Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE Kombi driver who allegedly drove in front of the presidential motorcade appeared in court yesterday and was granted bail.Satande Samuel appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Artwel Sanyatwa facing allegations of contravening the Road Traffic Act.He was ordered not to interfere with witnesses and to report once a week to…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR ZANU PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions in a bid to find common ground ahead of next week’s parliamentary debate on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3).Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF’s chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai…
Cloud Fusire THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League enters Match Day 12 today, with eight of the nine scheduled matches set to be played across the country. Log leaders CAPS United will host last season’s runners-up, MWOS FC at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon in one of the highlights of today’s fixtures. Buoyant following their Harare…
AS public schools open their gates for the second term today, the usual atmosphere of renewal and academic promise is conspicuously absent.In its place hangs a heavy, suffocating “dark pall” that should trouble the conscience of every policymaker in this country.The reports emerging from educators and parents alike suggest that our public education system is…
Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER SONGSTRESS Bethen Pasinawako-Ngolomi is set to take fans down memory lane with the release of visuals for her 2004 hit song Ndinzverei on May 18.The celebrated musician, whose soulful voice and emotional storytelling made her a household name, said the decision to release visuals for the classic song was inspired by…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 35-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man accused of masquerading as a commuter before robbing motorists at gunpoint appeared in court yesterday facing eight counts of armed robbery.Nkosana Maketho appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Jeconia Ncube charged with a string of armed robbery cases allegedly committed in different parts of the city between April and May…
Masimba Makwembere THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has received an application from GreenGrid Kariba Solar Park (Private) Limited to construct and operate a 600-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic plant near Kariba in Mashonaland West Province.In a notice issued yesterday, Zera said the company was seeking a license to construct, own, operate, and maintain the project,…
Masimba Makwembere THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says digital innovation is helping Zimbabwe strengthen efforts to reduce stillbirths through improved real-time reporting and monitoring systems.This follows the rollout last year of the Electronic Maternal and Perinatal Death Notification System (eMPDNS), a digital platform designed to transform how healthcare workers track and respond to maternal and…
Brighton Muronzereyi THE government is moving to tighten environmental laws by pushing to grant the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) arresting powers and introducing stiffer penalties for littering, wetland destruction, and pollution.The move comes amid growing concern over rampant littering and widespread environmental damage, particularly in urban centres where illegal developments on wetlands, roadsides, and other…
Masimba Makwembere THE government says it has set up an appeals committee to address anomalies that may have arisen during the recently-concluded job evaluation exercise in the public service.Speaking during a post-cabinet briefing yesterday in Harare, the acting minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the job evaluation appeals committee would be activated to address grading…
