Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation leader Henrietta Rushwaya insists she will not interfere with witnesses and is not a flight risk after applying for bail at the High Court in her 6kg gold smuggling case. This comes as she has spent 18 days in remand prison after Harare regional magistrate…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw AN MDC youth official, Tendai Muchekahanzu, yesterday appeared in court accused of trying to rape a party employee at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House headquarters, popularly known as Harvest House. The 46-year-old was not asked to plead to the allegations when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga,…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere says the government must always be abreast with the latest technology trends in order to fully regulate the cyberspace. This comes as technology advancements brought about by the digital revolution have also come with an increase in cyber crimes ranging from identity…
STAFF WRITER FLAMBOYANT Harare businessman Philip Chiyangwa has approached the Supreme Court appealing against a High Court decision barring him from evicting 20 farmers occupying his Old Citrus Farm in Chinhoyi. On November 9, High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero issued an order barring Chiyangwa from evicting the farmers, whom he accused of illegally invading…
STAFF WRITER UNICEF Zimbabwe has appointed 17-year-old Nkosilathi Nyathi as their Youth Climate Advocate to advance the climate and environment agenda in Zimbabwe and mobilise other young people to join the fight. The appointment comes as Unicef commemorates World Children’s Day tomorrow, under the theme “Reimagining a greener more sustainable future, for every child”. Nyathi,…
Loyd Matare STAFF WRITER matarel@dailynews.co.zw HOUSING minister Daniel Garwe has proposed an ambitious plan that will see 40 percent of the country’s human settlement land being reserved for high-rise buildings and flats to save space. Due to an increasing population, there has been a huge demand for land for both residential and commercial purposes. Presenting…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has partnered with two French development agencies in a project that will strengthen the country’s surveillance and control system for animal, plant and zoonotic diseases. The institution entered into the agreement recently with the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw GRAFT-ACCUSED former Health minister Obadiah Moyo will now stand trial on January 11 next year on allegations of involvement in a US$60 million Covid-19 supplies tender. Moyo was arrested in July and is on $50 000 bail. He recently lost a bid to have the bail conditions varied, conditions…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Supreme Court has resolved a long-standing battle between RioZim Limited (RioZim) and the Ministry of Defence over a mine which the latter grabbed in 2018, arguing it was located in a military zone. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Luke Malaba, Tendai Uchena and George Chiweshe upheld an…
Tarisai Machakaire FORMER chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who is accused of corruption, has applied for acquittal after the close of the State’s case, arguing that witnesses who testified against him failed to pin the alleged offence on him. Guvamombe is accused of criminal abuse of office by allegedly offering work-related learning placements to former Cabinet…
