By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbra Rwodzi yesterday called on Zimbabweans to take pride in their national identity by embracing the country’s national fabric. In a statement, Rwodzi reaffirmed her ministry’s role as the exclusive custodian of the fabric, overseeing its distribution through the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) provincial offices at…
BY RUTENDO NGARA HARARE magistrate Ruth Moyo yesterday dismissed an application by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were challenging their placement on remand following their arrest on Sunday. They are being charged for participating in an unsanctioned gathering and also disorderly conduct. Among those arrested is the CCC administrator Jameson Timba. During…
BY YVONNE NCUBE A MAN, 28, from Masera Village in Matabeleland South Province has been slapped with a five-year jail term for stabbing a fellow villager following a misunderstanding over the right of way for their scotch carts. Mpho Moyo appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of attempted murder and pleaded…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A COUNCILLOR forward 11 in Seke, Patson Chipunza, 39, was yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where he was charged for allegedly defrauding US$41 000. He appeared before Harare magistrate Caroline Matanga. Appearing for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi told the court that in December 2002,…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CHIPINGE serial rapist was this week sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison after the trial magistrate had reduced his sentence from 133 years following his conviction on 10 counts of rape and murder. Daniel Chauke, 62, was arrested last month after going on a spree for over two…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has started recruiting university graduates without pedagogy as Advanced Level teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology in order to address shortage of skilled personnel in the education sector. In a notice yesterday, the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education invited candidates with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and…
SUNDAY was the Day of the African Child that serves as a poignant reminder of the struggles and challenges faced by African children. The day annually commemorates the 1976 Soweto Uprising in South Africa, where thousands of children protested against the oppressive apartheid regime, demanding equal education and rights. The Day of the African Child…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE country has seen a sharp decline in cholera cases with the daily statistics for the past one week showing cases at or below two per day. The decrease marked a shift from the peak of the outbreak when daily cases soared into hundreds. According to the daily statistics on cholera…
AT LEAST 18 heads of State and government — including President Emmerson Mnangagwa — as well as three former heads of State…
EIGHTY Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists arrested on Sunday for allegedly convening an illegal gathering in Avondale, Harare, yesterday challenged their placement on remand as unlawful. The activists, who include former Mt Pleasant MP and CCC administrator Jameson Timba, told Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo that they were unlawfully detained for more than 48 hours…
