EX-HARARE mayor Hebert Gomba, pictured, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office has been warned against using his lawyer’s absence to delay trial.Gomba who is jointly charged with suspended Harare City Council acting town planner Samuel Nyabezi and town surveyor Munyaradzi Bowa for allegedly converting State land to council land and parcelling it…
THE United States of America (USA) says Zimbabwe remains an attractive investment destination for its companies despite Washington’s long-standing sanctions on the country. Speaking in a USA Harare Embassy podcast on the Zimbabwe sanctions this week, Washington’s director for economic sanctions policy and implementation for the Department of State, Jim Mullinax, added that America had…
PROVINCIAL Affairs and Devolution minister for Bulawayo, Judith Ncube, has challenged young business people to come up with innovations that will make Zimbabwe stay relevant in the competitive global economic environment. Ncube made the call at the two-day Young CEOs Business Forum (YCBF) 2022 held in Bulawayo recently. YCBF, which brings together young professionals and…
Dionne Kanyowa CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC)’s lawyers yesterday claimed that the opposition party’s star rally set for today in Marondera will go ahead after they furnished the police with the details they were demanding. This comes after the officer commanding Marondera district one P Mthetwa had earlier on banned the rally saying the party had…
Melisa Chatikobo MANY Zimbabweans who are food-insecure will continue to receive aid from the government in the wake of this year’s poor rains. Speaking in the Senate this week, the deputy minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Lovemore Matuke said although the distribution of food aid was supposed to end this month, this…
Melisa Chatikobo ZIMBABWE Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has embarked on a mission to deal with illegal connections which is costing the power utility revenue and exposing the public to danger. In a statement yesterday, ZETDC said the inspections had since commenced in Harare to stop abuse of power facilities. “It is against this…
Andile Tshuma A 40-year-old Bulawayo man died from severe burns following an electric shock after tampering with Zesa infrastructure. The deceased’s name is yet to be disclosed as police yesterday said they were yet to notify his next of kin. National police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident while speaking to the Daily News yesterday….
Dionne Kanyowa A 24-YEAR-OLD man Costa Masokwa has been slapped with a 12-year jail sentence for murdering his rival, Jabulani Mwanjira, by striking and stabbing him with an empty bottle on his head over a girlfriend. High Court Judge Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa found Masokwa guilty of murdering Mwanjira, saying the accused’s evidence was inconsistent and dishonest….
Melisa Chatikobo THREE more by-elections are on the horizon after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announced May 7 as the date for local government polls following the recent recall of councillors. The by-elections are scheduled to be held in Chitungwiza ward 7, Mutare ward 16 and Pfura Rural District Council ward 40, Mashonaland Central. Two…
ALL is set for Afro-fusion musician Bob Nyabinde, bash to be held at The Lit tomorrow in Kwekwe. Running under the theme “Bob Nyabinde at 67 Celebrating the Life of an Icon,” the event “Bob @ 67 Birthday Bash” will see top musicians among them Tongai Moyo Jnr, Suluman Chimbetu, Ammi Jamanda, Samukoko, The Groove,…
