MARRY Mubaiwa, former wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, is admitted at a Harare private hospital where she is receiving treatment after falling ill last week. She was supposed to appear before High Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, on Monday for the commencement of her money laundering trial, but failed after her lawyer told the…
AUTHORITIES have given the green light to private players to import electricity from the Sadc region and sell it directly to local consumers. This comes as the country is grappling with prolonged power outages, while the relevant authorities have in recent months introduced a raft of measures to end the power crisis, but with limited…
By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it has only managed to put 70 000 hectares of land under irrigated maize for the 2023/24 season against a target of 90 000 hectares. This comes as the country is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon, which is associated with normal to below-normal rainfall, prompting the…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER THE Zimbabwe football Association (Zifa) has taken the first step in its bid to clamp down on illegal football dealings by revealing the identity of the only five local Fifa registered player agents. This comes as there has been an increase in unregistered “football agents” in local football circles exposing innocent…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government has urged members of the public to remain calm over the cholera outbreak, saying authorities are making strides on the disease. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said it was a matter of time before authorities contained the virulent bacterial disease. This came amid growing calls…
TWO Chinese nationals allegedly stole their housemate’s vehicle and some household appliances while he was in France visiting his family. Niu Shihao, 53, and Wang Runzhi, 51, were brought before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, facing theft charges. The duo was remanded out of custody on free bail and instructed to return to court on February…
IT’S all change at Harare giants Dynamos who have released the duo of striker Tinashe Makanda and left-sided defender Brandon Mpofu ahead of the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League that is expected to kick-off next month. Makanda and Mpofu’s departure comes after the Glamour Boys decided against renewing the contracts for the duo, who…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday arrested Environmental Management Agency (Ema) director general Aaron Chigona on criminal abuse of office charges. He is alleged to have issued an environmental impact assessment certificate (EIA) to a company known as Borrowdale Investments. “Zacc has arrested the director general of the Environmental Management Agency, Mr Aaron Chigona on…
THE Parliament of Zimbabwe has leapt to Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira’s defence, saying he remains president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and is appealing to the Africa Union (AU) to thwart attempts to remove him. This comes after a meeting of the PAP last week, chaired by acting president Ashebir Gayo, resolved that nominations…
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