Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw government has been ordered by the High Court to pay US$17 000 damages to a Chitungwiza woman who was shot by a cop at a roadblock in 2018. In a judgment delivered by Justice Edith Mushore on July 8, police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A MABELREIGN woman is in trouble for allegedly recruiting two teenage girls aged 14 and 15 into prostitution, hiring them out for sex while pocketing proceeds from the acts. Sharon Chiropa, 23, is alleged to have given the minors “mutoriro” — an illicit drug — before taking them to bars,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw Government has deferred the reopening of schools in the wake of the country’s increasing cases of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19), which have surpassed the 1 000 mark, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have over the last few weeks rapidly increased to 1…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AMID rising tension in the country ahead of the planned anti-government mass protests slated for month-end, there is a fresh call for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage with his political rivals to help fix Zimbabwe’s myriad crises, the Daily News reports. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government has come under…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government that they risk losing the 2023 polls if they do not address the dire straits faced by skint cotton farmers across the country, the Daily News reports. In addition, the Gokwe-Nembudziya MP has also recommended…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) has availed an additional US$7,33 million to step up Zimbabwe’s response to the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have gone up to 1 034, with 19 deaths and 343 recoveries, according to figures released…
Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) has proposed to increase member subscriptions by over 1 000 percent as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to plummet against major currencies, including the United States (US) dollar. This comes as private medical practitioners and pharmacies have begun demanding shortfalls and co-payments beyond the reach of many long-suffering Zimbabweans, with…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government says its efforts to find common ground with other stakeholders regarding a moratorium on prices of basic goods failed to take root because of the unstable exchange rate. Industry and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza told parliamentarians last week in Parliament that the government was worried by the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw THREE MDC Alliance youth leaders — Harare West MP Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova — have demanded a trial date, describing further postponement of their case as harassment. The three, who are facing allegations of faking their own abduction after a demonstration in Warren Park in May, returned…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw THE government has been urged to intensify lifestyle audits for political elites and public office holders to deal with rampant corruption, a local pressure group has said. This comes a day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa joined the rest of the continent in marking Africa Anti-Corruption Day where he called for…
