Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are seized with improving working conditions and remuneration of civil servants in order to avert brain drain in the country. This comes as the country has, over the past years, been hit by brain drain as professionals have left the nation in pursuit of better opportunities,…
A RECORD 100 electoral cases were filed against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) before and after the August general elections by aggrieved…
DETHRONED Zanu PF Bulilima Member of Parliament Dingumuzi Phuti has filed an urgent application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking a rescission of judgment nullifying his August 23 election victory. This was after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Bekezela Maplanka petitioned the court, citing several electoral irregularities. Justice David Mangota handed down a…
By Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw MUSIC star Jah Signal says it is an honour to be part of the potentially explosive HCM All White Festival set for December 2 in Bulawayo. The event will be headlined by popular South African rapper Cassper Nyovest. “It is an honour. It shows promoters and fans strongly…
By Progress Chaya chayap@dailynews.co.zw A LEADING youth empowerment organisation, Uncommon, held its first graduation ceremony at Theatre in the Park in Harare on Friday. The event saw 69 young people, including 32 ladies, graduating with certificates of merit and laptops. “We are so excited that out of a total number of 69, almost half of…
FORMER Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka alleges that he almost lost his house in Chisipite, Harare, after fraudsters faked title deeds and sold the US$600 000 property for US$140 000. Mutumbuka is one of the Cabinet ministers who resigned shortly after the 1989 Willowgate scandal, where some prominent people were re-selling vehicles which they would have…
DESPITE the fact that 68 percent of Zimbabweans live in regions where malaria outbreaks are likely to occur, the government says it has managed to curb the spread of the disease. This comes at a time when the country has recorded 144 889 malaria cases as of last month, with more than 220 people having…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week received a preliminary land audit report from the Zimbabwe Lands Commission (ZLC), which, among other things, exposes cases of double ownership of farms, a situation which is against government policy of one person, one farm. ZLC’s chairperson Tendai Bare said it was up to the president to make the report…
A MAN and a woman have appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly trying to use a fake High Court order to get custody of two children. Gift Phiri and Lois Rodo Madyavanhu were arraigned last week before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya who remanded the former in custody until today. Madyavanhu, who was coming…
ZIMBABWE’S campaign for a place at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 suffered a massive blow after they slipped to a shock five-wicket defeat at the hands of Uganda in a qualifier match played at the United Cricket Ground in Windhoek yesterday. Put in to bat, Zimbabwe lost Tadiwanashe Marumani in the first over,…
