THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is set to pay US$15 000 in damages to a 13-year-old boy who was electrocuted in 2019 and suffered severe electrical burns. This comes after the family wrote to the company requesting compensation for damages caused by the gross negligence of ZETDC employees. The young boy is…
THE ministry of Agriculture will begin a 10-day livestock and crop assessment and evaluation on Friday, with the goal of developing policy plans for 2023 based on current issues. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare yesterday, permanent secretary in the Agriculture ministry John Basera said the planned assessment would also work as an early…
Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda has heard how an Ethiopian national in transit to South Africa was left for dead by his colleagues after a car accident. Tsegaye Summu, 28, travelled with others in September last year. In Zvishavane, 180 kilometres northeast of Beitbridge, a Toyota minibus they had hired was involved in an accident. The…
TWO HARARE women are set to appear in court today facing charges of culpable homicide after they allegedly caused the death of a four-year-old boy. Agatha Muzidzwa, 28, who is the mother of the child, and Patience Temera, an unlicenced traditional healer, were initially arraigned before the Harare magistrate’s court on January 4. It is…
AN Italian national has been arraigned before the Harare magistrate’s court after he allegedly defrauded a local man of nearly US$185 000. Maurizio Arezio, 49, appeared before magistrate Clever Tsikwa over the weekend, facing two counts, one of fraud and another of money laundering. It is the State’s case that Arezio and his brother, Gabrielle,…
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is unable to effectively handle complex matters, some of which are now in court, because of funding constraints and a lack of a legal commissioner. ZGC chief executive Virginia Muwanigwa told the Daily News yesterday that they have since written to the Office of the President and Cabinet, as well as Parliament,…
HIGH Court judges Justices Neville Wamambo and Emilia Muchawa have dismissed an application filed by 12 Buhera villagers who sought to challenge the construction of a boarding school on a piece of land in Madzivanyika village. This comes after the Murambinda magistrate’s court granted an order to the Munda Family Trust, which barred the…
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party is proposing the enactment of a Delimitation Act to deal with the nitty-gritties of how the country’s constituency and ward boundaries are marked ahead of future general elections. The Act, CCC said, would ensure that there are no disputes among election stakeholders as is currently obtaining with…
THE government has appealed to the corporate world and other well-wishers to assist with rebuilding Gwanda schools and homes, which were destroyed after storms wreaked havoc in the region recently. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, district development coordinator for Gwanda, Thulani Moyo said the situation was dire and that urgent help was required. “We…
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) says efforts are being made to address pensioners’ payout concerns through engagements with the pension union. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Nssa spokesperson Tendai Mutseyekwa said the country’s economic environment was not conducive and they were in dialogue with the National Pension Forum Trust (NPFT) in order…
