OPPOSITION MDC legislator Thokozani Khupe says the government should consult citizens on how to utilise the close to US$1 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) it received from the International Monetary Funds (IMF) to allow transparency This comes as Zimbabwe received the equivalent of US$961 million in SDRs as part of the US$650 billion that…
BUSINESSMAN Adam Molai, has suffered a huge blow after the Supreme Court yesterday reversed a High Court judgment directing the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) to pay his company, Housing Corporation of Zimbabwe (HCZ), US$22 million for breach of contract. According to the court papers, Nssa entered into a contract agreement with HCZ in 2017…
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned Zimbabweans to be vigilant and be up-to-date with current weather patterns as the country is still experiencing winter temperatures until the end of this month. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD agriculture meteorologist Benjamin Kwenda said the nation should expect temperature drops till end of September. “Actually, as the…
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has appeared in court on allegations of raping his two-year-old daughter whom he shared the bed with several times in the absence of the mother. The soldier, 41, denied the allegations when he appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday and will be back in court for his…
Melisa Chatikobo THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has embarked on an awareness programme to educate communities on the dangers of veld fires during this dry season. At the same time, the environment watchdog is also fining and prosecuting villagers and farmers that ignite veld fires and fail to erect fire guards. This comes as…
THE Zimbabwe Football Association finally (Zifa) finally bowed down to pressure and yesterday pulled the plug on out-of-sorts Warriors coach Zdravko “Loga” Logarusic while disbanding his whole technical team. The decision was reached after yesterday’s Zifa executive meeting in the capital which lasted for over five hours from which the association’s communications manager Xolisani Gwesela…
GOVERNMENT’S failure to complete the construction of the Welshman Mabhena Complex in Lupane has delayed the relocation of government employees, most of whom are operating from Bulawayo. After touring the site last year, former vice president Kembo Mohadi fumed over the slow pace towards the completion of the complex as most civil servants from Matabeleland…
UMZINGWANE residents in Matabeleland South province have rejected the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa)’s bid to introduce pre-paid water meters in the area, arguing that the organisation should first address water challenges. This comes as Zinwa had already embarked on a pre-paid water meter pilot project in the district with the mass rollout programme having…
THIEVES broke into Marula Clinic in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South, and stole solar panels, crippling service at the health institution amid concern some drugs which require refrigeration may go bad. Since last Thursday, the solar-powered clinic has been in darkness with Mangwe district medical officer, Joe Nganunu, saying the development would negatively affect the clinic’s…
A LOCAL farmer Patrick Makuzwa has dragged Cairns Foods Limited (Cairns) to the High Court demanding US$46 000 in damages, accusing the company of selling him faulty potato seed in 2019. In his summons filed last week, Makuzwa told the court that he entered into an agreement with Cairns in which the company would fund…
