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By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE couple arrested this week on charges of allegedly duping Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Miniyothabo Francisca Baloyi-Chiwenga, of nearly US$1 million was arrested attempting to flee to South Africa. Annavester Mudiwa, 39, and Gray Mudiwa, 44, are facing three counts of fraud in botched construction deals Police investigating officer (IO)…

HEALTH authorities in Hwange have expressed concern over the high number of adolescents who are defaulting on their antiretroviral (ART) treatment due to stigma associated with being positive. Speaking at an HIV awareness community engagement in Hwange yesterday, district medical officer Fungai Musinami said there was need for measures to ensure adolescents living with HIV…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THERE is no need for members of the public to panic over the highly-infectious Mpox disease, with the country not having recorded any infections so far, authorities say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, also assured Zimbabweans once again that the country…

Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw MINIYOTHABO Francisca Baloyi Chiwenga, the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, was last year defrauded of nearly US$1 million by a Harare couple in three botched construction deals. Annavester Mudiwa, 39, and Gray Mudiwa, 44, who are owners of Gray Homes, appeared before magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday facing three counts of fraud….

ZANU PF Masvingo has barred its provincial executive members and other officials from discussing party developments in the media. This comes amid an escalating push within Zanu PF for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030. In a notice to the party’s leadership in Masvingo, Zanu PF provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa said unauthorised…

A 35-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza karate trainer has been sentenced to an effective 28 years in prison for abusing seven boys. Before the sexual assaults happened, the karateka — whose name we have withheld to protect the identity of the victims — would show the boys graphic pornographic materials. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said yesterday that…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged academics to raise the bar by contributing to the growth of the agricultural sector. Speaking at the inaugural research for agriculture in Harare yesterday during the ongoing Zimbabwe Agriculture Show, Chiwenga said he was upbeat scientific research being done by higher education institutions would enhance national economic development. “I…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya AUTHORITIES are mulling the introduction of a slew of tough new measures to protect the ZiG, including jailing all those convicted of sabotaging the country’s new currency. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed the plans to the Daily News yesterday, noting that the measures that were currently in place — including…

THE mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, has accused some major businesses operating in the second city of stealing water from the council’s dams. Coltart’s startling claims come as Bulawayo residents continue to experience acute water shortages. Speaking yesterday during a community update of the water situation in the metro, Coltart said various reports had been…