JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says Zimbabwe lost over US$42 billion to sanctions imposed on the country by the United States and western allies since 2002. He was speaking at a United Nations (UN) international sanctions, business and human rights conference in Geneva, Switzerland, last week. Ziyambi told the delegates that the restrictive measures imposed on…
GOVERNMENT says it has upgraded 326 satellite schools to become registered examination centres to enhance the quality and accessibility of education by learners. Satellite schools were established in the country on various former commercial farms after the land reform programme in 2000 to address a shortage of schools. The new development comes as some students…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI AN artisanal miner Sinakwena Cholwe, 25, from Chauke mine in Gweru, Midlands province, was arraigned before the Gweru Magistrates Court on assault charges. “The accused person was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, of which four months were suspended for five years. The remaining 8 months were suspended on condition that he completes 280…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI TWENTY four foreign nationals from Malawi and Burundi appeared before the Beitbridge Magistrates Court for contravening the country’s immigration laws. “The accused persons were sentenced to US$30 fine or face 13 days imprisonment, in default of payment,” the National Prosecuting Authority said in a statement yesterday. “The accused persons, 20 Malawian nationals aged…
A SENIOR Gutu Rural District Council (RDC) official Alec Mukaro, 46, was arraigned before the Gutu Magistrates’ Court on close to US$22 000 fraud charges. “The accused person was granted bail on the condition to deposit US$$200 with the clerk of court, not to interfere with state witnesses and to report to the police every…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Pharmacists Council of Zimbabwe has deregistered 356 pharmacists for not paying their annual fees.In a notice yesterday, the council’s registrar Alois Karonga said they had deregistered pharmacy technicians, optometrists and dispensing opticians.“It is hereby notified that the Pharmacists Council of Zimbabwe, in terms of the Health Professions Act, has with effect…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POWER utility Zesa wants both business and ordinary consumers to invest more in alternative energy sources, given how stretched the national grid had become over the past two decades. Addressing delegates at the recent Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit in Victoria Falls, Zesa executive chairman Sydney Gata also emphasised that it…
PUBLIC sector workers said yesterday that they are praying that the ZiG will continue to hold steady as they receive their end of year bonuses. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — they added that a firm ZiG meant stable prices of basic goods and a decent festive season for…
MORE and more Zimbabwean students are leaving to study in the United States of America (US) with nearly 2 000 currently enrolled at various institutions of higher learning. The US embassy in Harare yesterday said the US remained a destination of choice for Zimbabwean students with the numbers increasing year after year, putting it in…
ZANU PF Harare province yesterday suspended 10 senior members, including its political commissar Kudakwashe Damson and district chairperson Godwin Gomwe, over misconduct allegations. A letter dated yesterday and signed by the party’s Harare provincial disciplinary committee chairperson, Ephraim Fundukwa confirmed the suspension of the 10 provincial and district coordinating committee (DCC) members “Following the decision…
