Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) yesterday increased bus fares for all of its urban routes, effective today. In a notice by the parastatal, from today passengers would now be forking out $80 per trip for Zupco buses up from $50 while the omnibuses are now charging $100 up from $80 for a distance…
ZIMBABWE Football Association (Zifa) executive members who were arrested over the weekend for defying the Sports and Recreation Commission have been freed on bail. Felton Kamambo together with Philemon Machana, Stanley Chapeta, Joseph Mamutse and Brighton Malandule appeared before regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje on allegations of fraud. Kamambo, Machana and Chapeta were granted $100 000…
Local Mbira outfit, Duramazwi, pictured, is in Aswan, Egypt for the Annual Aswan International Arts and Culture festival. The Harare-based 12-member ensemble, led by Sarudzai “Gogo” Jaravaza, has been selected to represent Zimbabwe at the multicultural festival which kicks off today and will run until February 22, 2022. Duramazwi will share the e stage with…
IN almost all countries, voters must be registered in order to be eligible to participate in an election. Voter registration is intended to ensure that everyone entitled to vote can do so, to prevent ineligible persons from voting, and to guard against multiple voting by the same individual. The accuracy of the voters register is…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a Chitungwiza man after intercepting a Mercedes Benz truck he was driving which was carrying 7 850 kilogrammes of stolen presidential inputs fertilisers. It is alleged that the truck which was being driven by Bigboy Muwenga, 32, from Zengeza 4, was coming from Emganwini constituency and the fertiliser was supposed…
COMPANY Law Chambers has filed a complaint against its driver Michael Madani for allegedly stealing US$1 700 from the law firm. Madani, who is facing charges of theft of trust property, was remanded out of custody to February 28 when he was arraigned before magistrate Babra Mateko. Allegations against Madani are that on February 6…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has ordered organisations with personal information of more than 30 people to notify them as they move to implement data protection laws. The Data Protection Act, which was signed into law by the President Emmerson Mnangagwa last December, controls how data can be collected, transmitted or…
ANALYSTS have warned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa that he risks committing political hara-kiri after he unilaterally dissolved the rebranded party’s structures last week — leaving himself solely in charge of the fledgling organisation. This comes after well-placed sources confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that Chamisa had summoned the party’s national executive officials…
Andile Tshuma THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has deployed specialised rangers to track a pride of lions that recently escaped from a game park in Binga. ZimParks spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo, told the Daily News yesterday that the rangers were yet to locate the lions which strayed into communal areas a fortnight ago. “We…
Dionne Kanyowa THREE Harare City Council employees have found themselves in trouble for allegedly conniving and stealing three water valves worth US$10 000. Shelton Chigwaza, Tonny Nhau Tigere and Tawanda Musingadzibwi reportedly saw an opportunity to self-enrich having learnt that the valves were being replaced by new ones. They were not asked to plead to…
