By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO fraudsters Jacob Muyambo and Saymore Mutakura were yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison each by Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje following their conviction of a US$3 million fraud charge. Two years were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. The court heard that their third accomplice Amos Kagona,…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company (ZITF) has postponed its annual Mining, Engineering and Transport Exhibition (Mine Entra) expo to avoid a potential clash with next month’s Sadc summit. The summit, a major regional event, would be held in Harare on August 17 and 18. Ahead of the Sadc summit, a regional industrialisation week is…
Critics have given a mixed response to the fourth outing of Beverly Hills Cop, which sees Eddie Murphy and other cast members…
A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen to become…
Senator Fatima Payman has resigned from Australia’s ruling Labor Party, days after voting against it to support a motion on Palestinian statehood….
Hundreds of thousands of homes in Jamaica are without power, after Hurricane Beryl thundered along the island’s southern coast on Wednesday night….
AMBITIOUS Northern Region Soccer League side Scottland FC are on the verge of luring current Castle Lager Premier Soccer League top goal scorer Evans Katema and Yadah midfielder King Nadolo as they bid to reignite their floundering title fight. Scottland have registered nine wins, two draws and six losses out of 17 games played to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s swift action in firing Higher Education deputy minister, Simelisizwe Sibanda, over tribalistic remarks is a commendable step towards addressing the scourge of tribalism in the country. Mnangagwa axed Sibanda on Monday night after he recently ordered the transfer of a teacher from Matabeleland simply because she was Shona, a stark reminder of…
THE bail application for businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are allegedly charged with US$7 million fraud, was yesterday further postponed to tomorrow after the case magistrate failed to show up as she is unwell. Magistrate Donald Ndirowei, standing in for magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, rolled over the bail application continuation. In the hearing, Zimbabwe…
By Brandon Josphat and Masimba Makwembere ZIMBABWEANS want authorities to sustain their current fiscal and monetary policies which have resulted in relative stability in the prices of basic goods in the country over the past three months. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, a wide cross-section of key stakeholders — including consumer representatives, workers’ unions…
