PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Monica Mavhunga as the minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs with immediate effect. In a statement yesterday, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Martian Rushwaya said the appointment was in accordance with the country`s law. “In terms of Section 104 Subsection (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe,…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw KIDZCAN says it is set to reduce child mortality due to cancer as they intensify awareness campaigns to treat and educate children about the chronic disease. The move comes amid the World Health Organisation (WHO) target of 60 percent cancer survival rate by 2030. Speaking yesterday during the handover of US$37…
BULAWAYO mayor, David Coltart, says council is pushing for strengthened public private partnerships (PPPs) in housing development in a bid to secure affordable housing for residents. Speaking during an engagement meeting yesterday, Coltart said the council was committed to ensuring more residents acquire homes. “The city of Bulawayo is moving towards reducing the city’s housing…
ZANU PF has pledged to stand with South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) in making sure that they will not bow down to the United States’ “bullying tactics”. ANC is under attack from the US and its allies after it recently dragged Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing Gaza…
THE late former Chinese army general and military strategist, Sun Tzu, once remarked that “the wheels of justice grind slow, but grind fine”. This aptly describes the case of serial rapist, Prosper Bhule who was sentenced to serve 232 years in prison at Tredgold Magistrates Court in Bulawayo last week. Bhule was arrested after terrorising…
BY RUTENDO NGARA MUREHWA magistrate Terrence Mashaire was arraigned before a Harare magistrate for allegedly accepting bribes from one of the persons whose matter he was presiding over. Mashaire is being prosecuted for bribery and he was remanded in custody to today for bail hearing. According to the State, Mashaire, who is a senior magistrate,…
A BULAWAYO man David Edwards (83) was arrested for duping a bitcoin client of US$39 000 after he failed to return the excess amount which was deposited into his account. Edwards appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi last week facing a theft charge and he was granted US$100 bail. According to the State, Edwards duped…
By Rutendo Ngara A 24-YEAR-OLD Harare man allegedly raped his 12-yearold niece after he asked her to escort him to an unknown place in the evening and threatened to kill her if she reveals the matter to anyone. The man appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing rape charges last week and was remanded in…
POLICE have deployed a team to manhunt James Gumbi in Harare in connection with assaulting Beven Zenderani who was allegedly accused of stealing sugarcane. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of three other suspects including a juvenile aged 15 who was part of the syndicate that assaulted the Zenderani….
THE government has urged owners of newly serviced stands in Bulawayo to engage services of local contractors so as to boost local employment. This comes after the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) recently commissioned 100 serviced stands in Mahatshula East suburb. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on the side-lines of a stakeholder meeting on…
