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  Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw PROPERTY mogul Phillip Chiyangwa yesterday told a commission probing irregularities into the operations of the Harare City Council that the local authority illegally allocated his upmarket Helensvale stand to another company. Appearing before the five-member commission chaired by retired High Court judge, Justice Maphios Cheda, Chiyangwa said he legally acquired the…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court after he allegedly stabbed his two friends for declining to settle an outstanding bill for their drinks and meal. Calvin Shumba, 22, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing two counts of attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty to both counts, but was…

HARARE councillors blew a total of US$11 million on workshops and conferences between January and July this year. This was revealed at the on-going inquiry into the governance of the Harare City Council chaired by retired High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda. Appearing before the commission yesterday, the city’s town clerk Hosiah Chisango said councillors…

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Zimre Park, Ruwa, has appeared before a Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of allegedly defrauding high school students of over US$2 600 last month. “Sometime in July 2024, the accused person posed as a member of the Junior Parliament, promising students a chance to join the junior motivators Sadc Parliament Programme,”…

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 43-year-old man after he was caught with five slaughtered stolen cattle. Speaking at Hillside Police Station yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the arrest of Bhekilizwe Nyathi from Nkulumane suburb. “Bhekilizwe Nyathi, who was accompanied by an accomplice, was spotted by a member of the neighbourhood watch committee….

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in partnership with its vehicle parking company Tendy Three Investments (TTI), has started rolling out the first phase of installing street cameras. The surveillance project on the city’s major roads is aimed at curbing crime and enhancing the easy flow of traffic. TTI general manager Bongani Nyathi yesterday told the…

Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe bail ruling, in a matter in which they are charged with falsifying documents while bidding for a US$9 million tender, has been postponed to tomorrow. The tender, flighted by the Harare City Council, was for rehabilitating the capital’s street lights. The ruling was…

PRINCIPAL of the Chitepo School of Ideology Munyaradzi Machacha says they are engaging with the private sector in order to enrol them for training in the ideals of national security and patriotism. This comes as the government says the training it gave to local authorities leaders across the country last week would help them to…

WORKERS are seeking an all stakeholders indaba with the government to discuss and address the country’s economic challenges and their plight. This comes amid calls for authorities to implement more measures to shore up the ZiG, to arrest the rising prices of basic goods in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary…

THREE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) bosses, who are facing fraud charges, were yesterday granted US$500 bail each at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. TIMB board chairperson Patrick Devenish, company secretary Tariro Chitsunge and former chief executive officer Meanwell Gudu are facing fraud and abuse of office charges. Another official, Willard Zidyambanje, a chief finance…