THE High Court has dismissed a bail application by an alleged fraudster, Grace Mandisodza, who at one stage bribed police officers upon her arrest. Mandisodza was nabbed on February 11 this year on allegations of fraud in which she sold a residential stand belonging to another party and pocketed the proceeds of the criminal act….
VIVACIOUS Kudzai Matizha is the new Miss University of Zimbabwe (UZ) queen! The law student, from Harare, shrugged off competition from other…
IN LIGHT of acts of hooliganism that marred Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches in recent weeks, interim Zifa president Gift Banda, revealed his executive will take concerted effort to avoid such ugly scenes happening in the future. Banda was speaking recently in the capital following the reinstatement of the association’s board by the Sports and…
Ashley Moyo ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw Massive! This aptly describes the Alick Macheso, with guitar, 12th album launch and 54th birthday celebration at Aquatic Complex in Chitungwiza. On Friday, the venue was filled to capacity with many being turned away and with the help of the police they had to close the gate and only opening…
TEN people, who were part of the 36 arrested last Friday at a gathering led by clerics in the capital for the launch of an all-inclusive dialogue initiative, were on Saturday freed on $5 000 bail each. Police blocked the launch of the initiative dubbed the “Zimbabwe we want”. Tariro Hope Mukanga, Henry Mutasa, Fuzwayo…
BOTH ordinary consumers and businesses alike continue to reel from the country’s relentless power outages, which got worse in Harare at the weekend. So serious are the capital city’s current blackouts, that its central business district (CBD) — which houses key government functions and major corporate head offices — has had no electricity at all…
THE government says it is drafting a Statutory Instrument to address the prevalent human-wildlife conflict through ensuring that revenue generated from hunting quotas is allocated to affected communities. This comes after former permanent secretary in the Environment ministry Munesu Munodawafa told delegates at the just-ended Elephant Conference that policy makers must consider the interests of…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailnews.co.zw ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda says it is the duty of Parliament to review fuel taxes as a measure to cut its prices. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Soda said his ministry does not have powers to reduce fuel taxes. “My understanding is, it is the Parliament which passes the taxation…
A GLENDALE farm manager, Jealous Nhemwa, sold out by his girlfriend over theft of 360 bags of fertiliser, had his appeal against conviction dismissed for lacking merit. Nhemwa was convicted on four counts of theft and sentenced to 57 months imprisonment with 12 months suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. A further…
IN 2008, Zimbabwe sank to its worst political, economic and social meltdown ever. It was a culmination of a decade-long recession resulting from poor governance, political mudslinging and lack of international goodwill. So bad was the situation that the entire nation went hungry, political opponents were on each other’s throats and Zimbabwe hogged international limelight…
