By Nyasha Kunyiswa VETERAN opposition member Ian Makone, who is the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ward 18 councillor, was yesterday elected as the new mayor of Harare. He replaces Jacob Mafume, also from the CCC. Makone, who garnered 46 out of 59 votes against Zanu PF’s Temai Utete of ward 1, will be deputised…
A MANAGER of a Harare sports club is facing fraud charges for allegedly subletting National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) land and pocketing the money. Thomas Muraurwa, 39, who is the bar manager of Raylton Sports Club, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who granted him US$50 before remanding him to October 18. The court heard…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES say the current power outages the country is facing are attributed to technical faults, mainly at Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company issued statements to highlight areas where power supply would be interrupted because of technical faults. According to statistics provided by the…
THE government says there is no bad blood between Zambia and Zimbabwe, despite the damning report released by the Sadc observer mission led by former Zambian Vice President, Nevers Mumba, on the recently held general elections. The Sadc mission, which cast aspersions on the credibility and freeness of the polls, has been criticised for harbouring…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South Province has been arrested on allegations of attempting to rape his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter. Jason Nyamayaro appeared yesterday before Bulawayo regional magistrate, Collet Ncube, where he denied the charges, but was remanded in custody to September 15. The State, represented by…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government is set to prioritise cloud seeding, water harvesting and irrigation this cropping season in a bid to mitigate the effects of the expected El Nino-induced drought. This comes as the country is expecting low to below-normal rainfall in the upcoming season, mainly due to climate change. A report that was…
FOUR Congolese juvenile immigrants shared prison cells with convicted criminals at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after their mother was arrested for not having documents to stay in Zimbabwe. This was revealed after Ange Mashauri filed an application at the High Court seeking to have their detention declared unconstitutional. In her application, Mashauri, 18, cited chief…
TWO people, aged 35 and 43, were arrested by police at the Nerston port of entry bordering South Africa and the Kingdom…
Cloud FusireSTAFF WRITERfusirec@dailynews.co.zw ST GEORGE’S College and Dominican Convent Harare were crowned senior and junior champions, respectively at the inaugural CBZ High Schools Debate tournament champions at the weekend in Harare. The two-day competition, which ran from September 8 and 9 with 20 schools including Wise Owl Marondera, St Faith’s Rusape, Dominican Convent Bulawayo, Churchill…
ZIMDANCEHALL outfit Famous Mighty Boys and afro-fusion ensemble 911 emerged winners in the Chibuku Road to Fame Mashonaland East and Midlands provincial finals, respectively at the weekend. The Mashonaland East event was held at Makaha Business Centre in Mutoko on Saturday while Leisure Lounge in Gokwe hosted the Midlands edition on the same day. For…
