By Dionne Kanyowa THE trial of the former Harare mayor, Herbert Gomba and three former council executives accused of abusing public office by disposing of land worth over $26 million without proper procedure continued yesterday. As part of the allegations, Gomba, Stanley Ndemera, Hosiah Chisango and Charles Kandemiiri are said to have sold a Vainona…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada THE late legendary arts administrator and playwright Continue loving “Cont” Mhlanga has been nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award in this year’s edition of the African Influencer Awards. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 29 at Mpala Events Conference Centre in Bulawayo. According to the African Influencer Awards…
OFFICIAL statistics show that the measles outbreak in the country is spreading, while at the same time there is stiff vaccination hesitancy against the acute viral respiratory illness. On Monday, there were 153 new cases recorded and 13 deaths. The death toll stood at 698 from 685 out of 6 666 cumulative cases since the…
SELF-APPOINTED South Africa illegal immigrant watchdog Operation Dudula says it is heading to the apex court to interdict the home affairs minister’s…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Citizens Coalition for Change says its leader Nelson Chamisa will from now onwards be referred to as the CCC’s change champion in chief, with all other people who identify with the party known simply as change champions. Confirming the Daily News’s story of Monday in this regard yesterday, affable CCC deputy…
By Hazel Marimbiza POLICE have raised concern over growing cases of children being murdered by their parents or guardians. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said it was worrying that many children were being deprived of their right to life by people close to them. “Police have observed a disturbing…
By Dionne Kanyowa FOUR thousand families who were facing homelessness after a property developer who sold them residential stands embarked on a re-pegging exercise for a fee, were relieved after the High Court ordered the property developer to stop re-pegging the land and harassing the residents. Although Justice Neville Wamambo noted that the Spikzkorp farm…
LYNETTE Simango has released her second book titled Dear Married Man which she co-authored with Ruvimbo Jeche and Lillian Madzvara. The book is made up of 110 letters (chapters) addressed to today’s men and women in marriage. In the book, the trio discussed how most married men have destroyed the girl child’s future and the…
By Brandon Josphat STOCK theft cases have this year marginally decreased to 3 214 from 4 053 that were recorded last year although rustlers were still targeting cattle, police have said. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said so far 336 culprits of stock theft had been arrested this year while last…
By Ketty Nyoni CLOSE to one million Zimbabweans have left for other countries mainly to seek employment, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says. Announcing the 2022 population and housing census preliminary results on migration in Harare yesterday, Zimstat director general Taguma Mahonde said the data only included persons living outside the country whose households…
