Blessing Masakadza GRAFT- ACCUSED ex-Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga has been convicted and sent to prison awaiting sentencing on Wednesday. A visibly shaken Gudyanga, who was alone when he came for judgment yesterday, was in a last minute rush to make arrangements with relatives to collect his vehicle. He was being charged with criminal…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has suspended some of its officials for their alleged involvement in leaking the 2020 voters roll to political parties. Speaking at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Harare yesterday, Zec acting chief executive officer (CEO) Jane Chigiji said the 2020 voters roll that has seen pressure…
THE State has called for an investigation of a local bank staffer who allegedly transferred US$636 200 instead of the same amount in local currency. This follows the arrest of the bank’s client Itai Mazambani on theft charges, dealing in foreign currency and money laundering, after moving the amount that had been converted to $74…
IT SEEMS it never rains but pours for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa who has suffered another major blow after the South African High Court granted a preservation order for her luxury property in the neighbouring country.In the ruling delivered on February 9, Pretoria High Court judge Aubrey Ledwaba gave SA authorities…
THE government is sticking to its five-year de-dollarisation plan, and confident that fiscal and monetary measures put in place to stabilise the local currency will succeed in the long term, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said yesterday. The country re-introduced its own currency in 2019 after a decade-long hiatus and put in place a five-year de-dollarisation roadmap…
Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has embarked on a sample-based agriculture and livestock survey across all farming sectors of Zimbabwe to assess data for use in assessing food security at both household and national level. According to Zimstat, the programme, which commenced on February 14 and is expected to end on March…
ANOTHER showdown is looming between authorities and striking teachers.This comes after the educators demanded yesterday that the government withdraws its threat to fire them if they don’t return to work next week.The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ) said it would contest in court if authorities did not recant their threats of deeming striking teachers to…
Melisa Chatikobo FARMERS are worried by the current prolonged dry spell around the country as the situation is beginning to take a toll on their crops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimbabwe Farmers Union secretary-general Paul Zakariya said the most affected crops were in the southern parts of the country.“The same crop that was…
TWO prominent politicians from the southern region, Welshman Ncube and Thokozani Khupe, met for surprise talks on Tuesday — to advance opposition interests. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday amid swirling speculation about the motive for the meeting, Khupe’s spokesperson Ntando Ndlovu ruled out her boss joining the rebranded Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) which…
Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) says it has intensified efforts to attract foreign investors to participate at its 62nd edition taking place in April. This comes as the ZITF officials are currently in Harare where they are meeting heads of foreign diplomatic missions based in Zimbabwe to canvas for their participation.ZITF deputy…
