A HARARE man, who was found guilty of raping his four-year-old daughter on numerous occasions, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The man, 24, appeared before a Harare magistrates court earlier this year facing rape charges. However, yesterday he was brought before Harare magistrate Sandra Mupindu, who found him guilty of the charge…
AT LEAST 69 percent of Zimbabweans say they are satisfied with the quality of services they are receiving from service providers, according…
THREE Harare men, who allegedly emptied out a bank account using a fake driver’s licence, have appeared before a Harare magistrate court. Maxwell Matthew Usayi, 61, Taodzera Goliath, 52, and Christopher Mukawu, 47, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei before being remanded to tomorrow for their bail application. The trio stands accused of forging…
IT HAS now emerged that the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction loyal to party leader Nelson Chamisa has cut its ties with Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti. Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News at the weekend confirmed that the two opposition stalwarts had been jettisoned on untested allegations of having a hand…
AUTHORITIES say local electricity tariffs are now commercially viable and there is no need for them to continue supporting Zesa with financial resources. Speaking in the National Assembly during the 2024 national budget debate last week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said that the government had done enough in increasing power sup – plies to consumers….
THE government has extended the importation of basic goods, among others, under the consignment based conformity assessment (CBCA) programme from January 1 to February 29 next year. Industry minister Sithembiso Nyoni yesterday said the CBCA programme is for general goods, second-hand vehicles, vehicle parts and destination inspection. “We wish to remind the general public that…
THE Mines ministry has ordered all its provincial mining directors (PMDs) to stop issuing mining licenses, as this was creating distortions in the ownership of mining rights. In a circular dated December 12 2023, the Mines ministry’s permanent secretary, Pfungwa Kunaka, also directed the PMDs to compile and submit to head office schedules of registered…
A FIGHT between a husband and wife in Mbare, Harare, took a turn for the worst after the 20-year-old woman stabbed him in the stomach with a kitchen knife. Miriam Moyo is said to have stabbed her husband Brendon Makumbe, 24, after an argument broke out after she caught him drinking alcohol. State prosecutor Kelvin…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has revised a number of taxes and levies that he had proposed in the 2024 national budget, following robust debate in Parliament. Among other tweaks that he has effected, Ncube has reduced the cost of ordinary passports from US$200 to US$150 and slashed draft tollgate fees by…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has made a fresh call for authorities to subsidise the treatment for cancer patients. CAZ evaluation and monitoring officer, Lovemore Makurirofa, told the Daily News yesterday that this was important if the country was to achieve universal health coverage for all by 2030. This comes as authorities have proposed…
