Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A HAMMER and Tongues Auctioneers employee in Bulawayo, Alfred Taurayi, allegedly masterminded a daring cash heist targeting his employer, stealing over R158 000 and US$9 000. Taurayi allegedly hatched a plan to rob his employer and enlisted the help of his neighbour, Nomzamo Nkiwane, to recruit a gang of criminals for…
HIGH levels of corruption in the country threaten both national stability and Zimbabwe’s economic growth, the acting President, Constantino Chiwenga, warned yesterday. Speaking at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare, during the burials of major-general (Retired) Solomon Siziba, former Information minister Chenhamo Chimutengwende and ambassador John Shumba Mvundura, Chiwenga said the country would only prosper…
AUTHORITIES have launched a new six month campaign targeted at undocumented motor vehicles. The nationwide operation, which began earlier this month, is being carried out in two phases by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara), working in close collaboration with the Vehicle Examination Department (VED) and the police. Zinara chief executive officer, Nkosinathi Ncube, said…
THE minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe has warned that “heads will roll” at the Harare City Council following shocking revelations of senior officials being paid obscene salaries as well as general corruption there. This follows the ongoing Commission of Inquiry’s investigations into the Harare City Council that has uncovered that the executive assistant to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared former Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Justin Mupamhanga a national hero after he passed away in Harare yesterday. Mupamhanga, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, succumbed to diabetes and high blood pressure at a private hospital in the capital. Acting President Constantino Chiwenga announced the national…
THERE is renewed hope for Bulawayo residents as the city has begun recording significant inflows in its water supply dams, thanks to the ongoing incessant rains being received across the country. This comes after the El Niño-induced drought had left the city’s six supply dams in Matabeleland South Province almost dry, prompting the local authority…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat LAW enforcement agents have warned that they will throw the kitchen sink at “mischief makers” who hold unsanctioned protests and gatherings in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, also reiterated yesterday that security agents would come…
AUTHORITIES are confident that Zimbabwe will record a good grain harvest in the wake of the significant rains being experienced throughout the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, confirmed that the government was hopeful that the country would have a good harvest for the…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says the US intention to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO), though sad, will not have a devastating impact on the country’s health delivery system. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced the intended withdrawal in a series of executive orders yesterday, citing WHO’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN artisanal miners died on Saturday after a mine shaft collapsed at Botha Mine in Bindura, Mashonaland Central Province. The police yesterday confirmed the tragedy and identified five of the victims. According to national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi the deceased are Leo Chapondama, Zolani Nyani, Samson Madyira, Jacob Madyira Nongwe, and Mathew…
