THE rumpus over the draft delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has taken a surprising turn, after it emerged yesterday that the leader of a Zanu PF affiliate organisation had been taken in for questioning yesterday over the report. This comes as former opposition bigwig and one of the people who played a…
THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it has partnered with churches to improve blood stocks, which diminished during the just-ended festive season owing to a number of fatal road traffic accidents. This comes after NBSZ has for a long time been experiencing blood shortages, a situation which has been worsened by lack of…
By Ketty Nyoni THE heavy rains and storms that pounded most of Zimbabwe since last Thursday and left a trail of destruction ended yesterday, according to the Metrological Services Department (MSD). The country is now expected to experience moderate rains. “There is a reduction in heavy rains countrywide starting today (yesterday). “Moderate rains are still…
POLITICIANS in Bulawayo have blamed the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for failing to maintain order in the second capital following the council’s plea to have political parties assist the municipality in ensuring informal traders operating in the central business district (CBD) are removed. This comes after the BCC recently issued an ultimatum to the informal…
By Nyasha Dube and Yvonne Ncube CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba says the judiciary risks losing the confidence of Zimbabweans by continuing to delay finalising criminal cases. Officially opening the 2023 legal year at the Constitutional Court in Harare yesterday, Malaba said a lot needed to be done to ensure that the public did not lose…
DEPUTY Prosecutor General Micheal Reza has said property developer George Katsimberis who is facing fraud charges is in the habit of bullying…
AN ALLEGED 11-member gang, including a serving police officer and former members of the police service, the Air Force of Zimbabwe and the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has appeared in court for a spate of robberies targeting trucks transporting various goods. According to a police memorandum, the 11 are constable Loveridge Tonderai Dzimwasha, 41, stationed…
A HARARE woman was hauled before a magistrate’s court after allegedly stealing a Mercedes Benz and selling it for US$4 500. The woman, Mikki Muringi, 50, appeared before magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure yesterday facing theft of trust property charges. It is alleged that the accused entered into a trust agreement with Lloyd Mugezi, which required her…
By Ashley Moyo TRIBUTES continue to pour in for the late popular Harare businessman and veteran music promoter, Aggrey Tawengwa, who died at a private hospital in the capital from diabetes last week. Tawengwa, popularly known as Matemai, his totem, was laid to rest yesterday at the family’s Zimdale farm in Waddilove, Marondera. He was…
By Ketty Nyoni CHITUNGWIZA Town Council has not paid its employees for nearly six months and the local authority blames the delay on the non-payment of bills by residents and businesses in the town. The city spokesperson Lovemore Meya confirmed yesterday to the Daily News that the council has been struggling to pay its workers…
