SENATOR Chief Fortune Charumbira came out guns blazing yesterday, saying he was still the president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and describing a planned election to replace him as illegal. PAP is the legislative body of the African Union (AU) and has its headquarters in South Africa.Charumbira, who is the deputy president of the…
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says the cost of living (CoL) for a family went down by 5,5 percent last month due to the strengthening of the local currency. In its monthly low urban income earner basket report released yesterday, CCZ chief executive Rosemary Mpofu said the reduction of the cost of living was…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has urged incoming MPs to work hard and contribute meaningfully to debates in the august House to spur national development. Mudenda, who was re-elected unopposed on Friday — after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) failed to put up a candidate to take him on — said…
SPECIAL advisor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on disability and former mayor of the city of Bulawayo, Joshua Teke Malinga, has died at the age 79. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Malinga’s son, Mpehlabayo Joshua Malinga, confirmed the death of his father. “I am confirming that my father passed-on on Friday evening at…
WHILE stories of serial killers appear to be on the upswing in Zimbabwe, none has been as captivating and spine-chilling as that of the man who allegedly slaughtered and devoured his victims, Thandolwenkosi Ndlovu. In recent years, the country has seen the arrests of a genius-turned-alleged serial killer Bright Zhantali and cop-turned-suspected murderer Jaison Muvevi….
A MAN from Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo has been remanded in custody for duping another man out of US$10 000 after promising him a job in Italy. Manase Manjovha appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa, facing fraud charges.He did not plead to the charges and was remanded in custody to September 18 for trial…
THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, a humanitarian relief agency, has provided US$410 000 to cushion at least 21 000 people in Matabeleland North Province from the effects of an anticipated El Nino drought later this year. Under the programme, which starts next month, the Red Cross would provide small-scale growers with small grains such as…
AS THE 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers draw near with the Warriors scheduled to host Group A favourites Nigeria in the first match of the qualifiers, the lack of a stadium that suits Caf standards remains a major source of concern. Indeed, with barely three months left before the qualifiers begin, there remains no clear…
SOUTH Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has held a secret meeting with the National Treasury at a wine farm in Stellenbosch a week…
POLICE have warned anew that they will deal mercilessly with anyone who attempts to create chaos in the country, in the aftermath of last month’s peaceful elections. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during a function at which 18 senior officers were promoted, police Commissioner General, Godwin Matanga, also implored Zimbabweans to cherish the peace that obtained…
