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By Masimba Makwembere makwembere@dailynews.co.zw POLICE say the recent increase in armed robberies across the country, where companies and individuals are losing thousands of dollars, are linked to close people who have information and connive with the robbers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the spike in armed robberies, adding…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have implored artisanal and small-scale miners to practice responsible mining that is sustainable and environmentally friendly. Speaking at a Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) annual conference in Harare yesterday, Mines minister Winston Chitando said mining practices should always be confined to the country’s laws. “Mining, being an extractive industry, should…

CONTRARY to the belief of many people, there is no automatic successor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zanu PF politburo member and liberation war stalwart, Tshinga Dube, has said. This comes after Mnangagwa recently reiterated that he would be retiring at the end of his constitutionally mandated two terms in office in 2028 — amid growing…

AUTHORITIES have begun rehabilitating roads here in the second city, as part of an ongoing national programme to improve the country’s key infrastructure. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs permanent secretary, Paul Nyoni, confirmed that the work to upgrade the metropolis’ roads was already under way. The city’s major roads are being…

THE government has warned school authorities from turning away pupils due to non-payment of fees by their parents as children have a right to education. Speaking at the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s annual celebrations in Bulawayo on Thursday, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said depriving pupils their right to education by turning them away from…

FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe is in a spot of bother and could face arrest, after a Harare lawyer, Munyaradzi Bwanya, threatened to press perjury charges against her. This comes after Grace — the widow of the late former president Robert Mugabe — allegedly accused Bwanya in the High Court in April this year of…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are closely monitoring pilgrims who recently returned to Zimbabwe from Saudi Arabia, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert of a Covid-19 outbreak during the just-ended Hajj in Mecca. The Hajj is a massive annual pilgrimage by Muslims to the Holy City of Mecca that is attended by…

Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has advised local financial institutions to carry out due diligence when conducting transactions with businesses in countries that have been red-flagged as high-risk to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. The FIU is an arm of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). It said some of the…

Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED businessman Moses Mpofu’s company, Juluka Ennd Joint Venture, has been drawn into a US$9 million botched City of Harare streetlights tender after it allegedly connived with four council officials to approve the deal without following proper procedures. The company allegedly won a tender to rehabilitate Harare’s streetlights ahead of next month’s…

BY RUTENDO NGARA PRINCIPAL examiner at the Deeds office under the Justice ministry Absolomon Magwere yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of illegally facilitating the transfer of Chamunorwa Matsika’s property into a company owned by Frank Buyanga. Buyanga is currently in remand prison in South Africa. Magwere appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa…