BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo and his company Intratek have been acquitted of the charge of bribing former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) boss Stanley Kazhanje to win the Gwanda Solar Project tender. Chivayo and his firm were in the dock for allegedly paying Kazhanje US$10 000 to be favoured in the tendering process. After the prosecution had…
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba yesterday swore in nine new judges to the High Court in a move aimed at helping ease the case load on the bench. This brings to 12 the new judges that have been added to the High Court bench in 2021 alone following the promotion of former Labour Court judges —…
THE government will not show any mercy to people and companies caught up in parallel foreign currency activities and wants to have dealt decisively with the resurgent black market by the end of this year, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. Speaking at the ongoing Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) in Harare yesterday, the powerful VP…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has challenged Zimbabweans in the diaspora to invest back home since his administration has been able to steer the local economy towards steady waters. Following years of economic ruin under the late long-time ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s economy is now showing signs of recovery Latest month-on-month inflation figures now stand at…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night appointed Bulilima proportional representation legislator Evelyn Ndlovu, pictured, as the new minister of Primary and Secondary Education, taking over from Cain Mathema who is reportedly ill. Mathema was appointed a minister without portfolio in Mnangagwa’s office. In a statement, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda said the…
Melisa Chatikobo VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says rural and small-scale farmers must be involved in agricultural transformation programmes if the country is to achieve a US$8,5 billion farming industry by 2025. This comes as the country has managed to record a bumper harvest in the just-ended 2020-21 agriculture season after many years of poor harvests…
THE current violence rocking the ruling Zanu PF has spilled into the courts following the arraignment of the party’s Harare Province vice chairperson Godwin Gomwe for allegedly physically attacking chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa. Gomwe is facing allegations of assault after he allegedly stormed the party’s provincial headquarters fuming that he was being sidelined from attending the…
HARARE giants Dynamos are desperate to secure maximum points when they face Yadah this afternoon at the National Sports Stadium to stay on course for their maiden Chibuku Super Cup title. The Chibuku Super Cup returns today almost three months after it was halted at the height of Covid-19 infections. The tournament was halted at…
MINERS and farmers have called for cooperation between themselves if Zimbabwe is to achieve maximum production in both sectors as they compete for resources such as land and water. Currently, Zimbabwe’s legislation gives precedence to mining over farming which has resulted in many legal battles before the courts while in some instances, these disputes have…
WHILE the church continues to push for inclusive national talks, clerics will not join the expanded Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform as they say that this is inappropriate for their “apolitical” position. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, church leaders instead urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to create a more suitable platform that will enhance national dialogue as…
