VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife Jocelyn Chiwenga has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to bar possible attachment of her property after failing to settle a $99 000 Tian Ze Tobacco Company (Pvt) Ltd (Tian Ze) debt. Tian Ze obtained the order against Chiwenga on June 11, 2018 after failing to supply tobacco to the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A 34-YEAR-OLD man has been nabbed in connection with a break-in at Jet Stores which resulted in the theft of clothes worth over $1 million. Jealous Phiri is alleged to have connived with two other men, including Robert Mhandu, who has since been denied bail by the court. He was…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube and some officials in his ministry face contempt of Parliament charges after the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Finance accused them of treating the august House with disdain, the Daily News reports. This comes after Finance ministry’s permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, principal director for budgeting…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw TWO cops from Mabvuku traffic police department found themselves in trouble for allegedly taking bribes from motorists at a roadblock. Wilfred Gonye and Delyce Musamirapamwe were allegedly taking money and stashing it in a vehicle before being arrested by their fellow cops on an anti-corruption operation. The two appeared at…
Blessings Mashaya and Jeffrey Muvundusi STAFF WRITERS POLICE yesterday arrested 13 nurses who were protesting against poor salaries at Harare Central Hospital. This comes as nurses from Bulawayo’s three major referral centres yesterday staged a demonstration at Mpilo Central Hospital as they upped their demand for better salaries and working conditions. The nurses — drawn…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw MDC-Alliance youth leaders — Harare West MP Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova — have sought an order for their mobile network service provider Econet Wireless to be ordered to furnish them call records and GPS tracking to prove their alleged abduction. In the application filed at the High…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) is set to provide US$60,55 million to support the World Food Programme’s (WFP) 2020 to 2021 Lean Season Food Assistance Programme in Zimbabwe. This comes as over 8 million Zimbabweans are facing starvation owing to recurrent droughts, the worsening economic crisis…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday consoled MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa following the death of his mother, Alice, on Monday. Chamisa’s mother collapsed and died at her rural home in Gutu, Masvingo. “I was sad to hear of the passing of Ambuya Chamisa, the mother of Nelson Chamisa. Our thoughts and prayers are with…
Maxwell Sibanda and Jeffery Muvundusi THE late revolutionary and politician Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was an unparalleled statesman with empathy and compassion who put his country first in all occasions, analysts contend as this month marked his 21st anniversary. The analysts said Zimbabweans should cherish his legacy as he respected peace, due processes and institutions. He was…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AMID rising tensions over the country’s worsening economic rot, analysts have once again implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to hold talks with his political rivals and civil society leaders to end Zimbabwe’s myriad crises, the Daily News reports. This comes as the church and other concerned groups are also ramping…
