BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)’s partnership with a Netherlands-based company, Vitens Evides International (VEI), has improved water supplies in the city. The second capital has received funding and is currently implementing the second phase of the WaterWorx 2022 to 2026 programme. Speaking during a tour of water projects by VEI senior officials, the BCC director of…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has intensified its wildlife protection strategies by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies into its conservation work, particularly in the Hwange National Park. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a tour of the new tech-driven operations centre at the…
SOUTHERN EDITOR AFRICA’S economic potential is being strangled by its obsession with external trade partners, according to African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) client relations manager for the southern region, Stanley Sachikonye. Speaking at the weekend during preparations for the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) set for September 4–10 in Algiers, Algeria, Sachikonye said the…
RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has nullified the deregistration of Sakubva Commercial College in Mutare following a cheating scandal after one of the teachers wrote a maths examination for two pupils. The school had been deregistered by the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec). According to the court papers, following the cheating, Bruce Magadhuwi, the accused…
RUTENDO NGARA A CHITUNGWIZA money changer, who allegedly duped a prospective client of over US$8 000 after changing his banking card, appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday facing fraud charges. James Maseko appeared before provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo who remanded him in custody to tomorrow for bail application. It is the State case that…
ZIMBABWE’S prisons are bursting at the seams, with over 7 000 inmates more than the facility’s holding capacity of 17 000. This comes as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) recently condemned overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and alleged violations of inmates’ rights. “We are aware of the challenges posed by overcrowding and ageing infrastructure within the…
TWO Harare men accused of raping socialite Ashley Masendeke, affectionately known as Mai Jeremeya, have denied the allegations, claiming that she solicited for sex in exchange for money. The two, Thabo Blessing Dube and Martin Charlie, told a Harare court last week that Masendeke told them that she was in financial dire straits and consented…
BY RUTENDO NGARA TWO Harare police officers, who allegedly extorted a travel company of US$2 000 after threatening to shut-down the business, appeared in court over the weekend. Fredrick Moyo and Lawson Machongwe appeared before Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei who remanded them in custody to today for their bail application. The State alleges that…
THE president of the Chief’s Council Mtshane Khumalo, has announced that Gukurahundi hearings will begin on June 26. Addressing the media yesterday Khumalo said they had done thorough preparations to address grievances of Gukurahundi victims. “The hearings are starting on June 26, so we expect each chief out there to be hearing from the victims….
Rutendo Ngara A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student was allegedly thrown out of a commuter omnibus by the driver following a misunderstanding over ZiG20. Marshal Timuri, who is accused of assault, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Apolonia Marutya on Friday and was remanded in custody to today for bail application. He is facing assault charges….
