FORMER freedom fighters are up in arms with government over the on-going land downsizing programme as they warned of a national security risk if the matter is not handled with care. [GoogleAd] This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is presently carrying out a land audit that is designed to downsize farms as well as…
THREE foreign nationals suspected to be from Iraq spent the weekend in remand prison after they were each found in possession of two sets of passports. [GoogleAd] Deror Elim, Seerwan Khalid and Deror Esav, had entered the country using Israeli passports but were found in possession of Iraqi travel documents bearing different particulars but with…
A CONVICTED armed robber who is jointly charged with incarcerated rapist Martin Gumbura over a jail break attempt at Chikurubi Maximum Prison told the High Court how prosecution at the magistrates’ court filed a response to an application for acquittal which had not been filed. [GoogleAd] Blessing Chiduke made the remarks before Justice Amy Tsanga…
GOVERNMENT says it is working with the National University of Science and Technology (Nust)’s Applied Testing Genetic Centre (AGTC) to identify deceased victims of Cyclone Idai which ravaged the country last month. [GoogleAd] At least 344 cyclone deaths have been reported after Idai swept across Chimanimani, Chipinge, Nyanga, Mutasa, Makoni and Mutare with the number…
Zim policies hitting poor hardest: UN expertsGovernment policies are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less well-off, and crushing the human rights of those who dare complain, a group of United Nations experts have warned. [GoogleAd] The warning comes from UN experts namely Philip Alston (Australia), special rapporteur on extreme poverty…
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has joined her husband in hiring pricey private jets — which cost taxpayers thousands of United States dollars. [GoogleAd] The first lady returned home from Dubai on Tuesday last week aboard a private jet Airbus A318-112 (CJ) Elite chartered for her and her travelling party. She had gone to Dubai for…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has invited the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to probe “spectacular” overpricing in dozens of contracts entered by the municipality. According to Harare mayor Herbert Gomba, preliminary investigations showed that millions of dollars could have been embezzled in deals involving several companies that were awarded contracts by former top council executives….
GOVERNMENT is investigating leads that seem to suggest high-ranking officials could be involved in the disappearance of drugs from its warehouses into private pharmacies. Recently, three men employed by TICC Pharmaceuticals based in Waterfalls appeared in court after they were allegedly caught with a consignment of drugs worth $500 000. [GoogleAd] Amongst the consignment were…
THERE is gnashing of teeth among those who sought lucky charms from prominent traditional healer, Sekuru Charles Makuyana-Ndunge, who died in Chipinge on March 30, 2019 after a courageous battle with diabetes. His son, Jabulani aged 44 told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that Sekuru Ndunge’s clients were making a beeline to their Southdown…
A REPORT by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has identified weaknesses which are open to manipulation by public officials in relief efforts meant to assist victims of Cyclone Idai, the Daily News on Sunday can report. Fundamentally, the report makes the point that those on the ground to assist victims now need psycho-social support…
