HARARE – Police arrested several members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday to crush protests against an extortionate tax regime introduced last week by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – A cop who was attached to Avondale Police Traffic Section was yesterday convicted on 103 counts of fraud after he cashed-in on motorist fines using a fake receipt book. Claudius Mazvimba, 35, faces up to 35 years behind bars which is the maximum penalty one faces following a conviction over fraud. He also…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has described the year 2018 as a year of misfortunes for the party. In his condolence message last weekend to the family of the late MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai following the death of his brother Casper, Chamisa lamented the fact that the passing on of Casper, who was…
HARARE – The bond note continues to suffer heavy battering against the greenback on the parallel market, with its exchange rate touching new lows. The surrogate currency was trading at over 400 percent against the United States dollar yesterday, compared to 180 percent at the beginning of the month. The rate now matches that of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says the commission of inquiry into the violence that occurred in Harare on August 1, resulting in the death of at least six people, is not conducting its work in a transparent manner. In its latest report, ZPP said it was not clear whether the general public has…
HARARE – ZANU PF is threatening to repossess cars from errant cadres who are removing party stickers from their official vehicles. In the run-up to the July 30 polls, the ruling party gave all its parliamentary candidates branded cars to enable them to campaign in their respective constituencies. It has, however, been brought to the…
HARARE – The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) have initiated a study in State universities, exploring the harassment of sexual minority students and the resultant impact on their academic learning. This week, the Daily News accessed a questionnaire designed for students at the higher learning institutions, including the University of Zimbabwe and the National…
HARARE – Former MDC Member of Parliament Jessie Majome is among the legal minds gunning to become Zimbabwe’s next Prosecutor-General (PG). Majome will battle it out with 10 other legal experts, who have thrown their hats into the ring for the coveted post. These include Florence Ziyambi, wife of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister…
HARARE – Zanu PF legislator Dexter Nduna yesterday relived a tragedy that led to the death of two of his children during a court hearing for businessmen Genius Kadungure and Wicknell Chivayo where he testified as a complainant. Nduna was reportedly duped R535 000 in a botched mining pumps deal in 2012 but the matter…
HARARE – Two Chinese men who shot and wounded former legislator Keith Guzah’s son, Kevin, in a shoot-out have been jailed for three-and-a-half-years for attempted murder. Luo Tin Gpen, 27, Li Yize, 27, and a local, Gamuchirai Nigel Zuze, 23, were convicted of the charges after a full trial held before Harare regional magistrate Hosea…
