© TWO Harare men reportedly gang- raped a woman after drugging her during a “ritual” they claimed would make her see the person who had stolen her cellphone in a mirror. The court heard that Peacemore Kamusiki, 48, and Jaison Mataurwa, 42, made the woman drink a sub- stance that sent her into a deep…
PRIMARY school teacher who robbed a Water- falls family of property worth US$30 000 was yesterday slapped with a five-year jail term. Brighton Makani, 29, was convicted of robbery of a mo- tor vehicle and cash by Harare magistrate Learnmore Mapiye but one year was suspended on condition of good behaviour. [GoogleAd] Another year was…
© FERTILISER, Seed Grain (FSG) managing director Steve Morland yesterday accused Finance ministry officials of lying to Parliament that they advanced over US$400 million for Command Agriculture fertiliser to his firm. [GoogleAd] Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Agriculture chaired by Gokwe Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena in the capital, Morland said contrary to…
© ZANU PF has suspended its restructuring of Harare and Bulawayo provinces despite completing the setting up of district coordinating com- mittees (DCCs) in the capital city. Last weekend, the ruling party set up DCCs in Harare metropolitan province amid allegations that the internal polls were marred by violence, intimidation and vote-rigging. Zanu PF national…
© THE State has been ordered to open investigations into corruption allegations at the Zimbabwe National Road Adminstration (Zinara) after the company’s executives have been linked to losses of millions of dollars. Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya made the order after Zinara issued a statement in a local newspaper distancing itself from allega- tions that…
THE government has pleaded with striking doctors to abandon their 46-day job action and engage their employer over the upward review of their salaries while at work as patients have been left stranded. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said though doctors were in contempt of a Labour Court order, the government was still willing to give…
© CIVIL servants yesterday effectively downed tools, saying they were now incapacitated to continue reporting for duty unless the cash- strapped government significantly hiked their salaries, the Daily News reports. This comes as medical doctors have been refusing to work for the past one-and-a-half months, pressing for both improved working conditions that match the current hyper…
© THE MDC has taken a bold step to have its expelled Bulawayo deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami re-instated despite a High Court ruling, which nullified his election as a councillor. The opposition party yesterday directed mayor Solomon Mguni to immediately bring back his deputy, in a move that is likely to attract more controversy between…
© ZANU PF and MDC bigwigs have held a meeting to initiate dialogue between the two parties raising hopes that the much-needed direct talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa could happen soon, the Daily News can reveal. [GoogleAd] This comes as the country’s economy continues to decline precipitously resulting in all…
