HARARE – As the Zanu PF conference gets off in earnest in Esigodini today, security agents are stressing over the safety of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his top aides — as the ruling party converges there for its annual end of year get-together, the Daily News can report. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS…
HARARE – Former Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi has been given until December 31 to pay over $110 000 in salary arrears to over 60 of his farm workers. Sekeramayi, who became a career Cabinet minister under former president Robert Mugabe’s iron-fisted rule, was given an order in March to pay the money to his employees…
HARARE – A Dzivarasekwa man who masqueraded as a Nehanda Housing Cooperative chairperson before fleecing home seekers of $7 000 by selling them stands in dispute, was back in court for routine remand and update of his case. Simba Moyo is facing one charge of fraud after he allegedly sold the stands without the knowledge…
HARARE – A Chisumbanje family was struck by lightning last week when they went out to investigate a lightning bolt that had hit a tree at their homestead killing the mother, adult son and a helper with a minor child only regaining consciousness at the hospital. Manicaland police assistant provincial spokesperson Luxson Chananda confirmed that…
MUTARE – Mutare City Council is set to enjoy a three-tier tree-planting campaign set to boost the eastern border city’s tree density. Mutare mayor Blessing Tandi recently launched the MDC Alliance’s democracy tree-planting programme, which saw 1 000 trees being planted in Chikanga and Dangamvura last week as the opposition-controlled local authority pushes to implement…
HARARE – Victory World International Ministries leader Paul Sanyangore, has been asked to prove he has means to pay before he is sent to civil prison for failing to pay $12 000 owed to Viewsat Limited. The prophet has been issued with summons of civil imprisonment over the $12 733 after he refused or neglected…
HARARE – Former Highfield Zanu PF MP Psychology Maziwisa and television personality Oscar Pambuka were yesterday granted bail pending appeal by a Harare magistrate. Maziwisa and Pambuka had been sentenced to 30 months each in jail last Thursday after they were convicted of defrauding the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $12 650 in a public…
BULAWAYO – The city council here has shot down objections by residents against its proposed 2019 budget. The new budget which has since been endorsed by the local authority will see residents forking out more in rates and rentals as it increased it’s budget to $212,5 million from $152,5 million. According to the new budget,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has dealt with about 400 cases this year alone as compared to the previous year where they only received 294 cases. This came out during the graft body’s first step at decentralising when it opened its sub office in the second largest city on Monday. “We have landed…
HARARE – Former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges has filed another High Court application seeking to stop the trial proceedings at the Harare Magistrates’ Court, accusing the trial magistrate of irregularly handling the matter. This comes after Kasukuwere through his lawyer Charles Chinyama, last week filed another…
