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ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner Frank Muchengwa, who was suspended last week following corruption allegations, has approached the High Court seeking to nullify the decision. Muchengwa cited Zacc and its chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo as respondents. He wants an order interdicting Zacc from withdrawing his security service and taking away his service pistol until President…

FLAMBOYANT businessman Wicknell Chivayo, accused of bribery emanating from the Gwanda solar deal that he signed with the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), will now stand trial on November 24 after the High Court dismissed his bid to except to the charges. Chivayo, who is jointly charged with former ZPC chairperson Stanley Kazhanje, approached the High…

DRAX International country representative Delish Nguwaya yesterday told the court that allegations the company swindled the State have tarnished the images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his wife Auxillia and the First Family on social media and demanded a chance for him to clear the mess. Nguwaya is facing fraud charges for allegedly misrepresenting facts to…

THE government has allowed polytechnics, teachers’ and industrial training colleges to reopen for face-to-face learning as authorities are increasingly becoming confident that they have managed to keep the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic under control,” the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has announced that primary and secondary schools reopen on September 28 for Zimbabwe…

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that failure to manage the environment and natural resources threatens the country’s vision towards achieving sustainable development and an upper middle-income economy by 2030. Speaking during an environmental capacity building seminar recently, UNDP poverty reduction, environment and climate change team leader Anne Madzara said Zimbabwe was facing…

A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Murewa has been arrested in connection with the suspected ritual murder of a seven-year-old boy whose body was found without the head. Tafadzwa Shamba is alleged to have connived with two other men, who are on the run, who reportedly promised him US$1 500 for beheading the boy. National police spokesperson…

The High Court yesterday stopped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Lucia Matibenga from recalling Harare mayor Jacob Mafume and councillors for Mutare and Bulawayo. This was after Mafume and the councillors, Simon Chabuka and Arnold Dube for Mutare and Bulawayo respectively, approached the court seeking to interdict Local Government minister July Moyo,…

Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw   The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) recently held a virtual discussion on the electoral reform discourse whilst seeking to bring to the fore, some of the possible initiatives that could be adopted to ensure electoral processes continue during the COVID-19 era. Elections TDGHR consult Taona Mwanyisa moderated the meeting…

A POLICE shooting victim is demanding US$5 000 damages from the law enforcement agency after he was shot by a uniformed cop at a roadblock in October last year. The legal action comes after the High Court recently ordered the government to pay US$17 000 damages to a Chitungwiza woman who was shot by police…