Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has shelved plans to de-water the aquifer underneath the central business district (CBD) amid fears of collapse of buildings. Simela Dube, BCC’s engineering services director, said the CBD could not be de-watered as that would require the relocation of the economic centre of the second largest city…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw JAILED former President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s top aide Douglas Tapfuma, pictured, yesterday applied for bail pending appeal against conviction and a six-year prison term for criminal abuse of office. Tapfuma was imprisoned in June following a full trial before Harare regional magistrate Esthere Chivasa and was sentenced to six years before…
Mastercard and Zimswitch, Zimbabwe’s national payment switch, have announced a partnership agreement to enable the modernization of Zimbabwe’s payment infrastructure, using Mastercard’s technology, products and services. This partnership will further support the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s vision of a modernized and interoperable payment system that supports inclusive economic growth and boosts the digital economy. Dr…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE talks between Zanu PF and a delegation of the top brass of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) yesterday were described as “friendly but frank” last night. Sources who spoke to the Daily News after the meeting said both sides had been very candid and robust with each other…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government will extend its payment of a monthly US$75 coronavirus allowance to civil servants up to the end of the year, the Daily News reports. This comes after Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube announced recently that the government was in talks with its employees, with a…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday launched the first edition of the Africa Factbook, describing it as a tool that will dispel myths and beliefs that the African continent is always in conflict and crisis. This comes as Zimbabwe recently came under regional and international scrutiny over alleged human rights…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court yesterday postponed to tomorrow the bail appeal for MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala who is facing charges of inciting public violence ahead of the foiled July 31 protest. Justice Erica Ndewere moved the case after Sikhala’s lawyer, Jeremiah Bamu of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights,…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joanna Mamombe, pictured, is unstable and currently under the care of a psychiatrist. This came out in court yesterday through her lawyer, Alec Muchadehama, who was seeking temporary suspension of her reporting conditions. Mamombe is facing allegations of faking abduction, together…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zwTHE parliamentary portfolio committee on Budget and Finance has demanded answers from Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on why he is failing to come up with a national supplementary budget to address effects of the current inflation ravaging the economy. In a report presented in the National Assembly recently, the Felix…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw LAWYERS representing firebrand MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, pictured, say the heavily-built and larger-than-life Zengeza West legislator’s health is deteriorating at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison where he is being held pending his trial. In addition, Sikhala’s lawyers told the Daily News last night that their efforts…
