THERE was no reprieve after all for the latest batch of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators who were recalled from the National Assembly last week. This shattering reality for the affected 13 CCC legislators was confirmed yesterday by a resolute Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda. Responding in the august House to Chipinge South MP…
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya was yesterday fined US$5 000 by High Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, for attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold worth approximately US$333 000 to Dubai. Rushwaya has been in remand prison since her conviction on November 1. She was arrested in 2020 at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International…
A SUSPENDED police officer allegedly set-up an illegal roadblock at the corner of Herbert Chitepo and Takawira Street in Harare before extorting money from motorists driving along that route. Crynot Fabiano, 32, who is stationed at Dzivaresekwa Police Station, but is on suspension, is said to have operated the fake roadblock with his three accomplices…
ZANU PF aspiring candidate for Mabvuku-Tafara parliamentary seat, Pedzai “Scott” Sakupwanya, has exhorted his rival in next month’s by-election, Felix Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi,…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President and Prime Minister arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday for a two-day exchange programme, Information minister Jenfan Muswere has confirmed. The minister was speaking at a post-Cabinet press conference where he said the UAE delegation would meet with all government ministers and their permanent secretaries and…
THE government is set to appoint an interim general manager by the end of this month to manage Premier Service Medical Aid (Psmas), a senior official has said. This comes as one of the leading medical aid societies has been struggling to survive amid allegations that corruption stinks to high heavens in the organisation. In…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have promised to investigate allegations of abductions that the opposition Citizens Coalition Change (CCC) asserts were targeted at its members ahead of the December 9 by-elections. This comes as CCC youth quota MP Takudzwa Ngadziore and former Mabvuku MP James Chidhakwa were allegedly abducted and tortured by alleged State security…
SOME Bulawayo Council city fathers, angered by the prolonged delay in completing Bulawayo’s much anticipated US$60 million Egodini Mall, have moved a motion seeking to cancel a contract with the construction company, Terracotta. In a letter addressed to town clerk Christopher Dube yesterday and signed by six out of 29 councillors, ward 15 councillor Ashton…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government says it is working on introducing a mandatory community service sentence for anyone found littering as a stern measure to combat the rampant waste problem across the country. In his statement on solid waste management yesterday, Environment Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu said deterrent fines for public littering will be introduced…
CONVICTED Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya will know her fate today afternoon as High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda is set to deliver his ruling. Rushwaya has been in remand custody since her conviction on November 1, after she was found guilty of attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold to Dubai. She was…
