By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa received a donation of 570 hospital beds, 560 wheelchairs, 1.2 million units of sanitary wear, and masks from churches at State House in Harare yesterday. This comes as the country’s health sector is struggling to provide adequate service owing to a myriad of challenges including shortage of drugs…
By Stella Madzivanyika and Masimba Makwembere EVEN people died and several others were injured in a road traffic accident along Wedza-Mutiweshiri Road in Mashonaland East on Wednesday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident and urged people to strictly adhere to road rules. “Seven people were killed while nine others were injured when a…
By Rutendo Ngara HIGH COURT judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda yesterday postponed an application by two Harare businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu to have their constitutional issues to be heard before the Constitutional Court (ConCourt). This comes as the trial of the two accused kicked-off this week at the High Court where they are facing…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A RETIRED Bulawayo teacher, 65, yesterday appeared in court before he was remanded in custody on charges of raping his tenant’s nine-year-old daughter he was teaching extra lessons. Lawrence Kanengoni appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Learner Khumalo and was remanded in custody to October 8. According to the State, on September…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has assured increasingly anxious Zimbabweans that the government remains committed to improving their lives through the application of sound economic policies. Delivering his State of the Nation address (SONA) in Parliament yesterday, Mnangagwa added that authorities would step up their efforts to shore up the under pressure ZiG and to stabilise the…
By Ashley Moyo amoyo@dailynews.co.zw FAST-GROWING independent national television station, 3Ktv, launched its new reality show, Love Back, at a glitzy event in…
By Rutendo Ngara THE High Court trial of two Harare businessmen, Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, finally commenced yesterday after facing a false start on Tuesday due to a number of technicalities raised by the defence. The two accused are facing fraud charges and yesterday told Justice Pisirayi Kwenda that they hired an unnamed person…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged legislators to put all hands on the deck and speed up the passing of various Bills before it and incoming ones. Speaking during the official opening of the second session of the 10th Parliament, Mnangagwa said MPs had “an obligation to expedite the enactment of all Bills that, for one…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw VICE PRESIDENT Constantine Chiwenga says the country needs more than US$10 billion in all sectors to deal with climate change effects between now and 2030. Speaking at the Zimbabwe second climate change and development conference in Harare yesterday, Chiwenga said the money needed to be distributed across all sectors that bear…
Masimba Makwembere and Brighton Muronzereyi AMID fresh price hikes, some basic goods have now also started to disappear from supermarket shelves in major urban areas. At the same time, many businesses are demanding payment for their goods exclusively in United States dollars after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) devalued the ZiG on Friday last…
