YVONNE NCUBEin Bulawayo A BULAWAYO man has been ordered to pay US$300 fine after being found guilty of fatally running over a cyclist who died on the spot as a result of the accident. Farai Mabhande, 35, of King George V1, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing a charge of culpable homicide. He was…
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called on local authorities to cease approving housing and other property developments on wetlands to avoid distressing citizens. This comes as local authorities have, over the years, been forced to demolish some houses and other properties built on wetlands following complaints by environmental stakeholders. In a statement…
TWO divas in the form of Selmor Mtukudzi and Mary Anibal are set to fly the national flag high in Tanzania at the Sauti za Busara Festival. Slated between February 9 and 11 in Stone Town in Zanzibar, the two songbirds will also share the stage with local ensemble Flying Buntu and a number of…
WITH the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just months away, it was rather concerning to hear that Zimbabwe only had two athletes that had qualified for the quadrennial global sporting showcase. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (Zoc) earlier in the week revealed that the duo of long distance runner Isaac Mpofu and Australia-based rower Stephen Cox were…
ZAMBIA’S former President Edgar Lungu has asked citizens to call for an early election, accusing his successor Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is chairing a committee that is dealing with the exclusive prospective orders (EPOs) for mining in the country. An EPO gives exclusive rights to prospect for specified minerals in any identified location and are issued for three years. This comes as legislators wanted to know the government policy on the EPOs…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says everything is in place for today’s by-elections which will be held in six constituencies and several wards across the country. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed February 3, as the date for by-elections to fill six National Assembly vacancies following the recall of CCC…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they will soon embark on an operation to curb the abuse of alcohol, especially by children of school going age. This comes as the country is already on a national blitz to name and shame drug barons supplying drugs and other illegal substances across the country. Responding to a…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw MDC has taken its opposition counterpart Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and its former leader Nelson Chamisa to court over alleged illegal occupation of its Bulawayo offices. This comes as the two parties are locked in a bitter battle for control of offices ever since Chamisa broke away from…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has shut down the Concession water treatment plant due to suspected cyanide pollution in the Murodzi River in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province. The suspected cyanide spillage led to the death of aquatic life in the river and also leaving the community vulnerable to diseases due to…
