By Ketty Nyoni RIMBI Tours, one of the two bus operators suspended from operating by Transport minister Felix Mhona after one of its buses Nwas involved in a fatal accident last week in Mutoko, has taken the minister to court, challenging the suspension. Mhona told journalists on the sidelines of the Road Safety Indaba in…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa A TOP government official has said that parents and guardians of learners in primary and secondary school will continue to pay their levies despite the introduction of free education. In 2020, President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law the Education Amendment Act, which compels the State to provide free basic education in line…
A SUSPECTED serial rapist who targeted young girls in Glen View and Budiriro, Harare, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, facing eight rape and robbery charges. Crispen Bonda, 35, was arrested on Tuesday morning at Churu Farm, Glen View 1 and is believed to be connected to six counts of rape, four of…
LONDON Irish prop Lovejoy Chawatama has signed a new contract with the Premiership club. The 30-year-old, who moved to the Exiles in…
ZIMBABWE Cricket yesterday announced a Zimbabwe XI side that will face the West Indies in a three-day warm-up match ahead of the…
ELEVEN murder cases recorded in one week by the police across the country is a major cause for concern. The statistics are made much more shocking when we take into account the fact that the majority of the incidents involved suspected members of a close family. Nobody should ever be held accountable for the death…
By Yvonne Ndlovu YOUTH activists in Bulawayo have called on the government to set up affordable rehabilitation centres for drug and substance abuse patients to afford treatment and recovery. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Active Youth Zimbabwe (a drug and substance abuse advocacy organisation) director Romio Matshazi said it was unfortunate that their repeated…
A FAMILY of three has appeared in court after they were found in possession of 65 pieces of copper cables at their place of residence. James Moyo, 65, his wife Susan Moyo, 45, and son Luke Moyo pleaded not guilty to the charges before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira. They were, however, remanded to February…
AUTHORITIES will throw the book at everyone who breaks the law in the country regardless of their political affiliation, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid charges that the government was clamping down on the opposition ahead of Zimbabwe’s crunch national elections this year, Ziyambi said the law was…
Nyasha Kunyiswakunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw AS ZIMBABWE’s population grows and new settlements emerge, the country faces a school deficit of close to 3 000. This was revealed by the Education ministry’s permanent secretary Thumisang Thabela while addressing a high-level policy dialogue on education financing yesterday. “The estimated demand for schools is 13 100 in order to adequately service…
