THE High Court yesterday granted a US$500 bail to Harare City town clerk Hosiah Chisango following his arrest in July. Chisango allegedly participated in illegally awarding a US$9,2 million street light rehabilitation tender to Juluka Projects and Plant Hire, a company owned by Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe. In his bail ruling, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda…
A MAN from Dzivaresekwa, Harare, who was allegedly high on drugs and tried to rape his mother, appeared before the magistrates court yesterday facing attempted rape and physical abuse charges. Rivaldo Whiskey, 23, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje who remanded him in custody to this Friday for his bail consideration. According to the State led…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES now need to bite the bullet and liberalise the foreign exchange market to shore up the ZiG, which remains under pressure on the parallel market, experts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the concerned experts said it had become “very urgent” for authorities to implement more measures to support…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POWER cuts are set to worsen in the country in the coming months and going into the festive season, as Zesa will be switching off two of its generators at Hwange in October until year end. The disconnection of the newlyinstalled units 7 and 8 at Hwange, for mandatory maintenance, will…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is considering to exempt vehicles without radio signal receiver from paying radio licences. This comes as motorists are currently obliged to pay for radio licences whether or not they have one fixed on their vehicles. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said they were…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.com AMERICAN transformational leader and speaker, Myron Edmonds, will for the next seven days, headline the eagerly-anticipated men’s conference which gets underway at the Country Club (CC) in Harare this evening. Edmonds will be sharing the podium with local clerics — Blessing Nyahuma and Joshua Maponga — at the week-long event,…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE men from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, have been slapped with a five-year jail term each after they were convicted of stabbing a fellow resident before robbing him of cash and cellphone totalling US$350. Mbuso Ndlovu, 22, Herbert Tshuma, 30, and Silent Tshuma, 34, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza…
MAJORITY of Zimbabweans say President Emmerson Mnangagwa has performed his duties as the country’s leader well in the last four months. This is revealed in key findings of an Afrobarometer survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) between June 1 and 15. Presenting the findings yesterday, MPOI director Eldred Masunungure, however, highlighted that many…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has expressed alarm that the Harare City Council (HCC) is failing to provide quality service, including refuse collection despite procuring 52 trucks recently. Addressing residents after touring the Morton Jaffray Water Works together with local authority’s officials yesterday, Harare Provincial Affairs minister Charles Tawengwa said residents must pay rates and…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THREE suspected fraudsters, who allegedly attempted to defraud Real Star, a security company, of US$190 000 appeared in court yesterday facing fraud and hacking charges. Gladstone Mthulisi Tshabalala, Dalumuzi Moyo and Manase Manjovha appeared before Harare magistrate Patricia Kamwanda and they were remanded in custody to today for their bail application. Prosecutor…
