TRADITIONAL leaders in Zvishavane and Mberengwa say they have started engaging the government regarding food aid as their people are in need of assistance following poor harvests in the mining district. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chief Mposi of Mberengwa said he had made the proposal to the government on the matter. “We had…
Ketty Noyni HARARE City Council (HCC) has threatened to remove or take over unmaintained and dilapidated billboards in the capital saying they are a potential hazard to the public. In a notice signed by the Harare acting town clerk Phakamile Moyo, and shared on their social media sites, the local authority raised concern over the…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) is targeting to vaccinate more than 200 000 children aged between six months and five years during the on-going vaccination blitz against measles. This comes at a time when Zimbabwe has been hit by a measles outbreak which has so far claimed 157 lives with over 2…
A CHIPINGE man was spared jail after he was found with a monkey in the capital and was ordered to pay a fine of $15 000. Zacharia Moyana, 32, also had a three months suspended sentence with failure to pay the fine attracting two months’ imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to allegations of unlawful removal of…
BOTSWANA President Mogkweetsi Masisi is expected in the country tomorrow for a two-day State visit, during which he will officially open the…
ZENGEZA West legislator Job Sikhala accused of obstruction of justice has been denied bail again with the court saying he and his lawyers had not addressed the reasons he was initially denied bail. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she…
THE tussle for the Bulawayo deputy mayoral position has spilled into the courts after councillor Mlandu Ncube yesterday filed a High Court application seeking to bar Tinashe Kambarami from being reinstated to the position. This comes after the Bulawayo High Court recently reinstated Kambarami as deputy mayor and councillor for Ward 3 ending a three-year…
Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has acquitted two men who were arrested with two others for allegedly murdering a security guard while trying to rob a company in Eastlea, Harare, in 2013. The acquittal followed the State’s failure to present enough evidence that warranted a conviction against Johane Kamudyariwa and Lawrence Makiwa…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) water woes continue as the city fathers are facing shortage of chemicals which have left them pumping less than 300 megalitres against a demand of 800 megalitres daily. Speaking during a special council meeting yesterday, acting director of water Victor Musikavanhu said HCC had been facing…
ZANU PF MP for Gokwe Nembudziya constituency and businessman Justice Mayor Wadyajena, accused of fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million, has had his bail conditions relaxed. Wadyajena, who is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from Cottco money that was sent to a United States firm under the guise of purchasing bale ties for…
