POLICE are ramping up their investigations into last month’s brutal murder of prominent Ruwa businessman, Joseph Mutangadura. This comes after the 67-year-old businessman was gunned down in cold blood by armed robbers at his Lisheen Estate Farm, a crime that sent shockwaves throughout the local community. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE legal community has been plunged into mourning following the death of former High Court Judge, Justice Moses Chinhengo, who passed away yesterday morning at Masvingo Provincial Hospital. Justice Chinhengo had an extensive and distinguished career that stretched beyond Zimbabwe. He resigned from the Zimbabwe High Court in 2009 and went on…
POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zanu PF to prepare thoroughly for the 2028 national elections, which he wants the ruling party to win resoundingly. Addressing a Zanu PF central committee meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa made it clear that the former liberation movement was readying itself for the country’s next harmonised polls in…
ZIMBABWE needs to come up with innovative financing solutions to enhance domestic resource mobilisation amid rising health demands, such as for anti-retroviral drugs, said UN resident and Humanitarian coordinator Edward Kallon. The call comes after USAid funding cuts led to the termination of numerous vital health and development projects, including those related to malaria prevention,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE will deport nine Chinese nationals who were convicted and fined US$150 each for illegal possession of cocaine last week, a sentence that sparked public outrage amid a national drug abuse crisis. This comes as Harare magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe last Friday fined Yu Hefeng, Dong Yunmei, Yang Wanwan, Wu Yuejun,…
HEALTH experts have called for renewed efforts to curb neonatal deaths, saying progress in reducing the fatalities has remained stagnant despite overall declines in child mortality. Speaking at a Patient Safety Day programme yesterday, Mpilo Hospital consultant paediatrician Wedu Ndebele said neonatal deaths had not mirrored the broader declines in child deaths. “When I was…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Harare City Council (HCC) has ordered an immediate stop to all illegal gravel mining operations in Warren Hills and surrounding areas, warning individuals and companies to obtain formal municipal approval. Speaking to the media after a site inspection yesterday, the HCC’s environmental management committee chairperson, Termany Utete, said those involved in illegal…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya THE theft and vandalism of Zesa’s infrastructure remains a major threat to public safety and the mitigation of crippling power cuts in the country, amid concerns that this is also significantly affecting Zimbabwe’s economic growth. This comes as several areas in the country — including Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared that he will not tolerate any form of corruption or indiscipline among senior party officials, stating they must maintain integrity and accountability. Addressing a politburo meeting at the ruling party’s headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa warned that he would not hesitate to deal with anyone who brings the party into disrepute….
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director-general Isaac Moyo as the country’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. In an extraordinary Government Gazette yesterday, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said Moyo succeeded Lovemore Mazemo who was redeployed to South Africa. He replaced David Douglas Hamadziripi, who…
