By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate, Dennis Mangosi, has denied bail to businessman Neville Mutsvangwa and two of his alleged accomplices. Mangosi ruled yesterday that Neville, Elias Majachani and Simbarashe Tichingana were a flight risk and, therefore, not proper candidates for bail. The trio faces charges for contravening provisions of the Exchange Control Act and…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is owed over US$1,4 million from its over 12 000 rented properties dotted across the city.This is according to the council’s latest minutes. “The total monthly income billed was US$518 197. The outstanding balances as at the end of March 2024 billing was US$1 419 567,” read the minutes.However, in…
AUTHORITIES have expressed concern over lack of women participation in the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT) saying mentoring programmes were necessary in order to address the disparity. Speaking during the commemoration of the girls in ICT day in Mutare on Friday, ICT minister Tatenda Mavetera said the government was coming up with strategic and…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE Church remains keen on inclusive national dialogue to help move the country forward and to lift the lives of all Zimbabweans. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, both the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Tryvis Moyo, and the secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of…
THE Mayor of Harare, Jacob Mafume, has welcomed the probe into the affairs of the capital city — saying this could help to provide answers to some of the questions that the council itself has. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mafume said some of the issues that the inquiry was looking into were similar…
AUTHORITIES say they are targeting at deploying more specialist doctors at all district and provincial hospitals as they move to decentralise specialised treatment. This comes amid the challenges that continue to face the public health sector, including shortages of critical drugs and equipment. Speaking in the Senate last week, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who is…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged the Church to join the national drive to end the scourge of drugs and substance use among the youth. He was speaking over the weekend at the 25th episcopal ordination anniversary of Archbishop Robert Ndlovu at the Catholic University in Harare where he said the challenges facing the country…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has established youth hubs across the country that will capacitate the young in holding public office bearers to account. In its report yesterday on debt, development and socio-economic justice, Zimcodd said most youth lack the capacity to speak out against corruption, which in most instances affected their…
THE Grain Marketing Board says it is making strides to clear payment arrears to wheat farmers following the disbursement by the Treasury…
TAX and market realities will soon compel fuel dealers to readily accept the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), the deputy minister of Finance, David Mnangagwa, has said. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, Mnangagwa also said the government was wary about prescribing the immediate sale of fuel and passports…
