HARARE magistrate Learnmore Mapiye has granted an application by the State in which it sought a 48-hour postponement in a matter where four University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students are seeking to be released on bail. The four, Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe have been in custody since their…
By Ketty Nyoni KATSWE Sistahood, an organisation that fights for sexual reproductive health rights, in cooperation with the embassy of Japan has opened a family support centre for women’s safety in Epworth, Harare, aimed at supporting victims of gender based violence (GBV). The centre, which was handed over to Katswe Sistahood by the ambassador of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says water supplies in the second capital are back to normal after an electrical fault disrupted supplies for a few days. In a statement yesterday, the BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube said residential areas will be receiving water supplies according to their normal shedding timetable as full treatment has commenced. …
SEVEN people died and 43 others were injured when a bus they were travelling in from Gokwe to South Africa veered off the road, hit trees and overturned along the Kwekwe-Gokwe road on Saturday. In a statement, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirms a fatal road traffic accident…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITER AMID the country’s worsening prices spiral, manufacturers and retailers have joined hands to fight hoarding, to curb artificial product shortages. The president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) Kurai Matsheza, confirmed the development to the Daily News yesterday saying business was doing all it could to help stabilise the economy. “You…
THE country’s most influential daily, the Daily News, is once again among the top 200 brands in the country. This was announced…
FOUR University of Zimbabwe students who were arrested for allegedly spray painting government buildings during a “Free Job Sikhala” protest spent the weekend in jail after the magistrate postponed the continuation of their bail application to today. Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe initially appeared before Harare magistrate Learnmore…
By Rutendo Ngara DESPITE being assured that the government has ring fenced 120 megawatts for winter wheat farmers, growers are still experiencing power outages. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president Shadreck Makombe said it was difficult for them to plan ahead owing to the power situation. “So far we…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE government wants parties to walk the talk after signing Memoranda of understanding to promote development that corroborate bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and Malawi. Speaking during the Zimbabwe- Malawi Joint Permanent Commission Cooperation (JPCC) in Malawi yesterday, permanent secretary in the Foreign Affairs ministry James Manzou said since 2020 the two countries…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT UNION leaders and captains of organised business have reiterated that the country’s mounting prices crisis can only be fixed through unity of purpose among all key stakeholders. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, they emphasised that it was futile for the government and business to trade accusations over who was…
