A HARARE man has dragged the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander Edzai Chimonyo to the High Court demanding $15 000 compensation, claiming he was abducted and assaulted by soldiers in November 2017. In the application, Cardwell Katandike is the applicant, while Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Chimonyo, are cited as respondents. [GoogleAd] “On or about…
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza, pictured, has been dragged to the High Court by Zesa Holdings’ subsidiary company, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited (ZETDC), after he failed to settle a $97 000 electricity bill. [GoogleAd] The company filed an application seeking to register a deed of settlement entered between the two…
HARARE residents are threatening to sue Harare City Council and government over the worsening water situation and arbitrary disconnections. Community Water Alliance programmes manager Hardlife Mudzingwa told the Daily News they want to challenge the constitutionality of the law used in water disconnections- Government Notice 164 of 1913. The challenge comes as Harare’s water has…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said community claims that miners were polluting water sources were disproved when their tests revealed that borehole water in the affected areas was worse off than open water sources. [GoogleAd] An Ema Chimanimani district official — one Marange — told a Stakeholder Community Convention on Natural Resources that was…
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu, pictured, has allayed fears government is interfering with the interbank market exchange rate saying such accusations are unfounded. This comes after captains of industry called on government to allow free functioning of money markets, amid fears that the interbank arrangement can be manipulated due to lack of clear rules…
ZIMBABWE can further enhance its travel experience through the use of emerging technologies, stakeholders at the on-going Arabian Travel Market have said. [GoogleAd] The country, through the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, is showcasing its growing portfolio of hospital offerings at the Arabian Travel Market, hoping to build on a record tourism year in which it received…
A LUPANE community organisation has called on the government to give preference to disadvantaged students from the region when enrolling students at the United College of Education (UCE) satellite college that has been set up in Hwange. The government established the UCE satellite college, also referred to as Matabeleland North Teachers College, to bridge the…
AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for illegal possession of several elephant tusks valued at US$2 213. Tendai Reason Jumbarukuru of Musokeri Village in Hurungwe was arrested by police at Dete Business Centre on April 8, 2019 after ZRP received a tip-off that there were people selling elephant tusks in the…
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) has joined parents and police in the country’s second largest city to fight drug abuse and rowdy behaviour among students and youths. This comes as Bulawayo has seen a surge in the number of alcohol and drug-fuelled parties known as Vuzu, which police recently said were leading to rape of…
former chief Executive officer of the Deposit Protection Corporation John Chikura has been appointed non-executive director of RioZim Limited. In a statement, RioZim said the appointment is with effect from April 23, 2019. Incorporated on August 29, 1956, RioZim was set up initially to develop and mine the Empress Nickel deposit in the Midlands and…
