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THE State yesterday asked the High Court to throw out Thanks Makore’s bail application, arguing he could fall victim to mob justice due to the heinous murder he is accused of having committed. Makore, his twin Tapiwa (senior) and Tafadzwa Shamba are currently in remand prison together with two other suspects following the suspected ritual…

Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE government insists it will not hesitate to demolish il- legal structures and homes as authorities step up their war on land barons who are allegedly parcelling out state land in Harare. This comes as thousands of homeseekers have lost their hard-earned life savings to the cartels that are illegally…

PUBLIC Service minister Paul Mavima, pictured, has praised Zimbabwe’s larges milling company — Na- tional Foods Limited (NFL) — for raising the profile of home-grown products and services for the past century. Speaking at an event to mark the milling com-pany’s centenary, Mavima lauded the compan for making many competitive products in addition to participating…

World Cup winner and Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi has joined forces with his manager and businesswoman Sibabalwe Sesmani in launching Unorthodox Sport. Unorthodox Sport was born from this dire need of athlete’s brands being structured, protected and making sure that they are sustainable far beyond retirement. “It is an often occurrence to see retired professional…

By Nyasha Dube DIVISIONS have rocked teachers’ unions again as some have ordered their members to return to work, while others remain defiant educators are still incapacitated, the Daily News reports. This comes after the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), formerly the Apex Council, on Monday agreed to a 41 percent salary…

THANKS Makore, 56, has applied for bail at the High Court as he claims he did not take part in the gruesome ritual murder of his 11-year-old nephew Tapiwa Makore (junior) in Murewa. Makore together with his twin Tapiwa (senior), Tafadzwa Shamba and two other suspects are currently in remand prison for allegedly committing the…

A GROUP of Bulawayo businesspeople, who are also related, are at each other’s throats after a botched US$1,4 million property deal went sour. Converging Investments represented by Hosea Mkwananzi, Ismail Moosa Lunat and Iqbal Lunat are accused of defrauding Toppers Uniforms represented by Mahomed Zakariya Patel of US$1,4 million in the deal. During the defence…

  CHITUNGWIZA Residents Trust (Chitrest) wants certain sections of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act repelled as they give local authorities power to demolish homes without a court order. Chitrest has launched a High Court application citing Local Government minister July Moyo, Attorney General Prince Machaya, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Chitungwiza Municipality (Chitungwiza)…