SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s congregation at his church in Mpumalanga, South Africa, was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Brig…
THE Benoni, South Africa, regional court on Friday sentenced a 36-year-old man from Etwatwa to life imprisonment for the rape of a…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has now entered the final phase of its preparations for next week’s eagerly-anticipated national elections, which includes training polling officers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, an upbeat Zec chief elections officer, Utloile Silaigwana, said it was “all systems go” ahead of August 23, with the training…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police yesterday said it was forced to use tear smoke in Masvingo on Sunday to disperse Citizens Coalition for Change supporters who turned violent and threatened to torch the force’s vehicles. One police officer was injured in the melee that ensued. In a statement last night, national police spokesperson…
AN EIGHT member gang of armed robbers raided a gold buying centre in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province and got away with over…
THE Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme will be stepped up, with the goal of installing 1 000 boreholes by the end of the year, 100 of them in Harare before elections. Speaking during a handover of a new borehole at Old Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare over the weekend, Prevail International Group managing director Paul Tempter…
SINCE Friday, there have been several reports of road accidents across the country. With today and tomorrow being Heroes and Defence Forces holidays, motorists should exercise caution on the roads to save lives. It is sad that road accidents continue to be on the increase. Our roads are becoming much more dangerous. Statistics released by…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is confident that it will recover US$1 billion in graft-linked properties and cash by the end of this year. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo also revealed that Swirtzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom (UK) were among the…
TOMORROW Zimbabwe commemorates our fallen heroes and heroines who paid the ultimate price to unyoke the country from the chains of repression under colonialism. Thousands of sons and daughters of the country perished fighting a suppressive regime to bring independence and democracy. In the first decade of Uhuru, the country achieved major milestones in education…
BY KETTY NYONI AUTHORITIES have warned that they will deal decisively with anyone caught trying to foment chaos and disrupt the country’s eagerly-awaited August 23 harmonised elections. Speaking last Thursday on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said authorities had learned big lessons from the…
