A MAJORITY of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have returned to work despite not receiving salaries since May, following a four-month strike that began on April 16 this year. President of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), Philemon Chamburuka, told the Daily News yesterday that while many academic staff resumed duties at the start of…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER THE Masvingo City Council has announced that it will no longer accept building plans from anyone who is not registered with the Architects Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ). This measure aims to strictly enforce professionalism within the construction sector. According to the council, the new regulation defines who qualifies to draft and…
THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has partnered with the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in a technical skills exchange programme for mining department students aimed at promoting environmentally sustainable mining practices across the country. Speaking during the launch of the programme on Wednesday in the capital, Jica resident representative Shigeki Furuta said the initiative seeks…
IN A major boost to sanitation and environmental health, Shurugwi Town Council has completed the Trunk Sewer Line Project worth US$2,05 million, funded entirely from its own coffers. The infrastructure development project is expected to drastically improve hygiene standards, reduce sewer blockages, and minimise effluent discharge into the environment, directly benefiting wards 5, 10, 11,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE lawyer, Proud Mutuso, is on the run after he allegedly swindled a home seeker of US$14 000 when he facilitated the sale of a stand that was earmarked for a police post. Mutuso is jointly charged with Jacob Mugugu, an estate agent who is also at large, and…
A HARARE granny has appeared in court on allegations of forging her late husband’s will and selling family property worth US$120 000. Auxillia Muguto, 75, who allegedly did not benefit from her late husband’s estate, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday. Her trial was moved to November 4. Bail issues did not arise…
By Rutendo Ngara A WHITECLIFF, Harare, woman who allegedly had sexual encounters several times with a nine-year-old boy was yesterday remanded in custody by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Belinda Kanosava, who is facing charges of aggravated indecent assault, was advised to apply for bail at the High Court. It is the State case that on dates…
A HARARE man who allegedly operated a tuckshop supplying fake Seed co inputs appeared in court yesterday. Tirivashoma Chidhau appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai facing charges of contravening the Seed Act. He was granted US$100 bail. It is alleged that on October 12 2025, the accused supplied nine 25-kilogramme bags of purported Seedco…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it is working to expand its charitable efforts within the justice system to support inmates who lack access to proper uniforms. This development comes amid reports that inmates at the country’s correctional service institutions were living in degrading and inhumane conditions. Speaking at the Harare Charity Dinner recently,…
THE Venezuela government on Monday said it will close its embassies in Norway and Australia and open new ones in Zimbabwe and…
