BULAWAYO High Court judge Thompson Mabhikwa has recused himself from the matter involving Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya and eight others involving gold theft following allegations raised against his conduct. Rubaya filed a criminal complaint against the judge for allegedly abusing his public office after he ordered his “unjustified” 10-day incarceration by revoking his bail in…
DESTINY for Africa Network (DNA) founder Obadiah Musindo has called on the church to promote political tolerance and unity in the country as part of efforts to create conducive conditions for economic development. Reacting to last Sunday’s hard-hitting pastoral letter by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, which alleged human rights abuses by President Emmerson…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Zanu PF youth league treasurer Tongai Kasukuwere has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly failing to deliver 18 metric tonnes of maize after acquiring an agriculture inputs loan in 2017. Kasukuwere, who is reportedly now domiciled in South Africa, is being sued by Origen Corporation trading as Staywell….
FORMER Petrozim Line general manager Cathrine Katsande has been jailed for an effective 30 months after she was convicted of six counts of fraud for awarding tenders worth over US$1 million to Kaltrade (Pvt) Ltd for supply of equipment that was delivered six years later. She was jointly charged with the company, Kaltrade, and its…
Maxwell Sibanda ASSISTANT EDITOR WHILE government insists on telling the world there is no crisis in Zimbabwe, analysts believe the time is now ripe for an honest assessment which should lead to collective efforts to find a lasting solution and to seek help from leaders in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and African Union….
INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere says community information centres (CICs) being established across the country will assist both urban and rural communities in attainment of a digital economy in the face of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Muswere said this yesterday while officially opening the Mashava CIC in Masvingo Province set up by the…
By Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson and spokesperson of the July 31 Movement, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, pictured, was arrested by authorities in Tynwald North — west of Harare — yesterday, having spent nearly a month in hiding, the Daily News reports. At the same time, another organiser of the foiled…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) took steps more than a year ago to have former Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe extradited to South Africa for the alleged August 2017 assault of model Gabriella Engels in a Sandton hotel, AfriForum revealed on Thursday. The delay, however, seems to lie with the department of justice. The civil…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has directed mobile money operators to immediately close all multiple wallets and allow just one wallet per individual. THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has directed mobile money operators to immediately close all multiple wallets and allow just one wallet per individual. This came out from the…
By Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SOUTH Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) says its government should be frank and straightforward about what is happening in Zimbabwe before a solution to the country’s problems is found. ANC chairperson of the subcommittee on international relations Lindiwe Zulu, told a virtual Governance Accountability Platform (GAP) discussion…
