A HARARE businessman Trust Chiro, who last Friday appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court for allegedly smuggling goods into the country by falsely claiming they were in transit to Zambia, has been granted $50 000 bail. Chiro, who is facing fraud charges, spent the weekend in custody before being freed by magistrate Judith Taruvinga who…
A LOCAL non-governmental organisation (NGO) has vowed to escalate its battle to end forced early child marriages which continue to destroy the lives of young girls across the country on a yearly basis. Currently, emotions are running high following the death, in July, of 14-year-old Marange girl — Annah Machaya — at a Johanne Marange…
A RWANDESE national Israel Shiminana has been denied a Zimbabwean citizenship despite having been married to a local woman for more than five years. Shiminana, who came to Zimbabwe in 2003, has failed to secure a citizenship after numerous requests to the Home Affairs ministry since 2013. “My wife wrote various letters to the ministry…
A GOKWE businessman Dully Huni has once again approached the High Court seeking an order to evict a group of machete-wielding men who have invaded his gold mine. This comes after Huni initially went to the High Court early this month seeking an interdict against the same group allegedly being led by George Fichani. Huni…
A CHINESE employer, He Chisheng Mike, allegedly assaulted one of his employees, Charles Muswaka, in Matopo in Matabeleland South Province on Thursday before sacking him under unclear circumstances. According to Muswaka, his boss, who runs a mining firm, Yakuts Investment, broke down the door into his room, before assaulting him and telling him that…
THE Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) has added its voice to calls for Parliament to expedite the passing of the Marriages Bill into law in order to end child marriages. This comes as civil society organisations, churches and the United Nations recently called for the Bill to be quickly passed promulgated following the death of a…
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka says the government’s Pfumvudza agricultural concept has positively contributed towards achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after the country recorded a bumper harvest in the just-ended farming season. This comes as Zimbabwe has been employing different mechanisms to improve on the country’s yield, including the Pfumvudza agricultural concept,…
Independent election network, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) recently held a virtual meeting to discuss the results management systems and their impact…
A SUSPECTED member of the notorious Toyota Wish gang that went on a robbing and raping spree of women after offering them transport and pretending to be a member of military police has been arrested. Sam Muropa, aka Gunners, is accused of conniving with two others in attacking some of the women, undressing and forcing…
MIDLANDS State University (MSU) says it will employ over 2 500 Zvishavane locals in its modified coal tar project, which will cut bitumen imports from South Africa. MSU Zvishavane campus director Advice Vhiriri recently told the Daily News that the project would also help to save the much-needed foreign currency in importing bitumen, amid reports that the…
