AT A time when Zimbabweans are praying and fasting for peace before, during and after the August 23 harmonised polls, it is disturbing and a height of impudence for MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora to call for a demonstration on Thursday. For whose benefit if we are to ask? His gripe, after his attempt to pull…
SIGNIFICANT progress has been made in recovering the proceeds of crime, says South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, and the state needs to…
SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s congregation at his church in Mpumalanga, South Africa, was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Brig…
THE Benoni, South Africa, regional court on Friday sentenced a 36-year-old man from Etwatwa to life imprisonment for the rape of a…
TWO more Zanu PF members who allegedly incited public violence after blocking a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally scheduled for Chimbumu Grounds, Glen View 7, early this month have appeared in court. Courage Kuture, 28, and Temany Utete, 48, from Glen View 1 and 7, respectively, are being charged with public violence, which led…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has now entered the final phase of its preparations for next week’s eagerly-anticipated national elections, which includes training polling officers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, an upbeat Zec chief elections officer, Utloile Silaigwana, said it was “all systems go” ahead of August 23, with the training…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday praised Zimbabweans for maintaining peace and promoting unity in the country. Speaking at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare during the burial of Zimbabwe’s late ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Johannes Tomana, and retired brigadier-general Milton Siziba, he also stressed that there was no room for tribalism and…
HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development minister Amon Murwira says Zimbabwe’s State universities have established more than 100 start-ups in line with the government’s efforts to ensure that institutions of higher learning add value to the national development agenda. The 100 start-ups, which include more than 16 commercially viable industries, are a…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police yesterday said it was forced to use tear smoke in Masvingo on Sunday to disperse Citizens Coalition for Change supporters who turned violent and threatened to torch the force’s vehicles. One police officer was injured in the melee that ensued. In a statement last night, national police spokesperson…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa awarded four individuals and institutions that excelled in serving the country in various fields yesterday. Speaking at the burials of late Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Johannes Tomana and retired brigadier general Milton Siziba, while also commemorating Heroes Day, Mnangagwa said the individuals had served the country with…
