THE trial of MDC-Alliance youth members, who are facing charges of staging an unsanctioned demonstration in Warren Park, has been postponed to October 13 pending the mental examination of one of them, MP Joana Mamombe. The youth members are Mamombe, Netsai Marowa,Cecilia Chimbiri, Obey Sithole and Stanley Manyenga. State counsel Michael Reza said they will…
TEACHERS have vowed to continue with their job action after a meeting with the government yesterday failed to yield results as their employer did not bring an improved offer to the table, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s educators embarked on a nationwide boycott of classes since schools re-opened last week, demanding salaries…
OPPOSITION party, Zapu, has resolved to hold a congress next year to replace its later leader and national hero Dumiso Dabengwa. The party was supposed to hold the congress on August 26 this year, but due to Covid-19 induced restrictions, the meeting was aborted. But, the party’s highest decision-making body outside congress, the national people’s…
THE High Court has slapped property developer Felix Munyaradzi’s Delatfin Civil Engineering with costs for failing to transfer ownership rights to a client who had bought a residential stand at Haydon Farm. Stella Makaya had sued Delatfin Civil Engineering (Pvt) Ltd (Delatfin), and Zvimba Rural District Council (Zvimba) for an order to ensure that they…
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly raping his teenage sister in a bush near a children’s home where they stay. He was not asked to plead to the allegations when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga yesterday. He was remanded in custody to October 19 and was advised to approach the High…
ZIMBABWE’S export promotion body, ZimTrade, is set to launch an online store, Shop@Zim, in a bid to enable local companies to access international buyers amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In a statement, ZimTrade said its online store was premised on the need to create a singular online window for marketing and selling Zimbabwean products. “Market…
LIONS Clubs of District 412 has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline staff at Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare. The donation is part of US$10 000 worth of Covid-19 PPE being donated by Lions Clubs International to health institutions in the country. Lions spokesperson John Mwinjilo said the protection of frontline health staff…
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has formally gazetted the names of 15 senators and proportional representation legislators to replace Members of Parliament who were recalled recently by the MDC. The 15 MPs include MDC interim president Thokozani Khupe, her spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni, Yvonne Winfielda Musarurwa, Lindani Moyo, January Sawuke, Memory Munochinzwa, Lwazi Sibanda,…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw SEVERAL school girls fell pregnant during the coronavirus (Covid-19) – induced lockdown, a government minister has said. Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister Sithembiso Nyoni told the National Assembly last week that as a result, the government was negotiating with schools to allow the students to attend lessons. “We…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE continues to record a sharp increase in cases of malnutrition in women and children, with 1 258 cases registered between January and July compared to 667 over the same period last year. In its latest report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said…
