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THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), together with police and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s Financial Intelligence Unit, is looking into bank accounts holding significant foreign currency. Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane told the Daily News yesterday that this was part of ongoing efforts to combat rampant corruption in the country. She said Zacc was targeting…

By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya WHILE the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is not rabidly opposed to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s much-debated preliminary delimitation report, it has raised some concerns around aspects of Zec’s document and other electoral processes. This comes as Parliament has scoffed at threats by a Zanu PF affiliate organisation to…

Rutendo Ngara TWO more people died due to heavy rains experienced in the country from last Thursday to Monday, bringing the total death toll to eight, the Civil Protection Department has confirmed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy director in the Civil Protection Department, a government arm, Farai Hokonya, said two deaths were…

By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government is on high alert for a new Covid-19 XBB variant that has been discovered in neighbouring South Africa, the United States, and India. The new variant is a sub-variant of Omicron and its prevalence is reported to be increasing in some countries. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief…

THE rumpus over the draft delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has taken a surprising turn, after it emerged yesterday that the leader of a Zanu PF affiliate organisation had been taken in for questioning yesterday over the report. This comes as former opposition bigwig and one of the people who played a…

By Ketty Nyoni THE heavy rains and storms that pounded most of Zimbabwe since last Thursday and left a trail of destruction ended yesterday, according to the Metrological Services Department (MSD). The country is now expected to experience moderate rains. “There is a reduction in heavy rains countrywide starting today (yesterday). “Moderate rains are still…

THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it has partnered with churches to improve blood stocks, which diminished during the just-ended festive season owing to a number of fatal road traffic accidents. This comes after NBSZ has for a long time been experiencing blood shortages, a situation which has been worsened by lack of…

By Nyasha Dube and Yvonne Ncube CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba says the judiciary risks losing the confidence of Zimbabweans by continuing to delay finalising criminal cases. Officially opening the 2023 legal year at the Constitutional Court in Harare yesterday, Malaba said a lot needed to be done to ensure that the public did not lose…

POLITICIANS in Bulawayo have blamed the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for failing to maintain order in the second capital following the council’s plea to have political parties assist the municipality in ensuring informal traders operating in the central business district (CBD) are removed. This comes after the BCC recently issued an ultimatum to the informal…