HIGH Court judge Erica Ndewere has freed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry — who is accused of assaulting her husband’s house maid — on $1 500 bail. Marry, through her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, approached the High Court on appeal after she was denied bail by Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande last weekend. Stakeholders…
THIS year’s National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony will not have the outstanding dance group and outstanding choreographer nominees in the dance category according to an announcement made yesterday by Nama chairperson of the adjudication committee Ruby Magosvongwe. In a statement, Magosvongwe said in dance, the entries submitted showed a lack of seriousness and the…
FARMERS have warned that if the fall armyworm is not controlled, it has potential to reduce yields at a time when Zimbabwe is already bearing the brunt of the 2018/2019 farming season drought. The fall armyworm is being reported across the country, particularly in Mashonaland provinces while the African armyworm has been reported in parts…
ZANU PF yesterday threw the book at the leadership of its youth league — with the warring ruling party moving swiftly to strip them of their positions after they accused prominent businessmen of fuelling corruption in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF is battling to contain widening factional fissures within…
THE government needs about US$5 million to be fully prepared for cases of the deadly coronavirus that may hit the country. This comes as the lethal virus has killed nearly 500 people and infected about 25 000 others in more than two dozen countries since it first broke out in China in December last year….
HIGH Court judge Pisirayi Kwenda has granted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s request for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry, to leave the matrimonial home and find an alternative place to stay. Marry — who is facing fraud, attempted murder, externalisation and money laundering charges — was granted $50 000 bail, but is currently…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the country’s security sector to decisively deal with illegal gold miners and robbers who are terrorising Zimbabweans with machetes. Mnangagwa’s directive comes barely a week after his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, also warned the machete-wielding gangs that their days were numbered. The tough stance by the country’s leadership also comes as…
ZANU PF bigwigs are meeting in Harare today at what could turn out to be an explosive politburo gathering, amid worsening factional fights in the ruling party, the Daily News reports. This comes after some youth league leaders further rocked the already fizzing atmosphere within the former liberation movement on Monday — when they accused…
GOVERNMENT has ordered Shabanie Mashaba Mines to stop evicting former mine workers, the Daily News can report. The 78 families which had been targeted for eviction have been occupying the company houses for the past 20 years before the mine properties were sold to Great Zimbabwe University. The occupants included miners who have reached retirement…
ZIMBABWE’S second largest cotton firm, Southern Cotton Company (SCC) is optimistic of higher yields this year as the recent rains are expected revive plants that had started to show signs of moisture stress. Although cotton is naturally a drought tolerant crop, most cotton farmers feared huge losses as their fields were adversely affected by the…
