seeking the suspension of a demolition order granted to the Harare City Council (HCC) pending the determination of a rescission application they filed in December. Jephta Elias Chabata, Booker Nhira, Tambudzai Mapeture, Jospher Chibisa and Maud Njukuya cited the City of Harare…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has now formally approached President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders on the much-talked about national dialogue. At the same time, sources told the Daily News yesterday that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu PF wanted Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to be their point man for…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw IN A movie-style robbery, eight armed gangsters on Sunday night pounced on a Harare private high school, Gateway, blew up a strongroom with dynamite and got away with US$250 000. This comes as cases of armed robbery have been on the increase across the country in recent months. National police spokesperson assistant…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for suspected serial carjacker, Edmore Zinyoro, who they claim is behind a spate of recent armed robberies here and in other parts of the country. Law enforcement agents claim that Zinyoro, 28, is usually in the company of four or more gangsters armed with axes…
Dakarai Mashava FEATURES & MAGAZINES EDITOR HEALTH and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro will be the guest of honour and keynote speaker in a webinar on challenges affecting the health sector to be held on Wednesday morning. Mangwiro, a health specialist who has served as the chairperson of the International Diabetes Federation Africa Region,…
Nyasha DubeSTAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw THE National Employment Council for the Commercial Sectors of Zimbabwe (NECCSZ) has withdrawn its lawsuit against Labour minister Paul Mavima after the council consented to the decision by the minister to appoint two administrators onto their board. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, a representative of the council confirmed that it…
Nyasha DubeSTAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw THE wrangle over a mining claim between businessman Antony Mukandabvute and Zanu PF councillor Luckson Mawanga has escalated after Mukandabvute approached the High Court seeking an execution of the relief previously granted to his company by Justice Amy Tsanga. In his application, Mukandabvute cited Paari Mining Syndicate, Manicaland Provincial Mining Director…
