WE APPLAUD the business community for urging the government to equip the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and other branches to successfully combat corruption by 2023. But instead of leaving everything up to the government, the business world should contribute and do what it can to support Zacc. Zacc needs to be strengthened because it has…
THE government says it is scaling up efforts to support small-scale miners, as it is currently in the process of setting up one-stop gold resource centres in all mining areas across the country in order to provide miners with relevant machinery for exploration. This comes as smallscale miners have expressed concern about a lack of…
LAWYERS Beatrice Mtetwa and Valerie Ingham-Thorpe have dragged Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court, seeking an order compelling him to issue an exemption certificate that will allow international lawyer Jeremy Gauntlett to represent them during their Constitutional Court trial. An exemption certificate allows a lawyer not based in that country to practice law for a…
Brighton Muronzereyimuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured,’s appointment of officials into the Zanu PF politburo whose political careers had appeared doomed spells bad news for the ruling party’s rivals ahead of next year’s elections. This is the view of political analysts who also told the Daily News yesterday that the move would forestall another Zanu PF…
Ketty Nyoninyonikl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has set the producer prices for the 2022/2023 farming season in US dollars, with maize set at US$335 per metric tonne (MT). Addressing journalists at a joint press briefing, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, and his Finance counterpart, Mthuli Ncube, said the marketing and pricing system proposed is consistent with…
Regis Chingawochingawor@dailynews.co.zw WOMEN’s rights organisations say although the proposed new law that will impose a 15- year mandatory sentence on rapists is a step in the right direction, this is not deterrent enough. In this regard, they are urging authorities to consider imposing a minimum 20-year sentence on convicted criminals, arguing that if the sanction…
Brighton Muronzereyimuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) says it has put in place measures to address water challenges currently being faced by residents after getting funding from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Speaking in Harare during his end-of-year message yesterday, HCC city mayor Jacob Mafume said the water supply was being affected by the erratic…
By Nyasha Dube POLICE at the Beitbridge Border Post have arrested five individuals who were attempting to smuggle bottles of an addictive cough syrup into the country. The five, Wallas Walas, 27, Purpose Mugova, 25, Hillary Matewe, 28, Prince Nyika, 29, and Eriah Mutemarinda, 20, were caught with 337 bottles of Broncleer Cough Syrup. The…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED man has appeared in court for allegedly raping a 38-year-old woman in Makokoba suburb of Bulawayo. Butholezwe Nyathi appeared before Tredgold regional magistrate Mark Dzira, facing rape charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, claiming that he was admitted at lngutsheni Central Hospital on the date of the alleged…
Regis Chingawochingawor@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Energy Workers Union (Zewu) is reportedly experiencing serious leadership conflicts as the ‘ousted’ presidium allegedly refuses to give up control following the electoral congress, which was conducted on December 3 in Chegutu. The ‘ousted’ labour union presidium, led by Mike Stima Ndlovu has reportedly refused to accept the results of the…
