INDEPENDENT television channel, 3Ktv, will go live on both MultiChoice’s DStv and digital terrestrial television (DTT) platforms this coming Monday. The station will…
Hazel Marimbiza POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a case of smuggling in which a suspect was intercepted in the city over the weekend while driving a truck loaded with 2 970 boxes of different brands of alcohol. Prosper Bhebhe, 35 was arrested on February 20 after he was intercepted by police while driving an international…
THE State is pressing for a 10-year jail sentence for an ex-United States (US) soldier who was arrested last month at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for boarding a plane with a firearm. Ronald Leon Johnson pleaded guilty to allegations of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition after being caught at the airport…
MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora has appointed his secretary-general Paurina Mpariwa as the new leader of the opposition in the National Assembly to replace Thokozani Khupe, pictured, who was recalled recently. Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda told the august House on Tuesday that Mwonzora had also appointed Makoni Central MP David Tekeshe as…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on local government has called on the authorities to urgently put in place mechanisms to monitor the use of devolution funds. In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday after legislators visited the Kenyan Parliament, the committee said the current laws needed to be amended to curb funds abuse….
Melisa Chatikobo THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is concerned about the country’s toxic political environment ahead of the March 26 by-elections. Speaking at the official opening of a national multi-party stakeholder meeting in Harare yesterday, Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba also said while Zimbabwe had one of the best electoral dispute resolution mechanisms on paper, the…
Andile Tshuma VILLAGERS in Matabeleland South Province are pinning their hopes on small grain crops, as moisture stress threatens this season’s maize crops. This comes as the province has not received significant rains for more than a fortnight now. Traditional leaders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said most communities were now holding their breath, hoping their sorghum,…
Dionne Kanyowa THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) was yesterday taken to the High Court by a local software company, Twenty-Third Century Systems (TTCS), which is claiming it is owed US$7 million for services rendered. This comes after Nssa recently sued TTCS in the same court seeking to recover over US$10 million it claimed to…
PREPARATIONS for the 2022 population and housing census have gone a gear up with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) conducting a train the trainers workshop in Harare and Bulawayo. The ongoing level one supervisors’ 10-day workshop is running simultaneously in Harare and Bulawayo. At least 335 and 307 delegates comprising those at managerial level,…
THE body of the late former Warriors and CAPS United defender Charles Yohane, pictured, is expected in the country tomorrow ahead of burial in Harare. Yohane was shot dead by alleged armed carjackers while working as a part-time Uber driver in South Africa last week. A funeral service was held in Kempton Park, South Africa…
