HIGH Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has dismissed an application by a Chivhu-based clergyman who sought to have Statutory Instrument (SI) 221 of 2020 declared unconstitutional. The Statutory Instrument deals with the High Court (Fees) (Civil Cases) Regulations and advises litigants, who have fi led summons to pay the registrar of the High Court one…
TWO men from Mabvuku, Harare, have landed themselves in court after they allegedly beat up and killed a man they suspected to be a robber. Fredrick Nhata, 41, and Forget Zhakata, 26, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda on Friday where they were charged with murder before being remanded in custody. Chibanda then instructed…
ZIMBABWEANS frantically trying to protect their savings from a collapsing currency have driven the country’s main stock index up by 600percent this…
IT IS palpable the economy is going haywire and the situation is worsened by the blame-game now at play between the government on one side, industry and commerce on the other end. The Zimbabwe dollar has been dramatically tumbling on both the official foreign currency auction floor and the underground market. In some cases one…
A STRUGGLING economy, a shrinking civic space, propaganda, an electoral body under fire and disinformation have all come to the fore ahead…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE & EMMANUEL MARAMBE THE recent untimely suspension of local Premier Soccer League action was prompted by the need to find a neutral solution to an uncomfortable catch-22 situation that came about as a result of the venue’s custodians, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC)’s, imposition of a stadium ban on fans and…
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says its ongoing decentralisation of courts programmes countrywide will ensure every citizen gets access to justice without hindrances. Speaking during the JSC 13th anniversary celebrations in Harare yesterday JSC head of corporate services Daniel Nemukuyu said the commission was committed to continue promoting and facilitating accountability of the judiciary in…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AND RUTENDO NGARA AS AUTHORITIES battle to curb the ever skyrocketing prices of basic goods in the country, experts and various interest groups have reiterated the need for continuous dialogue among key stakeholders to restore normalcy in the economy. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, as the government’s…
THE government says it shares the concerns by various interest groups that there is need to have a homegrown electoral system that can end the country’s long history of disputed elections. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the leader of government business in the National Assembly, Ziyambi Ziyambi — who is also Justice minister —…
YVONNE NCUBEin BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo city fathers have raised concern over the silence by its parking management partner Tendy Three Investments (TTI), over part of its mandate to rehabilitate roads in the city centre. According to the latest special council meeting minutes, councillors said they expected TTI to direct part of the revenue generated from…
