FORMER Local Government minister, Ignatius Chombo, was yesterday removed from remand in a case he is accused of illegally facilitating the sale of a government house in Mutare to ex-Zanu PF legislator Fred Kanzama. This comes after the State failed to secure a requisite policy document. Chombo, who is jointly charged with former valuations and…
PURE Gold has been credited to for tackling head-on the burgeoning population in urban centres which is putting pressure on the existing infrastructure, resulting in demand for housing outstripped supply. This comes as city-to city migration, especially to major cities such as Harare and Bulawayo, is driving the trend, as individuals hunt for employment…
AILING Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, was in fact airlifted to China on Sunday, as health woes continue to dog the powerful former military commander. This comes after the Daily News reported exclusively in its Monday edition that Chiwenga was once again not feeling well, and that he had been ordered by his doctors to…
IN A welcome development, South Africa has confirmed that it will not close its key land border with Zimbabwe in the wake of the lethal coronavirus pandemic that has forced Pretoria to shut dozens of its ports of entry, the Daily News reports. This comes as Pretoria has introduced a raft of measures to contain…
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) and Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are calling on the government to close all schools as a preventive measure against the coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives globally. This comes as neighbouring South Africa announced that all schools will be closed from today until after the Easter holidays…
SAKUNDA Holdings yesterday said it executed above board the financing of Command Agriculture and challenged Parliament, if in doubt, to call for a joint sitting of the energy company and the ministries of Agriculture and Finance to iron out sticking issues. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chaired by MDC MP for…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday threw his Defence minister — Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri — under the bus when he rebuked her for claiming that the deadly coronavirus which has wreaked havoc across the globe is God’s punishment on western nations that have imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe. Muchinguri-Kashiri, who is the Zanu PF chairperson and one of the…
THE Albert Nyathi Talent Search (ANTs) programme is this year set to be bigger, with the addition of other genres on the annual competition solely meant for school-going children. The event has been slated for on March 27 at Eveline High school, coinciding with the World Theatre Day. One of the organisers of the event,…
A coronavirus testing project by Google has been thrown into confusion over comments made by US President Donald Trump. He said the company was developing a website for all Americans to check whether they should get tested. However, Google’s sister company Verily had actually been working on a pilot limited to California’s Bay Area. Two…
The UK’s mobile networks are experiencing problems with their services. EE told the BBC it is something “that is affecting all operators and we are working closely to fix it”. The problem is being blamed on “interconnect issues” stemming from one operator, O2. “We don’t believe it is connected to the rise in home working…
