THE BULAWAYO High Court has struck off the roll of an application by 10 Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC) candidates who were seeking a review of a decision by the Nomination Court to reject their nomination papers which they sought to submit after the stipulated deadline. This comes as last week 12 CCC parliamentary candidates…
A SUSPECTED serial armed robber was caught in possession of an army uniform that he would wear during his robberies, a Harare magistrate heard last week. Robson Mhandu, 47, was arraigned before a Harare magistrate facing two other counts of robbery before he was ordered to file for bail at the High Court.The State is…
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police officer has landed in the dock after he allegedly tried to extort US$800 from a truck driver whom he had stopped at a roadblock. Peter Mombe, 36, who is stationed at ZRP Goromonzi, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing a charge of criminal abuse of duty as a public…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is confident that the crunch August 23 national elections will go ahead without hitches, despite all the legal suits it is still facing in the courts. At the same time, the national elections management body says it is in the interest of all Zimbabweans that the polls proceed smoothly, and…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Mabutweni suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for attempting to rape a 78-year-old granny. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the teen, Brighton Ncube, was a danger to society.Circumstances are that last Wednesday and at around 3pm, the woman who…
MATABELELAND Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo says Lupane Provincial Hospital, which is scheduled to open its doors to patients at the end…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say the police are well resourced to deal with cases of political violence as well as to carry out their mandate before, during and after the August 23 polls. This comes as the government recently equipped the police with 132 more vehicles to add to their existing fleet. Speaking to the…
Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) has embarked on a massive vaccination blitz to contain the spread of mumps in the capital city and surrounding areas. HCC director of Health Services, Prosper Chonzi, told the Daily News yesterday that the city was conducting a mass vaccination campaign against the disease, while also…
By Nyasha Kunyiswakunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government says Covid-19 is no longer a threat as the country was now sometimes recording zero cases per day. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national Covid-19 response chief coordinator Agnes Mahomva said the disease was now being treated as any other illness, not a pandemic.“Covid-19 is no longer a threat…
FORMER Prosecutor General and the country’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Johannes Tomana has died aged 55. Tomana died in Honde Valley where he had attended a funeral at his rural home.Foreign Affairs minister spokesperson Livit Mugejo confirmed the development to the Daily News yesterday.“Yes, I can confirm the death of Johannes Tomana…
