© ANGERED by the authorities saved clampdown on dissenting voices in the country in recent months the MDC yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government that it had now pushed Zimbabweans too far, the Daily News reports. At the same time, political analysts also warned yesterday that the alleged shooting at opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in…
© A CHITUNGWIZA man who was arrested after he was found with a live python around midnight has appeared in court. [GoogleAd] Lovemore Machingauta, 24, told Harare magistrate Yeukai Chigodora that he had been instructed by his grandfather, who owned the snake, to bring it to Harare from Murewa. Machingauta was charged with contravening the…
© TOP executives fingered in the Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL) Zimbabwe scam of overstating assets and profits that was unearthed by a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit report will face prosecution, the Daily News can report. According to THL’s parent company, the 10 executives, who include some from Zimbabwe’s Hippo Valley and Triangle estates, overstated assets and…
© A ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) consultant accused of attempting to swindle 2018 presidential elections candidate Joseph Busha of US$65 000 had her bail conditions temporarily varied when she appeared in court on Friday. [GoogleAd] Vimbai Mushongera, 50, who is the ZCTU consultant on social investments and developments projects, was granted temporary release…
© AN 18-year-old Chinamora teenager was jailed for four years on Friday for raping a nine-year-old girl. [GoogleAd] Daniel Marombo, 18, was slapped with a seven-year jail term before three were suspended on condition of good behaviour. Passing sentence, Harare regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire noted that Marombo was a youthful offender but had breached the…
© A COP was busted by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zaac) investigators while allegedly receiving a US$50 bribe to facilitate an accused person’s release. [GoogleAd] Naison Nyika, 30, who is attached at Glen Norah police station, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Christopher Maturure and was charged with receiving a bribe. Nyika was remanded to December 5…
© AS the world commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, an election watchdog has called for local political parties to create an environment in which women can participate equally in the electoral processes, including as candidates. [GoogleAd] Despite the country’s Constitution guaranteeing 60 proportional representation women seats in Parliament, females in politics continue…
© AT LEAST four rural district councils (RDCs) have been taken to the High Court by the Unified Councils Pension Fund (UCPF) for failing to remit pension funds running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. [GoogleAd] The RDCs that have fallen foul of UCPF are Rushinga Rural District Council, which owes $460 453,79, Vungu, which…
© GOVERNMENT is committed to ensuring that key populations, including sex workers, gays and lesbians, have access to health services to achieve results in the national response to HIV in the country, a Cabinet minister has said. [GoogleAd] Launching a Zimbabwe Aids Network (ZAN) database and website for civil society organisations dealing with HIV interventions…
© EIGHT suspected land barons have been arrested since Friday, after police launched a massive blitz against people selling land illegally in Harare. [GoogleAd] National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told the Daily News yesterday that the crackdown was part of efforts to bring an end to illegal parcelling out of land to the public. “This…
