PAN-AFRICAN banking group Atlas Mara’s local banking subsidiary, BancAbc Zimbabwe, has posted huge profits for the 2019 financial year, and has moved into the top two of the best performing banks in the country. In a press statement yesterday, the organisation said the bank’s operating income had significantly grown during the 2019 financial year. “On…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has ordered the Finance ministry to stop the disbursement of funds under the Political Parties Finance Act to any party, following an application filed by the MDC Alliance. In the application, the MDC Alliance cited Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and the Parliament…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw TWO Harare men who were arrested following “prophecies” that disclosed how they had raped their victims appeared in court on Thursday. Rueben Chiwamba, 20, and a 33-year-old man, whose identity cannot be revealed, appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa yesterday charged with rape. They were both denied bail and advised…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) has launched a US$6,7 billion global humanitarian appeal to cushion the poor and stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) in vulnerable countries, including Zimbabwe. This comes as UN Zimbabwe recently launched a humanitarian appeal for US$84,9 million to respond to both immediate public health…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw High Court judge Webster Chinamora has freed fellow judge Garainesu Mawadze’s son Munyaradzi, who is facing murder charges, on $3 000 bail, after he spent over a month behind bars. Munyaradzi, 21, is jointly charged with Elvin Dongo Saungweme, 22, and Dylon Balani, 22. The three are accused of…
Fungi Kwaramba CHIEF WRITER kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE government yesterday implored Zimbabweans to maintain their discipline and adhere to all coronavirus restrictions, warning that the country could be hit by a second wave of the lethal virus, the Daily News reports. This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that the deadly disease could…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ©️ POLICE on Thursday night stopped an attempt by a group of youths linked to an MDC faction aligned to Thokozani Khupe from taking over the party headquarters, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House in Harare, the Daily News can report. This comes after Khupe’s faction enlisted the help of police to…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw ©️ REGISTRAR-GENERAL Clemence Masango, who was arrested on Wednesday on graft charges, faces up to 15 years in jail for allegedly corruptly authorising the purchase of six top-of-the-range vehicles for his department without going to tender. Masango yesterday appeared before Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande charged with criminal abuse of…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWE will this year receive US$230 million for HIV programmes under the United States of America’s President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) for 2021. This comes after the United States — through the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has donated another US$3 million to support Zimbabwe’s…
TM Pick n Pay, one of the country’s leading supermarket chains, has joined the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) by purchasing $500 000 worth of face masks that will be distributed through its network of 55 stores nationwide, to individuals and communities that cannot afford medically-approved masks. The government — under the Level 2 lockdown announced…
