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Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have finally given the green-light to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to launch its 2023 election manifesto at Mkoba Stadium, Gweru, tomorrow after the initial unveiling pencilled for Bindura was stopped by the law enforcement agency last week. CCC president Nelson Chamisa would be the main speaker at the…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday signed the Patriotic Law to be part of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act, the chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda, yesterday confirmed in the Government Gazette. The new law criminalises anyone caught “wilfully injuring the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe” and…

Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES fear Zimbabwe might face serious water challenges due to the proliferation of unsanctioned boreholes and have ordered all illegal borehole owners to approach the Zimbabwe Water Authority (Zinwa) and regularise their water use. The alarm was raised by minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, in a statement yesterday, adding that all water uses…

By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated his call for foreigners observers, invited to monitor Zimbabwe’s next month’s general elections, not to interfere in the running of the polls by sticking to their mandate. He was addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters gathered at the Airport Village Stadium in Harare.Earlier yesterday, Mnangagwa had officially…

By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat CONSUMERS and economic experts have expressed concern that some businesses continue to use exchange rates that are way out of sync with current market realities when pricing their goods and services. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, hard-pressed consumers and experts said if this persisted, it could oblige authorities…

By Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Saviour Kasukuwere’s lawyers yesterday successfully filed an appeal at the Supreme Court seeking to nullify a Wednesday High Court judgment that barred him from contesting in next month’s general elections. Addressing a press conference in Harare, Kasukuwere’s lawyer, Harrison Nkomo, said they would fight to the bitter end for…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE and Iran signed 12 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) yesterday to boost trade cooperation between the two countries at the State House in Harare. The MoUs were signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Some of the MoUs are in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, telecommunications, energy, social…

A CHINESE national who allegedly vanished with millions of United States dollars after creaming unsuspecting Zimbabweans via a Ponzi scheme, E-Creator, has been nabbed. Police confirmed the arrest of Zhao Jiaotong, 39, who allegedly pocketed over US$1 million from the make-believe investment scheme, leaving scores of people bankrupt. In a statement yesterday, the police national…

A ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) officer has appeared before a Harare magistrate after he was connected to a duo believed to have broken into Highfield 2 High School last month and stolen 97 Ordinary Level and 47 Advanced Level Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) certificates. Farai Chauke, 38, and his accomplices, Michael Sikaliveni, 51, and…

FORMER Zanu PF bigwig and aspirant State leader, Saviour Kasukuwere, has his back to the wall after the High Court nullified his nomination yesterday as a presidential candidate in next month’s national elections. In addition to voiding Kasukuwere’s bid to be a contestant in the crunch August 23 polls — on account of his absence…