THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says the country recorded a 13 percent increase in crime rate in the fourth quarter of 2024. In its latest crime statistics report released yesterday, Zimstat said the country was increasingly experiencing various forms of crime. “The police recorded 232 593 offences from July to September 2024, a 13…
Blessings Mashaya, Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWEANS should not lose sleep over Monday’s threatened mass demos as security forces are ready to deal with any illegal activities on the day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. At the same time, a clearly displeased Mnangagwa ominously warned misbehaving ruling Zanu PF big shots yesterday that they…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) says the recently imposed water levy would be used to raise funds to repay the city’s US$98 million loan it secured from China to refurbish Morton Jaffray Water Works. This comes after the municipality early this month introduced three special new levies on Harare residents targeting water,…
By Brandon Josphat LEGISLATORS want Treasury to urgently disburse development funds long due to their constituencies. In this regard, MPs took the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, to task this week over the three-year delay in releasing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) grants. The MP for Harare Central, Lovemore Jimu, asked Ncube to clarify the government’s…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMASCO (Pvt) Ltd has written a letter of complaint to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) over the conduct of lawyers, Wilson Manase and Valentine Kwande’s conduct. Zimasco in their letter expressed concern over how Manase and Kwande handled a matter at the High Court concerning the alleged hostile…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatb@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to ordinary Zimbabweans for choosing peace and ignoring calls of causing anarchy in the country. Addressing the party’s politburo meeting at Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa said this had helped authorities to dash hopes of chaos mongers. “I applaud all my fellow citizens…
THE country’s opposition, as well as ordinary Zimbabweans, should resolutely resist all attempts by brawling Zanu PF bigwigs to use them as pawns in the ruling party’s internal power struggles as had happened in 2017. So says former opposition stalwart, Abednico Bhebhe, who adds that both the opposition and long-suffering members of the public have…
AS A seven-time Olympic swimming medallist, Kirsty Coventry knows a thing or two about navigating choppy waters. But the new International Olympic…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw The Harare City Council (HCC)’s decision to engage independent companies to manage its water treatment and supply to residents has been red-flagged as illegal. This comes as the HCC in January engaged Helcraw Electrical and Lyson Technologies to refurbish Morton Jaffray water works and install prepaid meters in the capital. In a…
THE government is vetting three candidates who were shortlisted for the post of Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer. This comes as the TIMB has appealed to Parliament to intervene and end external interference in the running of the organisation. TIMB is the regulatory and advisory statutory board whose functions include controlling and…
