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THE High Court on Wednesday struck off from the urgent roll an application by Probadek Investments seeking an order to sue Redwing Mining for allegedly breaching a mining contract.   Justice Tawanda Chitapi said the case against Redwing was not urgent and should be on the common court roll. Probadek Investments approached the court alleging…

THE government last week hiked licensing fees for all lotteries, casinos and betting shops which are now pegged at $250 000.   In an extraordinary government gazette, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe fixed the new rates that have come into effect immediately. “It is hereby notified that the minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage…

Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it will release a total of $100 million to the ruling Zanu PF and the MDC this year, under the Political Parties (Finance) Act. In an extraordinary government gazette that was published yesterday, Zanu PF was earmarked to pocket $70 million of this money, with the…

Mugove Tafirenyika  CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw  MDC Alliance secretary-general, Chalton Hwende, pictured, who has been accused of bullying and at the centre of the ructions bedevilling the Nelson Chamisa-led formation, has offered to go before the party’s disciplinary organs to clear his name.  Allegations against Hwende were raised by former Zvishavane senator and national standing committee…

Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT wants the government to empower rural schools by providing them with more resources, including solar radios, to ensure learners in these areas are not left behind. This comes as lessons have been disrupted since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has seen most learners doing lessons…

STAFF WRITERS THE infighting and strategic missteps wracking the MDC Alliance are once again coming to a head, with a worried insider telling the Daily News yesterday that the coalition was becoming “a Twitter party”. In addition, the senior alliance official also lamented the “undue” influence that a few “unelected people” — including “some politically-naive academics and…

Godknows Matarutse  SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw  LOCAL health experts are encouraged by the high uptake levels of the available Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines by frontline workers. This comes as the current vaccination phase, which started on Monday and will run for 10 days, will see authorities inoculating up to 150 000 frontline workers around the country….

Godknows Matarutse  SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw  STUNG by incessant robbery cases across the country, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has declared war against the perpetrators by launching a sting operation.  This comes as police yesterday arrested 11 suspected robbers in connection with an armed robbery case that occurred at Maruta Shopping Centre in Hatfield, Harare….

Emmerson Njanjamangezi  SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has threatened to name and shame firms, churches and individuals that owe council millions in a desperate attempt to force residents to pay up bills. This comes as the stretched local authority says it’s battling with collection that has heavily compromised service delivery to…