A MAN from Eastview, Harare, yesterday appeared before a Harare court facing charges of allegedly filing fake documents at the Central Vehicle Registry that allowed him to register three motor vehicles using names of soldiers. Ashton Marange, 29, was arraigned before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing a charge of fraud, before he was granted US$20 bail…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has decided on three colours that will be used on the presidential, parliamentary and council ballot papers for the August 23 harmonised polls. This comes as Zec is already seized with issues to do with postal voting, the designing of ballots, training of electoral officers and the…
ZANU PF has come out guns blazing, blasting Western countries for “unjustifiably” complaining about the allegedly undemocratic Patriotic Law recently enacted to protect Zimbabwe’s interests. This comes after the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) raised red flags after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the Patriotic Law to be part of the Criminal Law…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) says it will not interfere with Zimbabwe’s general elections set for next month as its mandate in the country is to only observe and support genuine and transparent polls. EU EOM chief observer Fabio Massimo Castaldo yesterday said the bloc would deploy a…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has temporarily banned cross-border passenger ferrying buses and imported vehicles from Tanzania from using the Kariba Border Post as a port of entry. This comes amid long, winding queues of vehicles waiting to be cleared, which have caused traffic congestion at Kariba Border Post in the last few days. In…
THE police investigating officer (IO) in a matter in which three individuals are accused of running an online Ponzi scheme, E-Creator, yesterday told the court the suspects should remain in remand prison. He said if Zhao Jiaotong, Trymore Tapfumaneyi and Justin Kuchekenya are granted bail, they are likely to flee the country or be attacked…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched investigations into three separate cases of sudden deaths through hanging committed over the past three days. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele called on residents with missing relatives to check with law enforcement as one of the suspected suicide cases involves an unidentified man. “We…
By Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is ramping up its preparations for next month’s crunch national elections. This comes as the polls management body has sent out invitations for the supply of vehicles and other key materials for use during the August 23 harmonised elections. In a Government Gazette published at the…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga on Sunday warned the youth to desist from abusing drugs and substances as they will lose focus and destroy their lives. He was addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at Chinorumba High School in Zaka, Masvingo Province, where he said the government was progress-inclined and was concerned with the high number…
THE latest UNAids global update has rated Zimbabwe among the top African countries which have achieved major reductions in new HIV infections. “It is inspiring to note that Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania have already achieved the 95–95–95 targets, and at least 16 other countries (including eight in sub-Saharan Africa)…
