MORE than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two former employees said, making it hard to defend against the hacking that occurred last week. Twitter Inc and the FBI are investigating the breach that…
A showdown between the US government and the four big tech giants – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – is set to be postponed. The hearing was due to question the companies’ dominance in their fields of e-retail, smartphone software, social media and search. It is expected to be delayed to allow the politicians to…
BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking to raise new capital at a valuation of about $44 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is in talks with investors for raising about $1 billion at a price of $270 a share, the report said, adding that the round is…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zwTHE government’s critics accused authorities yesterday of allegedly hiding behind the soaring coronavirus infections in the country to trample on people’s freedoms, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 12-hour curfew this week, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is bracing for anti-government protests planned for Friday next…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE interim leadership of the MDC has been thrown into fresh turmoil after party youths assaulted acting leader Thokozani Khupe’s aide and some party workers in Harare on Monday, the Daily News reports. This comes as the MDC continues to reel from its senseless bloodletting — which has seen…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw THE State wants the arrested convenor of the planned July 31 protests, Jacob Ngarivhume, to be denied bail, arguing if released he will lead demonstrations that will degenerate into violence. Opposing Ngarivhume’s admission to bail when he appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, prosecutor Michael Reza argued that if…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba, pictured, has been arrested on allegations involving land scams and abuse of office as a public officer. Gomba was picked up from his Glen Norah home on Tuesday night and is expected to appear in court today. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday directed questions on…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zwTHE government has banned the movement of people between 6pm and 6am with effect from today, as authorities bid to further combat the rising coronavirus deaths and infections in the country, the Daily News reports. As a result, only those people who are regarded as performing essential services — which…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE government is scoring an own goal by being seen to be cracking down unjustly on the organisers of the planned July 31 mass protests and other critics, political analysts and rights groups told the Daily News yesterday. This comes as authorities have arrested a number of…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zwPOLICE in Harare were on Sunday involved in a high-speed chase with an unregistered vehicle before arresting four men and recovering a pistol and iron bars. Last week, the police warned that they would be pouncing on unregistered vehicles, most of them suspected to be used in criminal activities. The police…
