Brighton Muronzereyi and Thabiso Mutirwara GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to investigate schools that continue to defy its directive on turning away children over school fees. This comes as some schools in Mashonaland West, Harare, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces were sending students home over non-payment of fees despite a government directive against it. Speaking…
Thembinkosi Nyathi LIFESTYLE WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH AFRICA’s Umlando hit-maker – Toss – alongside Prince Kaybe, are set to perform at Milan Restaurant in Gweru this month, for the So You Think You Can Braai Tour, marking their return to Zimbabwe. According to Joseph Sibanda, one of the organisers of the tour, the event scheduled for…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) collected ZiG790 million last month from newly introduced levies meant to service the city’s US$98 million Chinese loan and improve the metro’s infrastructure. This comes as the HCC in March this year introduced three levies on emergency, water, and street lighting which, however, drew outrage from residents, and…
BULAWAYO police have apprehended Alexandra Ngwenya, 28, of Njube, suspected of masterminding a string of armed robberies, carjackings, and thefts across several suburbs. Ngwenya, who had been evading capture, was caught on Friday with the help of a complainant and the public. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the arrest. “Sometime during the period of…
ZIMBABWE is grappling with a multitude of challenges that threaten its very fabric. The economy is flagging. Citizens are struggling to make ends meet, with many families unable to afford basic necessities like food, healthcare, and education. The healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, with shortages of essential medicines, equipment, and personnel. Hospitals…
THE review of civil servants’ salaries has been stalled by an ongoing job evaluation exercise by the Public Service Commission (PSC). This comes as the PSC seeks to address potential misalignment between job descriptions, grades, responsibilities, and salaries. It also comes after teachers submitted a petition to the government recently seeking an immediate relief package…
LEADING tea producer, Tanganda Tea Company, has won a US$41 816 claim against businessman Darlington Matsitukwa, bringing to an end a long-running legal battle dating back to 2019. Matsitukwa was refusing to pay the debt in foreign currency arguing that the company waived its right to get the money in foreign currency by initially accepting…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has received an application from Huoyuntong Company to construct a 300 megawatts (MW) coal –fired thermal power plant in Kwekwe. In a notice yesterday, Zera said the company was seeking a licence to construct, own, operate, and maintain the thermal power plant. “The licence application by Huoyuntong Investments (Private)…
POLICE last night published a list of 290 vehicles captured on camera violating traffic light offences in Harare’s central business district (CBD) and have advised the owners to report to them within seven days. This comes as the Police Commissioner General, Stephen Mutamba, last week directed his officers to modify their checkpoint procedures in a…
HARARE regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa yesterday sentenced a foreign currency dealer to three years in prison after convicting him of defrauding a businessman, Zvataurwa Makoto, of R1 million in a botched deal. Allen Thindwa Mzamu was convicted of two counts of fraud and on the first count, he was slapped with a seven-year jail term…
