THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been forced to revise its 2025 proposed budget downwards by over US$11 million after it was rejected twice by the government for failure to adhere to set guidelines. This comes as Bulawayo remains the only local authority in the country that is yet to have its 2025 budget approved…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE government is mulling invoking international law to extradite errant citizens resident outside Zimbabwe who are agitating for violence, anarchy and uprisings in the country on social media. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Attorney General Virginia Mabiza confirmed last night that…
By Rutendo Ngara POLICE have arrested four men suspected to have been involved in last Friday’s attacks on the business premises of prominent figures — including a Cabinet minister. The four —Last Matarutse, Abel Jobe, Kizito Chinhanga, and Thomas Chanetsa, all from Chitungwiza — appeared separately in court before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded…
AUTHORITIES say road traffic injuries are costing the country over US$400 million annually, funds which could have been directed towards economic development. Speaking at a stakeholder’s engagement meeting yesterday, the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, said road traffic injuries were also on the rise and a major cause for concern. “Road injuries cost low and…
ONE of the eight armed robbers, who are in remand prison for robbing businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of US$74 000, was yesterday sentenced to an effective 30 years in prison by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. Bigboy Nampungo of Chitungwiza pleaded guilty to six counts of armed robberies at Chivayo’s in-laws’ farm — Alpha and…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw LAWMAKERS are pushing for legislation to protect vendors from arbitrary harassment and confiscation of their goods by local authorities. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the MP for Norton, Richard Tsvangirai, said the nation needed to recognise that vendors were an integral part of the country and its economy. “The motion…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS POLICE will continue to maintain their current high national presence, to allow them to deal effectively with anyone who may want to cause trouble in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed yesterday that this…
ZIMBABWE is continuing to experience the challenge of crowded prisons, amid rising crime in the country. This comes as a recent report by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) shows that the total number of prisoners in the country stands at more than 22 000 — a staggering 6 000 above the recommended capacity that…
By Brandon Josphat THE government is set to implement more media reforms after the Cabinet considered and approved the Zimbabwe Media Policy, which seeks to transform the country’s media landscape. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the policy would raise the standards of media practice in…
By Rutendo Ngara A TOTAL of 98 suspects, who allegedly staged a demonstration in Harare on Monday, appeared at the magistrates’ courts yesterday facing charges of participating in an illegal gathering to promote public violence. The first group of 95 was remanded in custody by provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova, while three other females, Moreblessing Nkomo,…
