By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH authorities say there is a marked rise in the number of people contracting flu as the country enters the winter season. At the same time, 2 000 cases of malaria were recorded countrywide this past week alone, leading to the death of three people.The ministry of Health said yesterday…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@daikgnews.co.zw A HARARE man Martin Tsvarai Mutenda, 55, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the wife of the late Transport minister Joel Big Matiza, Lilian, of US$2 million. Mutenda, who owns a construction company, Commerce Veritas, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei and was remanded in custody to today for bail…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw WEST Property (WestProp) says it is investing US$300 million into its Hills Luxury Golf Estate project in Harare. Speaking during the ground- breaking ceremony for the project yesterday, Westprop chief executive officer Ken Sharpe implored the private sector to develop the country through construction of modern houses that meet international…
AN AMERICAN lawyer Allen Gessen, 49, will serve 10 years in prison after he was convicted of hiring an undercover FBI agent to murder Zimbabwe Fashion Week founder Priscilla Chigariro — the mother of his two children. In addition to the 10-year sentence, a San Francisco-based federal judge also sentenced Gessen to three years of…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya NATIONAL unity and dialogue remain the only sustainable ways to move Zimbabwe forward and to resolve the country’s decades-long myriad challenges. So say labour unions, who added yesterday that without unity and sincere political engagements, it would be difficult to improve the lives of longsuffering workers and poor Zimbabweans….
By Masimba Makwembere GOVERNMENT says it is committed to improving the warfare of workers by being open to social dialogue. This comes as the country joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Workers Day yesterday. Speaking in Harare during the commemorations, director of labour administration in the Public Service ministry Clemance Vusani said…
By Ketty Nyoni and Bryn Matongo AUTHORITIES are investigating the death of 35 children in Hurungwe, who are suspected to have died from measles and mumps. The children are all said to have belonged to an apostolic sect. Mashonaland West provincial medical director, Celestino Dhege, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that health authorities had…
ZIMBABWEAN father Tendai Sibanda is demanding more than R3 million in damages after Ethiopian Airlines blocked his underage son from boarding a flight from Johannesburg to Egypt, where he was supposed to play tennis as part of the Africa Junior Champions (AJC) competition. The airline said 17-year-old Mengezi Sibanda’s visa was a fake. His flight…
CABINET on Tuesday agreed to amend the Broadcasting Services Act to compel all motorists to have radio licences for their vehicles. A vehicle owner would also be required to have a radio licence before disposing or on buying a vehicle. Without the radio licence, the vehicle owner would not be able to purchase an insurance…
By Jeffrey Muvundusi, Masimba Makwembere and Brandon Josphat THERE was much excitement around the country yesterday as Zimbabweans started using the notes and coins of the country’s new currency, the ZiG. Consumers, vendors and transport operators who spoke to the Daily News in Bulawayo and Harare said they were delighted to lay their hands on…
