Rutendo Ngara HIGH COURT judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi last week sentenced Wellington Gweshure to 20 years imprisonment for killing his wife while heavily intoxicated. In his ruling, Justice Mutevedzi regretted that efforts to stem murders resulting from domestic violence were not successful as the cases continued to rise. He dismissed Gweshure’s defence that he killed…
Jeffrey Muvundusi and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS BULAWAYO residents and businesses have been hit hard by the country’s intensifying power cuts, which are worsening the city’s already dire water situation. Mayor David Coltart confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that the power cuts were severely affecting the city’s water supply. This comes after under pressure…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A PROMINENT Bulawayo businesswoman and award-winning fashion designer Pamela Mwapaura has been spared trial after her husband, Kwame Mwemba, withdrew charges of domestic abuse against her. Mwapaura had been facing allegations of physical abuse and malicious damage to property following two incidents which took place last March and this month. She…
Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa says authorities have noticed an increase in cases of gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrated by women against men. She was speaking at a media briefing in Harare yesterday to mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV where the minister reaffirmed that the…
Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GEO Pomona Waste Management has signed a five-year contract with the Harare City Council (HCC) to collect garbage in the capital. This comes after the HCC early this year appealed to the government to assist in solid waste management in the city. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Local Government…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE businessman Shingirai Munyeza was allegedly defrauded US$5 000 by Simbarashe Kariwo after he misrepresented that he was selling chrome on behalf of ZimAlloys, one of Zimbabwe’s largest ferrochrome producers. Kariwo appeared before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya yesterday facing fraud charges and he was remanded in custody to November 29…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will maintain fiscal and monetary discipline to ensure stability of the exchange rate and to enhance economic development. Speaking during a high-level structured dialogue platform forum and the debt resolution and arrears clearance meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said his government was committed…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says Zinara should expedite the adoption of advanced technology and an efficient tolling system to be installed at all tollgates for effective revenue collection. Speaking during Zinara’s annual general in Harare yesterday, minister of Transport Felix Mhona said the government was ready to support the parastatal in its quest…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES must introduce clear guidelines regulating operations of the informal sector to ensure accurate pricing of goods and elimination of artificial exchange rates. This comes as the country’s informal sector is estimated to account for up to 64 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). In a letter dated…
An international crime ring may be behind burglaries targeting the homes of professional athletes across the US, although experts caution that local…
