BY NYASHA DUBE A MAN in Kwekwe, who allegedly killed a passer-by who was trying to stop a domestic dispute between him and his wife, has been arrested by the police. According to the police, Blessing Maphosa, 40, and his wife were having a fight last Sunday when Mandla Moyo, 47, stepped in and attempted…
Nyasha Dubeduben@dailynews.co.zw AN OFFICIAL from the ministry of Housing and Social Amenities, Owen Nhoro, has been implicated in a shady deal that involved the sale of a stand in Whitecliff. This comes after a Harare man Simbarashe Kambamura, approached the High Court to challenge a magistrate’s decision to dismiss his application for an eviction order…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says almost two million hectares of land was destroyed by veld fires across the country this year, which represents an increase of 60 percent in comparison to last year. In a statement yesterday, Ema spokesperson, Amkela Sidange attributed the increase to climate change and called for concerted efforts to mitigate…
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) was stabbed to death at St Luke’s Business Centre in Lupane on Christmas Day amid police concerns about people walking around carrying potentially lethal weapons including knives and machetes. In a statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi bemoaned how those who try to discourage suspects from using…
BY NYASHA DUBE TWO Harare bouncers, Gideon Sanyangore and Blessing Kumunda, who have been going around causing havoc at pubs and various music events, have been arrested by the police. The police launched a manhunt for the duo earlier this week after a video went viral on social media that showed the mayhem they caused…
THE National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) has set its sights on taking the sport to the marginalised areas and schools around the country in line with the organisation’s “Bodybuilding and Fitness for all” vision, starting early next year. Having successfully hosted districts, provincial and national shows while also retaining their major partners…
ADVETORIAL By Luke Gomes, Cluster Manager, Nestlé east and southern Africa region 2023 is just around the corner. For many people, a…
WE APPLAUD the business community for urging the government to equip the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and other branches to successfully combat corruption by 2023. But instead of leaving everything up to the government, the business world should contribute and do what it can to support Zacc. Zacc needs to be strengthened because it has…
THE government says it is scaling up efforts to support small-scale miners, as it is currently in the process of setting up one-stop gold resource centres in all mining areas across the country in order to provide miners with relevant machinery for exploration. This comes as smallscale miners have expressed concern about a lack of…
LAWYERS Beatrice Mtetwa and Valerie Ingham-Thorpe have dragged Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court, seeking an order compelling him to issue an exemption certificate that will allow international lawyer Jeremy Gauntlett to represent them during their Constitutional Court trial. An exemption certificate allows a lawyer not based in that country to practice law for a…
