A SUSPECTED bogus lawyer who allegedly duped a client at Harare Magistrates’ Courts after misrepresenting himself as a practicing lawyer has been granted U$100 bail. Wesley Jena, 39, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud charges and was remanded to May 31 for provision of trial date. Jena was ordered to reside at his given…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw COMMERCE Veritas director Martin Tsvarai Mutenda (55), who was arrested for allegedly defrauding the late Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza’s wife, Lilian, of US$2 million, has been further remanded in custody. Lilian is also late. Mutenda appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday facing fraud charges and he was remanded to Monday…
SUNGURA ace Alick Macheso has moved the launch date of his forthcoming album from June 7 to August 2 due to the possibility of bad weather. The postponement comes as the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has warned of an increase in the number of people catching influenza and other respiratory conditions as the weather transitions…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO LIVESTOCK Improvement Project in Zimbabwe (Lips-Zim), an European Union funded agro-based organisation, says it has made strides in improving agricultural productivity in the country’s semi-arid agroecological regions four and five. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Lips-Zim country coordinator Sikhalazo Dube said the project had empowered over 5 000 farmers through improvement…
By Bryn Matongomatongob@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has called on the government to create an environment that allows for the rights of journalists to be respected. This comes as the country joined the rest of the world yesterday in celebrating World Press Freedom Day which is commemorated annually on May 3. The ZHRC…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw EIGHTY-FIVE children at Harare Children’s Home have received free eye screening under the Eyeroom Optometrists’ initiative aimed at…
AN accountant with a local council yesterday appeared in court facing charges of allegedly stealing a vehicle from Zimbabwe’s deputy ambassador to Namibia Catherine Mauswa. Tinashe Mungwena, 38, appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing theft of trust property and he was remanded out of custody to June 11.Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti is alleging that Mauswa’s…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Aids Council (Nac) has acquired medical equipment worth thousands of United States dollars for clinics in Harare for cervical and breast cancer screening. This comes as breast and cervical cancer have become some of the most common cancers affecting women in Zimbabwe.Speaking to Daily News yesterday, Nac Harare…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE government has revoked the operating licence of a transporter whose kombi was last week involved in a fatal accident that claimed 16 lives in Beatrice along the Harare-Masvingo highway. In a statement yesterday, Transport minister Felix Mhona said the transporter breached the rules and regulations that must be followed when…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zwTHE World Health Organisation (WHO) has supported the Health ministry by training nurses and laboratory personnel in antigen rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) for cholera. This comes as the nation is grappling with an outbreak of cholera that has affected thousands of people with over 700 killedIn a report, WHO said it supported…
