SOME residents in Zvishavane have started selling water as the precious liquid is becoming scarce in the mining town. Suburbs including Eastlea, Forit and Mandava, among others, have gone for almost a month without water.A survey done by the Daily News yesterday revealed that water is being sold for US$1 to US$2 a 20 litre…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw UNITED States of America-based opposition leader Charles Mutama, who is the Patriotic Zimbabweans Party (PZP) president, has called for an end to toxic politics saying only dialogue can solve Zimbabwe’s challenges. Mutama’s call is only one of several others by various stakeholders who believe that intolerance was derailing the country’s economic progress.Speaking…
Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga wants the court to overturn a decision in which it ordered the reinstatement of an ex-police officer who was fired from the service on allegations of misconduct. In a judgment granted last week, Justice Rogers Manyangadze allowed Matanga’s request to apply for a rescission of…
A CHIPINGE man has found himself in trouble after he was caught with a monkey in the capital. Pictures of Zacharia Moyana, 32, with the monkey went viral on social media over the weekend while at a police station. He pleaded guilty to allegations of unlawful removal of any animal from any land when he…
ZIMBABWE and Iran should leverage on their close political relations to improve their trade and economic cooperation, a senior government official said yesterday. Foreign Affairs and International Trade permanent secretary James Manzou said this at the opening of the mid-term review of the Zimbabwe-Iran Joint Permanent Commission at a Harare hotel. Manzou said while the…
A general hand worker at the University of Zimbabwe has been slapped with 30 months imprisonment for selling crystal meth at the institution. Simbarashe Gonyora, 44, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of dangerous drugs when he appeared before Harare magistrate Learnmore Mapiye.He was handed 30 months imprisonment before 12months were suspended for five years on…
WATER woes in Zvishavane are getting worse with residents who used to get water in a fortnight now going for a month or beyond without the precious liquid. Residents told the Daily News that although the local authority sometimes brought bowsers to designated points, the situation was becoming very desperate. “It’s been three weeks without…
A Harare man was arrested after he allegedly pulled a revolver and threatened to kill a sex worker who was blocking him from leaving her house for failing to pay for her services for the night. Gamuchirai Moffart Mukasi, 28, is also alleged to have snatched the woman’s cellphone before he fled only to be…
Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man’s attempt to get out of a swap-and-top car deal he entered into with his longtime friend turned sour as the High Court caught dismissed his attempts to deny the existence of the agreement. Takawira Jongoni dragged his friend Oren Rukwava to court demanding his Mercedes Benz E class and…
Nyasha Kunyiswa STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says it is working hard to ensure more young people participate in initiatives that promote tourism innovation. Speaking during a youth capacitation and tourism innovation challenge awards ceremony in Harare last week , ZTA executive for domestic tourism and strategic research, Sophie Zirebwa implored the…
