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Myles Matarise matarisem@dailynews.co.zw In a bid to engage citizens in unpacking the delimitation process in the country amid the COVID-19, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) hosted a virtual Public Meeting recently. This comes as Zesn concluded that delimitation of electoral boundaries need to comply with international standards of quality voting strength, representatives and non-discrimination as…

Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN and CAPS United boss Farai Jere, accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) of over US$3,5 million in a smart meters supply deal, has been denied bail. Jere, who is jointly charged with ZETDC employees Leonard Chisina and Freeman Chikonzo, were found to be improper…

Jeffrey Muvundusi In BULAWAYO LAWYERS representing two of the police officers who were singled out for assaulting two Cowdray Park women have questioned the consistency of the State witness’ statement. Tinashe Dzipe of Morris Davis and Company who is representing the accused Simbarashe Bvekwa and Tichaona Zariro said the three statements recorded by one of…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that the two Covid-19 main isolation centres in the city have been cleared of patients as the number of those recovering continues to rise. Director of health services Edwin Sibanda on Wednesday told journalists that all of the 14 patients who had been admitted at Elangeni Training Centre…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Health ministry in partnership with various stakeholders is set to conduct a local research to determine the infection rate of coronavirus (Covid-19) within the community, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe as at August 26, 2020 had recorded 6 251 cases, including 5 001 recoveries and…

Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO FORMER State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has called for the elimination of systemic corruption in parastatals to stop them from being a burden to the fiscus. Speaking in an online Transparency International Zimbabwe interview recently, Moyo said corruption was the major cancer in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. “Corruption is…

Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have warned politicians to desist from circulating unverified statements that cause alarm and jeopardise investigations, especially when criminal cases have been reported. This comes after opposition leaders issued statements on various social media platforms blaming security agents for the death of MDC Alliance councillor for Karoi Urban ward 4,…