By Rutendo Ngara IN A BID to contain the cholera situation in the country, the government has declared a state of emergency in Mbare and ordered the demolition and reconstruction of some flats with occupants set to be housed in temporary shelters over cholera fears. This comes as the country has so far cumulatively recorded…
THE High Court has reserved judgment in a bail application filed by incarcerated Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume pending the determination of his appeal against his sentence and conviction. Ngarivhume was sentenced to three years in prison last April after Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka found him guilty of inciting public violence where he urged…
THE Supreme Court has overturned a ruling in which a High Court judge ordered the Justice ministry and Attorney General (AG) to submit to Parliament a draft bill stipulating the code of conduct for vice presidents and ministers. In 2021, Harare lawyer Nyasha Chiramba took Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and the AG, Prince Machaya, to…
AUTHORITIES in Beitbridge have embarked on anti-cholera campaigns meant to educate residents living with HIV on the importance of practising proper hygiene and sanitation, as they are more vulnerable to cholera. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a National Aids Council (Nac) tour last week, the environmental health officer at the municipality…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 47-year-old man from Northend Suburb for covering up for his wife who assaulted his sixyear-old daughter to death. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said police arrested David Zhou following the death of his daughter after being severely assaulted by her stepmother Priscilla Muchape,…
THE visiting United Nations (UN) secretary-general’s special envoy for road safety, Jean Todt, has called on the government and the private sector to work together to end road carnage. Speaking on arrival at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday, Todt said they were working hard to address the issues of road accidents and called…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed fuel prices downwards in foreign currency and upwards in local currency. Diesel which was trading at $ 1 756.24 now costs $4 249.78 per litre starting on Monday In foreign currency, the same diesel was trading at US$1.61, but has fallen to US$1.51 per litre. Petrol now…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has openly invited local and international organisations to seek accreditation to observe the August 23 harmonised elections. This comes as parties have since hit the campaign trail with both Zanu PF and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) concluding their candidates selection for parliamentary and local government elections. In…
Cloud Fusire at NATIONAL SPORTS STADIUM Yadah……………………………………. (0)0 Ngezi Platinum Stars…………………. (1)1 NGEZI Platinum Stars returned to the top of the premiership log table after edging wasteful Yadah 1-0 in a match played at the National Sports Stadium yesterday. Midfielder Nigel Makumbe scored the all-important goal in the 15th minute, when he tapped in an…
ONWARD GANGATA in GWERU BLACK Rhinos Queens coach Kuda Matuwi, has praised the level of competition in the Zimbabwe Women’s Super League (ZWSL), but challenged the football authorities to improve the standards of grounds women’s teams use. Speaking after his side’s emphatic 3-0 win over Midlands State University Queens (MSU) in Gweru on Saturday, Matuwi…
