THE High Court has quashed and set aside the conviction of jailed popular comedienne Felistas Murata, better known as Mai Titi. Murata was found guilty in June of theft of trust property after Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda convicted her of using a rented car as collateral for a loan. Following her conviction and sentence, she…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE government is beginning to make some headway in its re-engagement drive with the West, economist and politician Eddie Cross has said. Speaking last Thursday on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross also said the commitment by authorities to compensate white former commercial farmers…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the lack of financial resources is hindering the operations of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in fighting graft. In his submissions in Parliament in Mt Hampden over the weekend, for the pre-2024 National Budget set to be announced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube before the end of the month, the…
BY KETTY NYONI THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has slashed the cost of prostate cancer screenings at all public health centres to encourage people to take the tests. CAZ information and research officer, Lovemore Makurirofa, told the Daily News yesterday that although many males were hesitant to get screened for the disease, more people…
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student allegedly blackmailed his former girlfriend by threatening to post her nude photos online before raping her on three separate occasions. Panashe Mazhazhate, 22, who is facing three counts of rape and one count of attempted rape, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who granted him US$100 bail on…
SIX men, who are members of a suspected armed gang that invaded a plot in Upper Rangemore suburb in Bulawayo before assaulting its occupants and stealing property worth over US$2 000 have been remanded in custody. Benefit Vhudzi, 21 of Mbundane; Limukani Khuphe, 24 of Upper Rangemore; Isheanesu Nhliziyo, 24; Uyapho Ndlovu, 26 of Cowdray…
POLITICAL analysts warned Nelson Chamisa yesterday that he was staring down the barrel of a gun within his strife-torn Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the analysts added that the moves that Chamisa would make in the coming days and weeks would likely determine whether he remained…
YVONNE NCUBEin Bulawayo THE government says it is working on setting up migration centres in Bulawayo and Harare to cater for the imminent reintegration of returnees. South Africa has for the past 14 years been issuing special permits that allowed skilled Zimbabweans to legally work and live there. However, in December 2021, the SA government…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) board chairperson, Busisa Moyo, has called on the government and relevant stakeholders to develop mining policies which support the growth of mining value chains in order to boost the economy. In his speech during the Mine Entra Expo, which ended yesterday, Moyo said the development of policies was critical…
POLICE in Bulawayo say they have devised new strategies which will result in more copper cable thieves being arrested in a bid to end the theft of copper cables. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said so far police have arrested nine copper cable thieves. “Police have declared total war…
