DISQUALIFIED aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere’s team says they will not dictate to their supporters who to vote for when general elections are held next week. This comes after the Constitutional Court declined to hear an urgent application by Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting….
AT LEAST 15 people died during the Heroes and Defence Forces Holidays out of the more than 150 road transport accidents that were recorded across the country, police say. This comes as the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe estimates that at least five people die daily due to traffic accidents, while at least one car…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) senior members Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, who are on trial for allegedly inciting public violence, have challenged an application by the State to introduce new video evidence. The two are being accused of posting a video on social media allegedly calling on members of CCC to participate in the…
THE government says there is no need to panic over the new coronavirus variant, Eris, which has now been confirmed to be present in neighbouring South Africa. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief coordinator for the national response to Covid-19 in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Agnes Mahomva, said the country…
THE Constitutional Court has refused to hear an urgent application by aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting in next week’s harmonised elections. Kasukuwere wanted leave to appeal Supreme Court judges, Justices Antonia Guvava, Felistus Chatukuta and Chinembiri Bhunu’s July 28 ruling…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Never Katiyo, yesterday hit out at social media abusers for attacking him after ruling as “not urgent” a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) application seeking to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to release a final voters roll ahead of next week’s general elections. This came after the opposition party filed…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated his call for peace ahead of next week’s general elections and beyond saying this is necessary for the country’s development. Addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at Handina Secondary School in Makoni South constituency, Manicaland Province, Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans should desist from engaging in violence and come together to build…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department has warned that this year’s winter season will be longer than usual, stretching until next month and characterised by ground frost. This comes as the country is expecting low to below normal rainfall in the coming 2023\24 cropping season mainly due to climate change. Speaking to the Daily…
EXPATRIATE Zimbabweans in South Africa accounted for 30 percent of the nearly US$1 billion remitted to the southern African country in the…
POLICE have slated politicians who convene their campaigns late or at dusk, warning that offenders will be arrested as they were compromising the safety and security of members of the public. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said while law enforcement agents had thus far exercised some leniency, they had…
