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THE era of maintaining non-performing State-owned enterprises (SOEs) for nostalgic reasons is long gone, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira has said. He was speaking on Wednesday at the 10th edition of the CEO Africa Roundtable in the resort city of Victoria Falls, where he said some SOEs had reached their “sunset” and must…

THE United Nations (UN) has hailed the role being played by civic society organisations (CSOs) in advocacy promotion and the protection of human rights in the country. Addressing delegates yesterday, at a mid-term Universal Periodical Review (UPR) for CSOs in Harare, UN resident coordinator in Zimbabwe, Edward Kallon commended CSOs for being at the forefront…

By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed High Court Judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, as the deputy judge president. Mnangagwa also appointed 10 High Court and one Administrative Court judges following the completion of month-long public interviews last month. Mawadze was appointed to the bench in 2010 and will deputise Judge President Mary Dube. The…

POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concerns over residents, especially in high density areas, who continue defying advice against boarding pirate Honda Fit vehicles as cases of crimes involving the illegal taxis continue rising. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said residents who boarded Honda Fit cars which ply the Plumtree…

BY RUTENDO NGARA A NATIONAL Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor based at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, Pardon High Court, Pardon Dziva, and his accomplice Alex Tombe were on Tuesday sentenced to a combined 18 years in jail at the High Court The two were convicted after being found guilty of fraud after demanding US$20 000 bribe…

BY RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer, Simbarashe Chester Matsvimbo, following his demotion. He was demoted on allegations that he had extorted nearly US$10 000 from a Chinese investor in 2021. Matsvimbo and his colleague Patrick Bodza were arrested for allegedly attempting to extort…

THE Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) says it will not obey an order by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) banning open air worshipping, arguing that it was never consulted by the local authority regarding its operation. The BCC recently issued a ban on open air worshipping as there was rampant disregard of laws such…

BY RUTENDO NGARA THREE armed robbers, who were arrested following a shootout at the Chadcombe residence of Harare lawyer Joseph Nemaisa in 2021, have been sentenced to a combined 36 years in prison. Two of the robbers died in the shootout. One of the three armed robbers, who were convicted early last month, was yesterday…

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu says the public should treat the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) as a first preference rather than trying to convert the new currency into US dollars as a store of value. Speaking during an interactive meeting with the RBZ in Harare yesterday, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CRZ) president…