©️ THE former Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo, has warned brawling MDC officials that they risked losing their relevance unless they urgently heal their rift. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Moyo described the mindless bloodletting as a “useless power struggle”. This comes as the two groups loyal to…
©️ ZIMBABWE’S confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases have shot up to 56 as five new people tested positive on Friday. This comes as health experts have expressed doubt over the government’s ability to manage the Covid-19 outbreak in the country due to test kit shortages and the poor state of quarantine centres. According to the latest…
FREELANCE journalists Frank Chikowore and Samuel Takawira were yesterday remanded in custody to Tuesday for a bail determination after they were arrested for allegedly breaching lockdown regulations. Chikowore and Takawira appeared before Mbare magistrate Manase Musiiwa charged with contravening Section 11 (b) of Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020 for allegedly failing or refusing to comply…
VARIOUS women’s organisation have petitioned the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to launch an independent investigation into the assault and torture of women by suspected State security agents, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes after three MDC youth leaders, who…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw REINSTATED MDC secretary- general Douglas Mwonzora has described Thursday’s meeting of the party’s 2014 national council at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House as unconstitutional and meant to derail preparations for the extraordinary congress, the Daily News reports. This comes as the war for control of the MDC took a…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A POLICEMAN and his nephew allegedly went on a robbery spree targeting pirate taxi drivers and stealing their cars, a court heard yesterday. Tinashe Mabuto, a member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, who was already on remand for armed robbery charges, and his nephew, Ascent, appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi…
BUSINESSSMAN Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure, pictured, will no longer be jointly charged with his company Piko Trading on tax evasion charges involving over $4 million after a court upheld his exception bid yesterday. Kadungure appeared before deputy chief magistrate Chrispen Mberewere who noted that the State’s allegations had not established anything that the businessman did in…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has offered philanthropist Samantha Murozoki a place to resume feeding thousands of hungry people in the dormitory town. This comes after the local authority had banned Murozoki’s feeding kitchen, saying it did not meet the country’s health and safety by-laws. Acting town clerk Tonderai Kasu said the order…
SOME mining companies are failing to comply with the government set health and safety regulations, thereby exposing workers to Covid-19. This comes amid observations by the Centre for Natural Resources Governance (CNRG) that all coal mining companies in Hwange were operating for more than the lockdown stipulated working hours, while in Marange employees were complaining…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the judiciary is not captured as alleged by the country’s main opposition party, the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa, and civic organisations that claim it plays to the whims of the government, the Daily News reports. Speaking yesterday during a Judicial Service Commission (JSC)-organised…
