“IF you want God to bless you then you must sacrifice.” These are the words notorious preacher Jay Israel says he would use to get his congregants to fund his lavish lifestyle, which included luxury cars, alcohol and women. Israel, a Zimbabwean national, has since revealed he was just a fake prophet, driven by the…
A FORMER officer-in-charge at Chitungwiza Police Station and his junior who are accused of demanding a US$110 bribe to stop an investigation against fellow cops will stand trial on December 8. Charles Mutabvuka and Smackmail Chikowore are facing charges of criminal abuse of duty and will stand trial before regional magistrate Bianca Makwande. The two…
HALLMARK Chicks (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of CFI Holdings, has approached the High Court challenging the compulsory acquisition of its farm by the government. In seeking to have the acquisition of Athena of Langford Farm reversed, the company cited as respondents Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, beneficiaries Charles Saungweme, Rashid Magubhu, Major Tarwirei, Lovemore Mahonye and…
THREE Harare men, who allegedly went on a crime spree attacking security guards with catapults, vandalising mobile network operators’ base stations and stealing diesel and generator batteries across Harare since January, have been arrested. Fungai Chihuri, Edmore Mereki and Tafadzwa Mugwara are facing 12 counts of theft for allegedly stealing diesel and batteries from base…
THE Zimbabwe Presidential and National Scholarship Office has disowned an advertisement for educational scholarships circulating on social media. Last week, a fake advert was circulated on social media inviting prospective applicants to apply for the presidential scholarship scheme. It had a cellphone number through which applications were required to send mobile money as processing fees….
ALUMINIUM Metal Industries (Almin), the country’s leading player in the field of manufacturing and marketing of aluminium profiles, has been praised by the Industry and Commerce ministry for raising Zimbabwe’s flag in the Sadc region. Speaking at the opening of Almin’s new branch in Graniteside, Harare, an Industry and Commerce ministry official, Netai Loice Magade,…
A LABORATORY scientist has been nabbed on allegations of selling Covid-19 test kits believed to have been stolen from Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. Kurai Charo, 30, has been hauled before the courts on allegations of theft. He was not asked to plead to the allegations when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga. He was…
THE government’s decision to privatise some public enterprises to improve efficiency and governance is the best way to cut them loose and end their over-reliance on the fiscus. Parastatals have been performing dismally with the majority of them making losses amounting to millions of US dollars for close to two decades now. Privatisation of State…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been criticised by stakeholders for the way it has been conducting elections amid allegations that the electoral body is subservient to the ruling Zanu PF party. The Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Writer Mugove Tafirenyika last week engaged Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba on these and other issues…
THE government of Zimbabwe lost millions of dollars to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) loan defaulters and fraudsters employed by Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO), the Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has revealed. In an audit report for 2012 to 2018, Chiri said SMEDCO lost more than $2 million to loan defaulters. “My audit…
