Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE government will, with immediate effect, reopen Mupedzanhamo and Shawasha informal markets in Harare to accommodate vendors as the city moves to implement the smart cities concept, Harare Provincial Affairs minister Oliver Chidawu, has said. This comes after Harare City Council demolished illegal structures in Mbare last weekend, leaving vendors with no places to…
Dionne Kanyowa A SUSPECTED armed robber, who allegedly stole two vehicles with a friend, fainted in court yesterday when he appeared to answer to allegations of the robbery that happened last year. Tinashe Muguti, 35, and Malvin Magumura, 32, who were already in custody for other allegations faced fresh charges of allegedly robbing Noremore Arubhi and Annah Chinzambwa at their house in…
Hazel Marimbiza IN WHAT may later turn out to be a big blow for Bulawayo residents, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has warned that they risk having fewer parliamentary seats due to their ongoing disengagement from key electoral processes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec provincial officer for Bulawayo, Innocent Ncube, said the national elections management…
Andile Tshuma THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has projected to complete the construction of a courthouse for Matabeleland North Province by the end of this year’s first legal term. The courthouse, which would be based in Lupane District, Matabeleland North provincial capital, will be the first ever courthouse in the district, as the JSC has…
A CHIEFTAINSHIP row has erupted in Gokwe, Midlands Province, among rival claimants to the Masuka chieftainship amid allegations that Mafioni Rikonda, the incumbent Chief Masuka, was illegitimate. In a January 9 joint urgent chamber application filed at the High Court in Harare, Martin Masuka, the Rikonda, Nemaringa and Gwenjera lineages, who are members of royal…
A REGIONAL magistrate will today rule on an application for exception by Harare City town planner Priscilla Charumbira accused of supervising the planning and subdivision of three hectares of land from recreational to commercial stands without government approval. Charumbira represented by Lovemore Madhuku is facing criminal abuse of office allegations, alternatively fraud, and has applied…
Hazel Marimbiza THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (Caz) has implored the government to ensure public hospitals have cancer drugs to allow all cancer patients access to affordable and timely treatment. This comes at a time when most cancer patients have been failing to get treatment due to the high costs associated with cancer medication which…
FORMER Finance minister and politician Simba Makoni, pictured, and his company Power Speed Electrical, arrested for allegedly flouting the official exchange rate…
A MEMBER of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) was yesterday hauled before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on allegations of extorting two motor…
FOLLOWING Thursday night Eldorado Game Park, Macheke, poaching where three poachers were arrested after shooting four animals, police have confirmed that one…
