SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has suspended independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa for disorderly contact, the Daily News reports. Mudenda imposed a ban of six sittings from Parliament against Mliswa for interjecting either when other MPs were making contributions or ministers were responding to questions from other legislators. This is the first time…
A TEENAGE maid has been nabbed on allegations of sexually assaulting her employer’s eight-year-old daughter on five occasions and in all this, threatening the minor with death if ever she revealed the incidents, a court heard. Tamary Muringisi, 19, was not asked to plead to allegations of aggravated indecent assault when she appeared before Harare…
CASSAVA Fintech International (CFI), a subsidiary of the Econet Group, has unveiled a secure blockchain technology-supported solution aimed at helping businesses to safely get their employees back to work. Darlington Mandivenga, CFI chief executive, said the healthtech solution — known as the SASAI Health Status Report (SHSR) — will help individuals and communities get back…
A LOCAL firm, TBIC Investments (Private) Limited (TBIC Investments), has petitioned the Land Commission of Zimbabwe challenging an alleged decision to allocate its confiscated land to another person, without giving the company a right to argue its case. In a letter dated June 22, 2020, addressed to Land Commission chairperson Justice Tendai Uchena, TBIC Investments,…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER INTERIM MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe has set September 4 to 6 as the new dates the party will hold its court-directed extra-ordinary congress where a new substantive party boss will be chosen. This comes after the MDC’s interim leadership held a virtual national council meeting last month, where a number…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER A FORENSIC audit has unearthed how former Amnesty International Zimbabwe (Amnesty) executives allegedly pocketed US$700 000 in unexplained allowances and six ghost workers, a court heard. This was detailed in a matter in which Amnesty is demanding a total of US$674 427, 19 from ex-executive director Cousin Zilala, ex-finance and administration…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO A CIVIC society organisation has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to relieve embattled Health minister Obadiah Moyo of his duties after he was charged with corruption. This comes after Moyo was arrested last week over allegations of procuring around US$60 million worth of Covid-19 test kits and medical equipment from Drax International. …
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THERE appears to be no end in sight to the economic pain of ordinary Zimbabweans, with the prices of basic consumer goods shooting up further yesterday — following a shocking fuel price hike of 150 percent on Tuesday night. Surveys by Daily News crews in Harare, Bulawayo and…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned key figures in his government involved in corruption that they would be dealt with mercilessly, the Daily News reports. This comes as several senior government officials have been accused of engaging in corrupt activities related to the procurement of coronavirus materials. This saw…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema has said the government is set to meet the health and safety guidelines required in order for the June examinations to take place starting next week, the Daily News reports. This comes as the High Court recently ruled that health and…
