THE Harare City Council has been forced to stop signing new leases at some of its prime business land after its finance committee raised concerns over low rentals, with some business owners said to be paying as little as US5 cents per square metre. The matter was raised by the city’s finance committee councillors, chaired…
By Nyasha Dube THE 13 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested last February on public violence and disrupting peace charges have made an appeal at the High Court, exposing the deplorable living conditions inside remand prisons. The 13, Luckmore Zhakata, Monica Chipwanya, Artwell Chipope, Eliah Mutsindi, Gift Mudandi, Austin Masanza, Liberty Muripo,…
By Hazel Marimbiza BULAWAYO residents have taken the city council to task over its alleged failure to extensively consult them on the proposed 2023 budget, which they want reviewed downwards. The council recently unveiled a US$157.99 million budget for the 2023 financial year, a figure residents described as astronomical. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday,…
ZIMBABWE is losing at least 330 000 hectares of tree cover each year due to deforestation, despite government calls to preserve trees as well as intensify their planting. Speaking at the National Tree Planting Day at the weekend, Zvishavane district forestry extension officer Tendai Mufandaedza said the continued loss of forestry had far-reaching implications on…
HARARE magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has postponed the trial of jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Job Sikhala, pictured, to next Tuesday. Sikhala appeared before the magistrate’s court yesterday facing charges of obstruction of justice after he allegedly shared a video on social media that the State said interfered with police investigations. During his trial,…
By Nyasha Dube A HARARE man Elliot Gadzikwa, 27, who is suspected to have stabbed his wife’s boyfriend to death last week Tuesday, appeared before a Chitungwiza magistrate at the weekend facing a charge of murder. It is the State’s case that on November 29, Gadzikwa of Zengeza 3, Chitungwiza, who suspected his wife Rumbidzai…
By Hazel Marimbiza A BULAWAYO man on trial in court for unlawful possession of dagga has been arrested at the Tredgold Magistrate Courts in Bulawayo after he allegedly attended his court session hiding some of the illegal drugs in his bag. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the suspect Talent Sibanda was arrested…
PEOPLE with disabilities (PWDs) are set to launch an organisation which is meant to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bid for a second term of office in next year’s general elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Kadoma businessman Jimayi Muduvuri, who is known for helping people living with disabilities under the Muduvuri Rehabilitation and Empowerment…
By Nyasha Dube TWO Beitbridge men, who are suspected to have been going around stealing underground armoured cables from the National Railways of Zimbabwe’s (NRZ) railway lines have been arrested by the police. In a statement issued yesterday by the police, the two suspects, Pardington Chera (32) and Courage Sithole (26) were arrested last Thursday…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE United States (US) government has pledged more support for Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV by funding programmes aimed at reducing new cases. This development comes as the National Aids Council (NAC) has embarked on various programmes aimed at achieving zero HIV infections by 2030. Addressing the media after paying a courtesy call…
