© Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi and regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire yesterday had a mild exchange in court after Hodzi’s decision to stop the defence trial of Leon Gomani who is facing 27 counts of fraud involving more than $100 000. [GoogleAd] Gomani allegedly used high profile names, including former Cabinet ministers Patrick Chinamasa, Saviour Kasukuwere,…
© CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba, pictured, has rubbished claims that the Zanu PF government is exerting pressure on the bench to deliver politically-favourable judgments — emphasising that the country’s Judiciary is not captured. [GoogleAd] This comes as the opposition, as well as pro-democracy and rights groups have accused the courts of making decisions which favour…
© THERE are fears that the barbaric xenophobic attacks on African migrants in neighbouring South Africa could hit ordinary Zimbabweans and businesses hard, as this could impact on the movement of imported consumer goods and raw materials for industry, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabwe continues to rely heavily on South…
© FORMER President Robert Mugabe has died at the age of 95, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Friday morning. [GoogleAd] The country’s founding father, who had been hospitalised in Singapore, served Zimbabwe as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and then executive President until he was removed in a coup by his former allies in…
© GOVERNMENT urgently needs to construct 2 000 schools to address the shortage of learning institutions in the country, Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has said. [GoogleAd] Mavima recently told Senate recently that the government is looking for resources to build schools. “We have a shortage of about 2 000 schools nationwide and…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) has received $6,1 million from the government for the completion of some of its capital projects. [GoogleAd] According to HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme, the money will be used for the completion of Chitubu satellite clinic in Glen Norah and the optimisation of Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Works. The funds have…
© HOME Affairs deputy minister Mike Madiro on Wednesday had a torrid time in the National Assembly after Norton Independent legislator Temba Mliswa grilled him over the decision taken by police to ban demonstrations saying the move is undemocratic. [GoogleAd] Mliswa asked Madiro what the government will do to make sure that no future demonstrations…
© HUMAN rights and political activists have slammed government’s move to introduce a Health Services Amendment Bill that will ban doctors and nurses from embarking on indefinite strikes, saying it infringes on health workers’ rights to express their grievances and does not address the real challenges health workers are facing. [GoogleAd] Cabinet on Tuesday announced…
© Zanu PF lawmakers are pushing government to embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests, reduce crop production costs and ultimately ensure food security in the country. [GoogleAd] This marks a fundamental policy shift given that the Zanu PF government has all along been staunchly opposed to local production of genetically modified food, even…
© A SUSPECTED armed robber was caught napping inside his victim’s car after robbing him of cash and property worth $10 000, a Harare court heard yesterday. [GoogleAd] A drunken Fanuel Ngirandi of Overspill, Epworth, was arrested by police officers who caught him sleeping inside the car’s loading box. Ngirandi was part of a…
