THOUSANDS of apostolic church members at the weekend gathered in Hopley, Harare, where their church leaders urged them to observe peace in their communities as the country gears for the 2023 general elections. Hopley, a sprawling informal settlement south of Harare, is a hotbed for political skirmishes during election campaigns. Addressing the apostolic members in…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa, has dismissed an application filed by the Harare City Council (HCC) in which it sought to retrieve a piece of land sold to a local company, Aqua-Jets, in 1992. According to court documents, HCC and Aqua-Jets entered into an agreement of sale for a piece of land measuring 14…
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda says Zimbabwe is now importing 500 megawatts of electricity from neighbouring countries to mitigate the country’s never-ending power crisis. Speaking in the Senate last week, the minister said the government was, however, doing everything within its capacity to end the power crisis, which has resulted in industry, commerce and ordinary consumers…
HARARE regional magistrate Taurai Manwere has deferred ruling of an application by Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Mayor Justice Wadyajena to today where the legislator is challenging his placement on further remand. If his application is granted, it would mean that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) can only summon him to court when his docket is complete and…
By Ketty Nyoni AS ZIMBABWE grapples with a growing challenge of drug abuse and other dangerous substances, mainly by the youth, a local civil society organisation says the problem is now so big and widespread that it needs to be tackled as a national emergency. This comes as alarmed authorities have launched a massive national…
By BRANDON JOSPHAT ZANU PF has instructed both its sitting and shadow MPs and councillors to use personal resources to ensure all party activists are registered as voters to ensure victory for their presidential candidate, Emmerson Mnangagwa, in the forthcoming polls. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the ruling party’s chief whip Pupurai…
Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have deployed surveillance teams to schools around the country as Zimbabwe continues to witness rising cases of coronavirus. This comes as some boarding schools have temporarily suspended visits by parents, in the wake of the fresh spike in new Covid cases in the country.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief coordinator…
POLICE have arrested four suspects for stealing US$65 000 from a motorist who had offered them a lift from Harare to Banket in Mashonaland West province last month. The national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said one of the four suspects stole the cash after spotting it in the boot of the complaint’s vehicle.The…
ZANU PF says it will intensify its cell verification exercise starting this week to do away with dubious structures created along factional lines. In a statement yesterday, the Zanu PF political commissar, Mike Bimha directed all provinces to start preparing for the exercise, adding the ruling party’s Politburo members will superintend the process.Zanu PF’s cells…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it is concerned over the proliferation of bogus lawyers and law firms in the country. For one to be a registered lawyer, they have to be registered with the LSZ. Speaking to the media yesterday in Harare, the newly-appointed LSZ president Rumbidzai Matambo said the…
