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By Rutendo Ngara ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa’s son, Neville, 44, and his alleged accomplices Elias Majachani, 45, and Simbarashe Tichingana, 38, will spend the weekend in custody after being arrested for suspected money laundering. The trio is being charged for contravening provisions of the Exchange Control Act, contravening the Bank Use Promotion and Suppression…

By Almot Maqolo AUTHORITIES will soon engage property owners in a bid to promote the further acceptance of the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). This comes as many people and businesses around the country are still being compelled to pay their rentals exclusively in US dollars. Speaking to the Daily News this week,…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the country’s young citizens to be on the guard against forces that seek to sabotage the national economy and undermine its independence. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero Ezekiel Chaunoita at the National Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa said the young generation should…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has set up a commission of inquiry to investigate Harare City Council management amid reports of possible corruption and financial mismanagement. According to Statutory Instrument 91 of 2024 published in the government gazette yesterday, Mnangagwa said the commission of inquiry would be led by retired Justice Maphios Cheda to look into corporate…

By Ketty Nyoni  nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s opposition parties and their leaders risk becoming totally irrelevant if they continue on their current destructive path. So says the firebrand leader of the Zimbabwe chapter of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Innocent Ndibali, who colourfully describes prominent opposition players Nelson Chamisa, Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti as “failed…

By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have introduced fines of at least ZiG200 000 to deal with illegal foreign currency dealers and all those caught manipulating the country’s new currency. This was announced yesterday by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, in Statutory Instrument 81 A of 2024, published in the government gazette. Speaking in the…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man yesterday appeared before a local magistrate and was remanded in custody for allegedly trespassing into State House while in possession of a toy gun. According to the State, after the security breach, Togaraseyi Magureyi, 40, demanded to see President Emmerson Mnangagwa whom he claimed to be his “father”.He appeared…

By Brandon Josphat THE telecommunication sector will play a vital role in national emergencies in the face of the El Nino-induced drought set to affect millions of people this year in the Sadc region. This was said yesterday by Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete. He was speaking at…

By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zwTHE European Union (EU) has allocated US$60 million to Zimbabwe for the current El Nino-induced drought. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, the EU ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst Von Kirchmann, said the West was committed to assist Zimbabweans in need of humanitarian assistance due to the drought situation.“The European Union initiatives are…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN A radical proposal that is set to get tongues wagging, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been urged to embrace online technology and digital voting to enhance the country’s electoral system. This comes after members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Foreign Affairs, as well as Zec officials —…