© POLICE have busted smuggling syndicates at the Beitbridge Border Post, leading to the recovery of goods worth thousands of dollars. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said a number of people were recently arrested at the border post after trying to illegally bring goods into the country. [GoogleAd] “Four vehicles were intercepted at Beitbridge Border…
© THE government’s commitment to fully opening up the democratic space in the country was once again thrust under the spotlight yesterday after heavily-armed police savaged peaceful MDC supporters in Harare, the Daily News reports. Images of the horrific attacks had been shared widely both locally and internationally by last night amid growing calls for…
© FORMER Cabinet minister Tshinga Dube has thrown the cat among the pigeons in official circles by questioning the authorities’ commitment to bringing to book the peo- ple who master-minded last year’s bomb attack in Bulawayo where President Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly escaped harm. [GoogleAd] This comes as investigations into the attack appear to have hit…
© SEVENTY-ONE general nurses and 58 midwives graduated at Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday amid a heavy police presence. The graduation ceremony was held at the Large City Hall with police officers on standby to quell any anticipated violence from the public and pressure groups who were unhappy with the recent recruitment of nurses at Mpilo…
© VETERINARIANS For Animal Welfare Zimbabwe (VAWZ) — a non-profit voluntary organisation dedicated to improving the welfare of animals in the country has embarked on an elephant feeding scheme in Mana Pools to save the giant mammals from death. Mana Pools National Park, rated the fifth best in Africa by Gateway magazine, is located in the…
© THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) will not attend future Tripatite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings unless the government reviews or reverses Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019, which banned the multi-currency system. ZCTU president Peter Mutasa told the Daily News that the TNF an organisation that brings together labour, business and government met on…
© A Cop at Highlands Police Station, Harare, who allegedly demanded a US$2 000 bribe to release a van loaded with beer that he had impounded appeared in court yesterday. The court heard that Chiwashila Gilbert, 34, was given US$1 197 and released the van, but was later arrested for criminal abuse of duty and extortion….
A Mutare supermarket employee has been found guilty of 40 counts of theft involving $5 700. Gift Phineas Chibanga, 31, was convicted on his own plea of guilty by magistrate Purity Gumbo, who postponed sentencing to today. He is being charged with theft of trust prop- erty. It is the State’s case that Chibanga transferred…
ECOCASH has reassured the public that the process of stabilising its new, more secure platform following a weekend upgrade, is nearly complete, but has pleaded for patience as it works to “optimise” the performance of the service. “We once again would like to thank our valued customers for bearing with us during this critical period…
ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi has come under fire for his decision to appoint Sydney Gata as Zesa Holdings’ executive chairperson, 13 years after he left the position in 2006 through forced retrenchment. Gata, whose appointment was announced by Chasi on Tuesday, will be deputised by Tsitsi Makovah, who, according to the Information ministry, is a…
