PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must speedily intervene and end the power struggle in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) by appointing a chairperson of the critical commission to restore order. Since the elevation of former chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo last year to Prosecutor General, the commission has known no peace as haggling of power reigned supreme at the…
A SUSPECTED serial robber, who has been in and out of court multiple times, has landed back in the dock after he was accused of eight counts of armed robbery. Calison Mabhonga, 25, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei before being remanded in custody and told to file his bail application at the High…
THE Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), a parastatal responsible for the accreditation of universities, has de-registered seven foreign higher education institutions. This comes barely less than a week after ZIMCHE announced that the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP) was not registered and not authorised to issue honorary degrees. In a statement yesterday, ZIMCHE warned…
TWO Zesa employees, who allegedly demanded US$300 in exchange for fixing a client’s meter, have been dragged to the Harare Magistrates Court facing extortion charges. Cecilia Mwakudza, 39, and Tanakah Muzarewetu, 45, were arraigned before magistrate Donald Ndirowei on Friday before being granted US$100 bail each.The duo, employed by Zesa as artisans, stand accused of…
GOOGLE’S senior vice president for artificial intelligence, James Manyika, has urged authorities to address the issue of high data tariffs to the growth of digital technology. He was speaking after meeting Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Tatenda Mavetera in Harare yesterday, where Manyika emphasised the importance of affordable Internet services. “For developing countries to be…
SWEDISH ambassador to Zimbabwe Per Lindgarde has lauded Zimbabwe for making commendable investment in economic empowerment, health and wellbeing of women. Speaking at International Women’s Day commemorations at Chitora Business Centre in Shurugwi, Midlands Province, on Friday, he said economic empowerment of women remained key to unlocking development potential. This year’s International Women’s Day ran…
BY RUTENDO NGARA ZANU PF says it has neither discussed nor suggested in any way that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should extend his term in office. So says the party’s director for information, Farai Marapira, who also asserts that the raging tittle-tattle in the country around Mnangagwa’s possible stay in office beyond 2028 is being fuelled…
AUTHORITIES yesterday poohpoohed claims that they ill-treated American citizens who were deported after recently travelling to the country. This comes after Washington accused Harare of violating international law following the deportation of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) workers. USAid claimed that the affected workers were subjected to “overnight detention, transportation in unsafe conditions,…
BUSINESSMAN and former president of the Indigenous Business Development Centre (IBDC) Chemist Siziba has died. Siziba, one of the country’s pioneer mobile phone entrepreneurs, passed on at Parirenyatwa hospital yesterday from a kidney ailment. His wife, Margret, confirmed the death. ‘’Yes, I can confirm that my husband is no more, following a kidney failure which…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) says it has fined over 2 000 businesses across the country for various offences, including selling expired or substandard goods. This was confirmed to the Daily News On Sunday by the commission’s public affairs manager, Kudakwashe Mudereri. “As a consumer protection body, we are alive to the…
