Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO ZANU PF Ward 1 councillor Josiah Mutangi and his associate, Janet Zhou, walked free from court yesterday after receiving wholly suspended sentences for defrauding informal traders in a bogus vending-bay allocation scheme. Mutangi and Zhou, both first offenders, were convicted on seven counts of fraud and six counts of theft. They…
Kudzanai Gerede THE state of Zimbabwe’s services sector has steadily improved this year with the quality service provision in privately-run institutions outperforming State-owned entities, the 2025 State of the Service Economy Survey (SOSES) shows. According to the annual report, conducted by The Financial Gazette, ZB Financial Holdings, Tatu Advertising and Consumer Feedback Consultancy, digitalisation, improved…
CHITUNGWIZA Town Council has earmarked US$5.7 million to rehabilitate its long-collapsing sewer infrastructure under its proposed US$48.5 million budget for the 2026 financial year. This comes as the municipality moves to contain recurring sewer system blockages across the dormitory town. Presenting the budget on Tuesday, Finance and Development Committee chairperson Peter Matiringe said the proposed…
Hazel Marimbiza IN BULAWAYO FARMERS in Gwanda, in Matabeleland South, are sweating over a recent surge in rat infestations in the area — which is threatening to wipe out their crops. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the regional director for the Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS),…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man who was allegedly planning to rob a DA service station in Highlands appeared in court yesterday. Prosper Zhuwau appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing charges of conspiracy to commit an armed robbery. He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court and will be back…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 44-YEAR-OLD employee at a local butchery has appeared in court facing allegations of stealing meat stock and cash amounting to nearly US$30 000 from his employer. Bhekizitha Moyo was hauled before the court on two counts of theft. He appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mark Dzira and was remanded out of…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER TWO PetroZim executives appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of swindling the company of US$20 000. Finance manager Gift Madadi and accountant Dakarai Makukuare are facing charges of criminal abuse of office. They were each granted US$300 bail by Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. It is the State’s case that…
EUROPEAN football has a huge following in Kenya, and matches involving Chelsea FC and Barcelona FC always attract strong attention. Both clubs…
YESTERDAY, as the world observed International Anti-Corruption Day, Zimbabwe finds itself in a painful echo chamber. The pronouncements from the highest office, specifically from President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, are unequivocal, corruption is an enemy of development and must be nipped in the bud. The rhetoric from the Second Republic upon taking…
ONE of the country`s leading hotels, Elephant Hills Resort, in Victoria Falls will close its doors in November 2026 for an ambitious 18-month refurbishment and rebranding programme. It would reopen in the second quarter of 2028. In a statement yesterday, African Sun Limited, the hotel’s operator, said the multi-million-dollar project would mark a significant milestone…
