A HARARE businessman Mark Tanyaradzwa Maraire, 37, has been dragged before the courts after he allegedly defrauded a local commercial bank of over $27 million. Maraire and his company, Modern Niche Digital Consulting Africa, were arraigned before the Harare Magistrate’s Court yesterday, facing fraud and money laundering charges. He is the majority shareholder and sole…
THE government has reiterated that this year’s national elections will proceed as scheduled because the law has no provisions which allow for the postponement of the crunch harmonised polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi emphasised that the government had no plans “whatsoever” to postpone the elections, adding that relevant ministries…
By Rumbidzai Ngwenya POLICE have vowed to engender order at one of the country’s significant gold mines — Redwing in Manicaland —…
ZANU PF has warned its mushrooming affiliates to avoid engaging in factionalism and collaborate with the ruling party’s local political leadership ahead of the upcoming elections. Addressing hundreds of members from different affiliates grouping under the 4ED banner in Hopley, Harare, yesterday, Zanu PF political commissar Mike Bimha said there was need for the affiliates…
THE Mozambican ministry of Justice has banned, in the Central Province of Manica, a religious sect called Johane Marange for allegedly promoting…
TWO Harare men, suspected to be a part of a gang involved in committing crimes in and around the capital, have been arraigned before a magistrate’s court facing armed robbery charges. Malvin Mumvurutsi, 34, and John Mafigu, 32, were arrested over the weekend and are facing two charges, one of robbery and another for being…
TWO brothers from Dotito, Mashonaland Central, will spend a combined 22 years in prison after a Bindura Magistrate’s Court found them guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl with a mental disability. The Muoni brothers, Tonderai, 22, and Elvis, 19, were arraigned separately before the magistrate’s court, facing rape charges. It is alleged that in two…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa UNITED Nations (UN) agencies operating in Zimbabwe have allocated US$90 million to reducing maternal mortality and supporting other healthcare services in the country for the next three years. Speaking during the launch of the Health Resilience Fund and National Health Strategy to 2025, UN resident coordinator Edward Kallon said the launch would…
MOST of the maize crop planted in Masvingo is wilting due to poor rains and the government has intensified food aid provision in the seven districts in the province to alleviate a looming drought. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira confirmed the maize crop in most of…
THE BG Sniper Football Series Tournament has emerged as the new hunting ground for several Premier Soccer League (PSL teams) eager to acquire exciting raw talent. The tournament, which has been growing by leaps and bounds since it was introduced last year in rural Wedza, is bankrolled by Parkston Choto, who hails from the area….
