A HARARE man is facing fraud and money laundering charges after he allegedly swindled US$48 000 from a woman who had engaged him to import 160 mobile toilets for her from China. Takudzwa Martin Munyawarara, 38, was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi before he was remanded in custody. According to court records, Munyawarara lied…
RESPECTED former Speaker of Parliament and now leader of the opposition United Movement for Devolution (UMD), Lovemore Moyo, says the newly-elected government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa must focus on improving citizens’ lives. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday in the aftermath of the just ended harmonised elections which saw Mnangagwa emerging victorious ahead of his…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brighton Muronzereyi SOUTHERN African Development Community (Sadc) Panel of Elders (PoE) is currently in Zimbabwe to assess the post-election situation in the country. The team is led by former Botswana minister Charles Tibone. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba confirmed that the team arrived yesterday. “(Former Tanzania president Jakaya) Kikwete is…
By Ashley Moyo BEAUTIFUL Man, a two-hander play which puts men’s issues in the spotlight, is set to light up this year’s edition of Intwasa Arts Festival in Bulawayo next month. The festival scheduled to run between September 26 and 30 will see the hour-long play, performed by Farirai Borerwe and Jasen Mphepo, being screened…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa HARARE continues to record new cases of mumps, whose cumulative total has since risen beyond the 1 000 infections mark. The city’s epidemiologist, Michael Vhere, told the Daily News yesterday that the disease was more prevalent among children under the age of 12. “We have recorded more than 1 000 cases of…
By Brandon Josphat THE police have warned the public against being influenced to gather illegally with a view to engaging in violence and destruction of property, saying they risk being arrested. This comes after the defeat of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the just-ended general elections whose results the former rejected…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Filabusi, Matabeleland South Province, allegedly teamed up with his sister to assault his former girlfriend, accusing her of infecting him with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Mqondisi Sibanda, 25, and his sister Lindiwe Sibanda, 29, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing attempted murder charges and were remanded…
TURNALL Holdings says it has raised the equivalent of US$8 million from existing shareholders for expansion programmes. As a result of the rights issue, which closed on August 16, 2023, the company listed 3 809 017 129 new shares on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange this Monday. In a statement this week, the building and construction…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Gwabalanda, Bulawayo, who was accused of ganging up with four accomplices before robbing a local motorist of his vehicle and over US$20 000, was yesterday acquitted after the State failed to gather evidence nailing him to the crime. Bhekimpilo Mabuza Ncube appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph…
THE Daily News warned repeatedly for five years, about the certain defeat that awaited the opposition at the polls if its leaders…
