A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (Con-Court) ruling, outlawing judicial corporal punishment, has been hailed by many for upholding an internationally-accepted culture of respect for human dignity. The apex court threw out Section 353 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, which provides for the caning of juvenile offenders, saying it was in conflict with Section 53 of…
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…
A LOCAL civil organisation has applauded government for initiating processes to repeal a legal provision that criminalises wilful transmission of HIV/Aids to a partner in keeping with global trends and standards. According to Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, the proposed amendments would be incorporated in the Marriages Amendment Bill, which is at…
THE vice president of the Noah Manyika-led Build Zimbabwe Alliance (BZA), William Pilbrough, has died. He was 47. Pilbrough died on Thursday, but details about the circumstances surrounding his death were still sketchy at the time of going to print. [GoogleAd] Manyika said he was shocked by Pilbrough’s untimely death. “We can never completely understand…
Trial of former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje continued yesterday with the company secretary and legal advisor testifying that she was not aware of Kazhanje’s confliction in Intratek Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] Kazhanje is on trial on allegations of receiving $10 000 bribe from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo to motivate him not to cancel the…
A Zimbabwean man who has been living in South Africa for the last 10 years on Wednesday won 12 million rand in a national lottery jackpot, Ithuba. [GoogleAd] The man who grew up in abject poverty in Zimbabwe decided to try his luck for a second time after he won nothing at the first attempt. After…
Suspended Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) managing director David Chawota has filed for bail at the High Court after he was remanded in custody over criminal abuse of office charges at the lower courts. [GoogleAd] In the fresh bail bid, Chawota claims that the magistrate who remanded him in custody had “grossly misdirected herself and…
