A FAMILY from Esigodini was on Monday robbed of US$87 000 and ZAR 38 800 by a machete-wielding gang. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they were investigating the matter. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating an armed robbery case which occurred in Esigodini on November 9, 2020 when a gang…
SIX people from Mutare have been nabbed on allegations of using a mobile money platform to mop up foreign currency from the parallel market. Simbarashe Charamba,Felix Tafadzwa Chikuse and their companies Family First Choice Supermarket and Bailey Charamba Investments were taken to court jointly charged with Vimbai Charamba, Rudo Charamba, Shumirai Charamba and Georgina Kabanda….
FORMER Bindura town clerk Shangwa Mavesera was hauled before the court yesterday after allegedly misappropriating $3,5million through land scams which involved sale of stands reserved for a clinic and a primary school. Mavesera, 60, who left the council last month, appeared before Bindura Provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera charged with three counts of criminal abuse of…
ARCHITECTS have called for the reformation of the architectural sector in the country, arguing the existence of a few practitioners has resulted in a stunted growth of the construction industry. The Architectural Council of Zimbabwe would be meeting today for its general meeting, with architects saying the sector is crucial in enabling the country to…
GOLD mining investors are pressuring Zimbabwe to change a law forcing producers to sell their output to the central bank, which part pays them in local currency that is worthless outside the country. That law is making it hard to raise capital for investment projects, according to B2Gold Corp and Caledonia Mining Corp, which are…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF has centralised the printing of ballot papers for its forthcoming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, to avert cases of fraud and rigging which have previously blighted its internal polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda said the move was also…
Blessings Mashaya CIVIL servants have rejected a 40 percent salary increase awarded to them on Tuesday by the government, the Daily News can report. This comes as teachers, who make up the bulk of public sector workers, have been on strike since September — pressing for better salaries and adequate personal protective equipment in light…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A WOMAN from Chivhu’s Highview suburb allegedly gruesomely murdered her four children, slitting their throats with a knife before setting the house on fire after a marital dispute with her husband. The woman, Emelda Marazani, 29, allegedly downed some poison in an attempted suicide, before handing herself over to the…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere yesterday asked Justice Benjamin Chikowere to recuse himself from hearing her application for an interdict stopping a tribunal set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa from probing her. Ndewere is facing misconduct allegations following delays to conclude cases brought before her. Mnangagwa has set…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) has no power in terms of the law to dictate to the executive when by-elections should be held as it is not mandated to make policy decisions, a top official has said. Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba told journalists at a media workshop at the Zimbabwe…
