AHEAD of Valentine’s Day, that time when candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, local musicians and filmmakers have lined up projects in line with the day meant to celebrate romance and love. Leading this celebration of love is College Central-the producers of the popular series Wadiwa Wepamoyo, have lined up a love-themed…
ZIMBABWE’S health system is in dire straits, weighed down by the meagre budget being allocated to the Health ministry, which is continually shrinking year in, year out. Not surprisingly, public hospitals currently have limited capacity to provide very basic services against the backdrop of a worsening turnover of critical staff like doctors and nurses, who…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Lucy Mungwari, has struck off the roll of an application by the Harare City Council in which it sought to recover 13 stands in Mabvuku, that were given to a law firm, Chengeta Law Chambers. According to court documents, a company, Tafara Infrastructure Development Consortium (TIDC), gave the stands to Chengeta…
A SUSPECTED fraudster, Judith Gamuchirai Goredema, has appeared in court after she allegedly fleeced a company, Routhy International Recruitment Agents, of US$38 000 claiming she was able to recruit Zimbabweans to work as healthcare workers in the United Kingdom. She appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Wednesday, facing two charges, one of money laundering…
By Brendon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe says authorities are on the trail of a number of high-profile Zimbabweans who are allegedly involved in the trade of drugs and other illegal substances in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Kazembe said among the alleged drug dealers were politicians and…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Emelia Muchawa, has dismissed an application by five Indian tourists who were challenging a warrant of further detention after they were arrested in January. The five, Tamas Vohora, Shabbirbhai Shaikh, Asif Shaik Ashab Daula and Mohmedriyaz Yakub Pir were arraigned before the magistrate’s court for allegedly violating the Immigration Act after…
THE government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will start the second registration blitz together. The second phase of registration will be held in parallel with Zec and will take place in April following the rainy season, according to Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe, while speaking last week in the National Assembly, adding that this…
OVER US$35 million worth of wheat has already been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) by farmers nationwide, for the 2022–2023 growing season. GMB chief executive officer Rockie Mutenha said in a statement that the distribution of farming inputs for the Pfumvudza Intwasa programme was still ongoing. Wheat delivered to the GMB had a…
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officer will spend 10 days in detention at Chikurubi Detention Barracks in Harare after he reportedly sold two cows for $50. This comes after the High Court threw out an application in which he challenged his conviction and sentence. The officer, only identified as Sergeant Botoro, who is in charge…
IN a bid to mitigate the perennial water crisis in Masvingo, the local authority has resolved to construct a 1.6 megawatts solar power plant at Bushmead Water Works at a cost of over US$5 million. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo town clerk Edward Mukaratirwa confirmed the development, which he says will…
