Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are prioritising efforts to give legal effect to the recent policy directive to reduce some of the onerous taxes on farmers and other business sectors. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Attorney General Virgina Mabiza confirmed yesterday that her office was seized with…
SPORTS WRITER FORMER Warriors and Dynamos defender Angirayi ‘‘Durawall’’ Chapo was laid to rest at Glen Forest cemetery in the capital yesterday with hundreds, among them a number of local football legends, current players, fans and other football stakeholders as well as members of the local community giving him a fitting send-off. The likes of…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER NIGERIAN gospel artiste Minister GUC will headline Mega 8 All-Night Daughters of Virtue Prayer Gathering to be held at Glamis Arena in Harare today. The event will also feature fellow Nigerian gospel artiste Ebuka alongside local gospel stars in the form of Dorcas Moyo and Takesure Zamar among others. Minister…
RUTENDO NGARA ANOTHER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee accused of US$6 million fraud was granted US$300 bail on Tuesday by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Shupikai Mary Nicola Marongwe, a database administrator, was granted bail following the recent release of her accomplice Paradzai Mutasa, a systems developer, on the same charge. The two were initially denied…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE late former President Robert Mugabe’s son, Robert junior, was yesterday remanded in custody on allegations of possessing dagga worth US$30. Mugabe, who slept through most of the court proceedings, appeared before magistrate Lisa Mutendereki. The State, led by prosecutor Mandirasa Chigumira, opposed bail, arguing that drug and substance abuse…
Thabiso Mutirwara AT LEAST four people died after a 20-metre mine shaft collapsed at Umsasa Farm in the Mazowe Mamini area in Mashonaland Central. The disaster occurred just after police confirmed that five artisanal miners were trapped in the shaft on Sunday. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that four bodies were retrieved from the mine…
Tapiwa Chirume THE government has directed the Harare City Council (HCC) to allocate at least 30 residential stands in low-density suburbs to members of Parliament (MPs) as part of a countrywide housing scheme targeting legislators. The directive was revealed by Harare mayor Jacob Mafume during a full council meeting on Wednesday, where he read an…
Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Victoria Falls has begun installing prepaid water meters on residential and commercial properties as part of a pilot project aimed at improving water service delivery and ensuring customer satisfaction. Council spokesperson Leonard Ncube confirmed that the initiative was being implemented in partnership with Bhungane Investments, which developed a customised software…
Thabiso Mutirwara AS the world commemorated the International Day of Older Persons on Wednesday, health experts say a silent geriatric mental health crisis is accelerating in the country. The experts said this was being driven by a rapidly aging global population and a marked increase in dementia cases. Psychiatric doctor Sacrifice Chirisa told the Daily…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man is in trouble after he allegedly sodomised a 16-year-old whom he was sharing a blanket with and tried to offer a US$15 bribe to silence the victim. Adonai Zinyowera appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday facing aggravated indecent assault charges. He was advised to apply for bail at the High…
