ONE of the country’s largest financial institutions, CBZ Bank, has appointed Masiya Passmore Marufu as substantive chairperson of its board with effect from September 1 2024. Masiya was appointed on the CBZ Bank board as an independent non-executive director on August 3 2017 and served as the interim chairman since July 1 2022. “Marufu is…
AS Zimbabwe joined the rest of the globe on Tuesday in commemorating the International Day of Older Persons, it became clear that addressing challenges faced by the elderly is imperative. These challenges range from inadequate medical care at public health institutions to difficulties in securing pensions and protection from property scams. The International Day of…
BULAWAYO city’s water crisis is set to worsen following the decommissioning of Upper Ncema Dam. This becomes the second dam to be retired in less than a year following the decommissioning of Umzingwane Dam in November 2023. In a statement yesterday, acting town Clerk Tennyson Mounzi warned that the decommissioning of Upper Ncema Dam would…
By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw THE special High Court circuits sitting in the Midlands Province since last month achieved a rate of 91 percent in murder convictions during their marathon trials. The two courts sat in Gweru and Gokwe Centre. “(It) was a significant milestone in the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ)’s ongoing efforts to…
BY RUTENDO NGARA FORMER Citizens for Coalition Change MP Amos Chibaya, who is facing incitement to commit public violence charges, was yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates Court. He appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi and the accused will return to court today for his bail application. According to the State, on June 25…
By Ashley Moyo amoyo@dailynews.co.zw FAST-GROWING independent national television station, 3Ktv, launched its new reality show, Love Back, at a glitzy event in…
By Rutendo Ngara THE High Court trial of two Harare businessmen, Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, finally commenced yesterday after facing a false start on Tuesday due to a number of technicalities raised by the defence. The two accused are facing fraud charges and yesterday told Justice Pisirayi Kwenda that they hired an unnamed person…
By Masimba Makwembere THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and its partners have supported the government to help 55 000 people get access to potable water. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Unicef Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) specialist Tariro Mavi said they had rehabilitated 67 boreholes in various communities across the country. “More than 55 000…
Masimba Makwembere THE University of Zimbabwe is representing the country at the fourday Enactus World Cup that began in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The Enactus World Cup, which this year is featuring 33 countries, is a global competition in which young people who use innovation and entrepreneurship to solve the world’s biggest problems walk away…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw VICE PRESIDENT Constantine Chiwenga says the country needs more than US$10 billion in all sectors to deal with climate change effects between now and 2030. Speaking at the Zimbabwe second climate change and development conference in Harare yesterday, Chiwenga said the money needed to be distributed across all sectors that bear…
