Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw VICE President, Constantino Chiwenga, has distanced himself from a purported business dinner touting him as the headline speaker. The purported event —Matabeleland Business Dinner — has several speakers and notable people said to be attending the gala in Bulawayo on Friday. But in a statement, the no nonsense VP brutally…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw MANY followers of the United Methodist Church (UMC) remain resolute in their opposition to same-sex marriages. This is despite the acceptance of such unions by the church’s global General Conference last year — which led to major ructions locally. Speaking at the Harare East UMC revival this past weekend, the lay leader…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Harare magistrate Sandra Mupindu is suing her husband’s mistress Cathrine Chitopota for home wrecking Mupindu claimed that Chitopota and her husband had three children since the affair started in 2014. On the other hand, Chitopota argued that Sandra demanded compensation under customary law which she received together with…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has started paying its service providers regularly, following lengthy delays that saw many companies closing or downsizing their operations, with dire consequences for hundreds of thousands of workers. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, confirmed yesterday…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw OK Zimbabwe says it will dispose of four of its supermarkets and other immovable assets to raise US$10,4 million in an attempt to stay afloat amid the country’s deepening economic challenges. The retail outlet’s company secretary Margaret Munyuru yesterday said the resolution was passed last Thursday at an extraordinary general…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Christopher DubeBanda has acquitted Jeane Pierre Dusabe, a pastor previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly raping a minor under his care. Dusabe had appealed both his conviction and sentence, arguing that the magistrate had erred. Dusabe was accused of raping a girl,…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) says it will soon roll out an operation to impound heavy trucks parked in residential areas amid fears about residents’ safety, infrastructure damage and noise pollution. The action is part of the local authority’s broader effort to enforce council by-laws and ensure the proper use of residential areas….
YVONNE NCUBE A BULAWAYO couple, believed to be part of a drug-dealing syndicate, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. Their arrest followed a police raid over the weekend. Darian-Lee Kevin Lloyd Jackson, 31, and Lakin Lee Robinson, 32, both residents of West Somerton suburb, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate…
SIX artisanal miners tragically died, and four others were injured, in a horrific accident at Starlake Mine in Mazowe on Friday. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the tragedy. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a fatal mine incident which occurred at Starlake Mine, Mazowe on 18 July at around 1000 hours where six artisanal…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS SUCCESSION politics is among the least of Zanu PF’s challenges, as the ruling party’s main focus remains on further lifting the quality of life of needy Zimbabweans. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa also stressed at the…
