Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw TWO women from Harare’s Avenues area have been arrested on allegations of detaining a man, undressing him and extorting $120 000 from him as compensation for spending a day with one of them. Lawrence Mberi reportedly picked up one of the ladies, Faith Catherine Togara, and spent the night with…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Supreme Court has released prominent Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya from a week-long incarceration after the Bulawayo High Court revoked his bail together with eight other accused persons on theft allegations involving gold worth US$1 million. Rubaya is jointly charged with Jefat Chaganda and eight others, Plumtree regional magistrate Timeon…
FIVE MDC Alliance MPs who were last week recalled from Parliament have challenged the recalls in the High Court. Bacillia Majaya, Macharairwa Mugido, Annah Myambo, Fransisca Ncube and Nomathemba Ndlovu want an order setting aside National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda’s decision to recall them at the instigation of the MDC-T. The latest recall of the…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO TENS of thousands of Zimbabweans based in South Africa have reportedly benefited from that country’s coronavirus (Covid-19) relief funds. This comes after hundreds of Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country have been trickling back home owing to challenges brought about by the pandemic. Those returning have been quarantined at the country’s…
Blessings Mashaya and Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITERS HEALTH experts are concerned about the continued relaxation of the national coronavirus lockdown, at a time that cases of local transmissions are soaring, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has allowed restaurants to start serving patrons within their premises, while also allowing gyms to…
TRANSPORT minister Joel Matiza yesterday appointed the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) and Airports Company of Zimbabwe(ACZ) board members and challenged them to strengthen the country’s aviation industry, amid the threat of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as government recently restructured CAAZ to separate the regulatory body from airports management functions in line…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been given access to the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), a procurement system for supplies and equipment in the fight against COVID-19. The AMSP unlocks immediate access to an African and global base of vetted manufacturers and procurement strategic partners. It…
HARARE City Council human capital director Matthew Marara has been denied bail in a case he is alleged of defrauding the council of over US$1 million in a housing stands scam which has sucked in 13 other officials. The State wanted him denied bail, arguing that he is interfering with witnesses having allegedly caused…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw Econet Wireless has partnered with KaiOS Technologies, a leading maker of mobile operating systems for feature smart phones, to launch the ‘Atom 3G’ phone. The phone comes bundled with 3-month free data. This is the country’s first 3G smart feature phone, that is set to help millions of Zimbabweans…
VETERAN journalist and former British Embassy Public Affairs Officer Grace Mutandwa has died. She was 57. Mutandwa died at her Harare home yesterday after battling cancer. She was born in Bulawayo in July 1963. She had more than 30 years’ experience in journalism after she started off at the Sunday Mail. She later worked for…
