HARARE magistrate Donald Ndirowei has granted US$300 bail to the sixth police officer who is accused of being part of a team of cops who took money stolen in last month’s Quest Financial Services robbery in Milton Park, Harare. Prosper Chimbunu, who turned himself in on March 21, joins his five other colleagues who were…
A SUSPENDED Harare City Council principal engineer Albert Madanha, who has been in custody for nearly a week, will spend the Easter holidays in custody after a magistrate ordered him to return to court on April 2 for his bail ruling. Madanha, who is facing criminal abuse and assaulting a peace officer charges, appeared before…
NETONE Group chief executive officer (CEO) Raphael Mushanawani says his organisation is spearheading various strategic initiatives to enhance rural connectivity as part of efforts to boost the transformative impact of telecommunications in underserved areas. Speaking in Harare recently, Mushanawani underscored the importance of narrowing the digital gap and empowering marginalised communities across the country through…
STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has defied the challenging operating environment to post an inflation adjusted profit after tax of $744 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023, up by 210 percent from $240 billion in the prior year. In a statement accompanying the results, Stanbic Bank chairman, Gregory Sebborn said the institution ended the year…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday took a notable step that should help to ease market anxiety over perceived policy paralysis by authorities regarding the country’s Zim dollar and prices crisis. This comes after authorities brought forward the starting date of the tenure of the new governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe(NBSZ) says it has in stock one week supplies of the crucial body fluid after managing to collect over 4 000 units in the two weeks leading up to the Easter Holiday. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, NBSZ chief executive officer Lucy Marowa said they were satisfied…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL government minister Winston Chitando has given the Harare City Council (HCC) up to April 19 to come up with a roadmap that will address shortcomings that led to the rejection of its budget by the parent ministry. This comes as the HCC had its proposed 2024 budgets rejected by the…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has said that the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) introduced last year will help in weeding out corruption in courts and enhance access to justice by citizens. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of the Gwanda High Court construction in Matabeleland South Province…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw POLICE commissioner general Godwin Matanga says enough police officers have been deployed on the roads to ensure that no illegal transporters pass through roadblocks this Easter holiday. This comes as at least 16 people died in one weekend ending March 17, while Transport Minister Felix Mhona has suspended licences for two…
THE State-owned Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it is moving to stop leakages and curb corruption in the parastatal. Speaking at the Zinara annual general meeting (AGM) in Harare earlier this week, board chairperson George Manyaya said they had deployed strategies in the form of information communication technology targeted at plugging and optimising revenue…
