A FIFTH employee of former First Lady Grace Mugabe, Tendai Nyamudze, 41 has appeared in court facing theft charges after allegedly conniving with his four workmates who are already in custody to steal property worth US$500 000 from her. The others are Allen Chinamonya, 42, Danmore Chinamonya, 35, Samson Karonga, 46, and Brighton Bunganirwa, 32….
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat A SERIOUS kerfuffle has erupted in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) group led by Welshman Ncube, after its secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu apparently appointed himself as the party’s leader in Parliament. This power grab is said to have happened despite Ncube’s camp having appointed Lynette Karenyi-Kore in that position,…
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has shut down any talk of President Cyril Ramaphosa stepping down after calls for his axing by some…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FIVE suspected armed robbers who robbed Quest Financial Services of US$720 000 in February appeared in court last Friday facing new robbery charges. Tafadzwa Richard Marondera, 25, Liberty Mukanganise, 31, Brighton Chikukwa, 27, Silence Matambo, 27, and Luke Zinyengere, 28, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing ten more counts of…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are fretting over the shortage of midwives especially in rural areas which has increased the maternal and infant mortality rate. This comes as the maternal mortality in Zimbabwe is 363 per 100 000 live births, according to the preliminary results of the 2022 Housing and Population Census. Speaking the National…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council is targeting to produce 520 mega litres of water per day by the end of this year. Speaking during a state of the city address last week, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said the local authority was going to scale up efforts to improve water supply in the city….
By Rutendo Ngara THE Supreme Court has ordered the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) to reinstate six of its fired members after they were acquitted of theft of State property charges for which they had been dismissed in 2019. The officers who include Collen Chiba, Charles Mhuri, Bothwell Gorekore, Hillary Mubariki, Democracy Murambadoro and Gibson Madzinga…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE city of Bulawayo celebrated 130 years after it was declared a town, reflecting on the economic development and cultural strides made during this milestone. The city declared June 1 as Bulawayo Day and is commemorated each year to this cause. As part of the commemorations this year the city is…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE United Kingdom (UK) says its trade relationship with Zimbabwe has seen significant growth, bolstered by a trade agreement that provides Zimbabwean exporters with preferential access to its market. Speaking during the Chamber of Mines Annual General Meeting and Conference’s critical minerals symposium in Victoria Falls yesterday, head of strategy and…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN William Terrence Kelly who owns a fishery concession in the Zambezi Valley accused of stealing a motion camera and deleting data in a nearby conservancy believes his arrest and prosecution was driven by malice. It is alleged that he illegally entered an estate owned by Big Five safaris and stole…
