By Ketty Nyoni HARARE City Council (HCC) is facing operational challenges due to the loss of key revenue streams, former Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has said. He said this while testifying before the public hearings being conducted by a commission of inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month to investigate the operations of…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE owner of Dropstech Irrigation, Blessing Mudambanuki, allegedly lost US$340 000 to his friend Tatenda Guruva, 30, in a botched deal. Guruva appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa last Friday facing fraud charges before he was granted US$200 bail and remanded to August 23. Appearing for the State, prosecutor Anesu Chirenje…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction after he reportedly robbed a motorist US$1 000 before fleeing in a getaway vehicle. This came to light when Barbsy Nyakudziwanza, 37, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Amon Ndlovu yesterday. He pleaded not…
A MUTARE man, 40, was last week handed a life in prison sentence after he was convicted at the Mutare High Court of murdering his wife last year. The court heard that Innocent Mujeni of Hobhouse 3 in Mutare in September 2023 struck his wife, Vimbai Muchingamwa, thrice with an axe, once on the shoulder…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwA HARARE man Elvis Chisvo, 27, last Friday appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of allegedly raping his drinking partner in November last year. He was allegedly on the run since then before he was arrested last Friday and brought before the courts on the same day.Chisvo appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynew.co.zwHEALTH experts have implored people with vitiligo, a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes one’s patches of skin to lose pigment or colour, to seek early treatment as the country is witnessing an increase in the condition. Speaking at an awareness meeting on vitiligo attended by various stakeholders in Harare over the weekend,…
THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a key agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged land developers to use land in an environmentally sustainable way for the benefit of future generations. He was speaking at the unveiling of a multi-million-dollar Madokero Creek Housing Estate in Harare on Friday where he added that the unveiling of the new upmarket apartments was in line with the…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA GLOBAL disaster management experts are in the country to conduct an assessment on the devastation caused by the El Nino-induced drought that is ravaging Zimbabwe. The experts are from the United Nations (UN), African Union Commission (AUC) and Sadc and have since travelled to Masvingo Province to start the drought assessment. After…
ZANU PF has come out guns blazing warning party members against imposition of candidates and vote buying during the ongoing ruling party restructuring exercise. This comes as the ruling party has said its structure reorganisation process was targeting the youth who will be eligible to vote in 2028 amid reports that some bigwigs were seeking…
