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By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Priscilla Chigumba, says due attention will be given to Parliament’s and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recommendations on the polls authority’s preliminary delimitation report. Addressing the media at State House in Harare yesterday, after receiving Parliament’s submissions on the report from Mnangagwa, Chigumba…

THE State filed a new murder charge against former police officer Jaison Muvevi yesterday, bringing the total number of his alleged killings to four and two attempted murders. This came to light when he appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure for placement on remand. Muvevi allegedly shot and killed three people in Wedza last Friday…

THE trial of Marry Mubaiwa, who is accused of attempting to kill her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been scheduled for February 16. The case was supposed to be heard yesterday before Harare Magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, but it was pushed back to next month.This is despite the fact that Mubaiwa’s lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa,…

By Ashley Moyo THE late mbira music superstar, Stella Chiweshe, has been described as having been one of the country’s best cultural ambassadors, amid a push by some musicians for her to be declared a national heroine. This comes after the veteran musician passed on at her Kuwadzana home in Harare yesterday at the age…

By Ketty Nyoni ZIMBABWE recorded at least 1 950 cases of malaria, including six deaths, in the first week of 2023, with Mashonaland Central having the highest number of infections. The ministry of Health also noted 6 839 cases of diarrhoea and eight fatalities in the country during the same period. According to a weekly…

INDEPENDENT Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa, says authorities are between a rock and a hard place as they map the way forward in the wake of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) draft delimitation report. Speaking last night on national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed current affairs programme, Vantage, the free-spirited Mliswa also said it was crucial that…

ZESA is still not ready to switch on its new 300 megawatt generator in Hwange, as the under pressure power utility takes a cautious approach to bringing the long-awaited Unit 7 into operation. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, deputy Energy minister Magna Mudyiwa said as a result, authorities had increased electricity imports from the…

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday said they have cleared the foreign currency allotment backlog at its auction trading system. This comes as the seemingly jinxed local currency has now gone way past the $1 000 mark against the much-coveted greenback on the black market.In a statement, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the move…

THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) yesterday dismissed an urgent application filed by Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform (ZYAP) chairperson Tonderai Chidawa challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec’s preliminary delimitation report, ruling that his case was not a pressing matter. His ConCourt application comes after he claimed Parliament ignored a letter that his lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku, wrote to…

AUTHORITIES yesterday suspended the operating licences of two bus operators, Zebra Kiss and Rimbi Travel and Tours, after a road traffic accident that occurred along the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway, Mashonaland East, on Tuesday, leading to the death of a passenger and injuring scores. Transport minister Felix Mhona said in a statement that the suspensions were with…