AS THE curtain comes down on 2023, changes should be a prerequisite in 2024 in so far as the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League is concerned. For the first time ever, Harare-based teams played their home games away from the capital, while another two sides spent the entire season shuttling between different cities for both…
THE government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, as the…
POLICE have ranked Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park as the first in the number of unlawful entry and theft cases in the city. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said an average of two to three cases of unlawful entry and theft were recorded daily. “Cowdray Park has the highest…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE deluge of rain that has been pounding many parts of the country is set to taper off from today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. This comes as the downpours have so far killed a minor and dispersed 43 families in Harare, while destroying a lot of infrastructure…
By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mangudya, says authorities are optimistic that 2024 will be a good one for the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, as 2023 comes to an end tomorrow, Mangudya also confirmed that the government would continue with its…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) says the $589 billion it is owed by the government departments, residents, commercial and industrial entities, and other stakeholders is adversely affecting its operations. Speaking to the Daily News on Thursday, HCC mayor Jacob Mafume said the ballooning debt has made it difficult…
A FORMER employee of Mohammed Mussa, who recently pleaded guilty to stealing US$195 000 from his employer, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison. Chamunorwa Muvhuti, 40, who was a shop merchandiser at the wholesale trading company’s South Avenue store, initially appeared in court on December 27 facing charges of theft. He pleaded guilty…
A HARARE man who was returning from Bulawayo lost US$5 000 after he was lured by robbers who claimed that they wanted to share some money they had picked up with him. Tinotenda Ndoro is said to have met the alleged thief, Tserai Moses, 50, at Market Square Bus Terminus while he was waiting for…
FOUR people have been murdered during the festive season so far, with the most shocking one being that of a Filabusi man who killed a man over a missing snooker token on Christmas Day. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the murders in a series of statements after cases were recorded across the country since December…
HARARE magistrate Stanford Mambanje has dismissed a bail application by a woman who allegedly agreed to have her four-month-old baby trafficked from South Africa to Zimbabwe. Pauline Maganga, 23, is currently facing trafficking charges after allegedly working with Janet Marimo to have the baby illegally smuggled to Zimbabwe. In her bail application, Maganga argued that…
