THE trial of businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his Intratek Zimbabwe firm facing fraud allegations of swindling the Zimbabwe Power Company of US$5,6 million in the Gwanda Solar Project has been pushed to October 24 after his lawyers wrote to the prosecution over the matter. The matter was set for yesterday following the Supreme Court’s decision…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says it is foolhardy to think that even a united opposition can romp to victory over Zanu PF in next year’s crunch elections, without the country having held national talks. Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on Tuesday evening, the Nyanga Senator also reiterated that inclusive national dialogue remained crucial to healing the…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZUPCO has increased its fares by 100 percent with effect from today. In a statement yesterday, Zupco said buses operating within a radius of one to 20 kilometres will charge $300 up from $140, while those within 21 to 30km will charge $400 up from $180 and those transporting in 31-40 km…
A MARONDERA man has been jailed for five years after he was convicted of unlawfully possessing 40 bags of dagga weighing 597kg. Christopher Muza had denied the allegations, but he was convicted after a full trial resulting in him being slapped with an effective five-year prison term. The court heard that on July 10 last…
Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka has called for more cooperation between private players and the government to promote the growth of the agriculture industry. This comes as the government introduced an input scheme for farmers in a bid to ensure that the country’s food security situation improves in the face of climate change…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENTARIANS have made more demands to Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for them to be entitled to pension benefits after serving for one term in office instead of the current two. This comes hard on the heels of yet another demand they made last week for the Treasury to increase their supplementary budget…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim vice president, Welshman Ncube, says the opposition should be ready to take on and defeat Zanu PF without electoral reforms in next year’s crunch national polls. Speaking during an online discussion on Monday night, Ncube said the ruling party was not willing to implement any electoral reforms, and hence…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will keep a tight leash on monetary policy, as the apex bank seeks to curb inflation, reduce the volatility of the local currency and stabilise the economy. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to recover against the greenback on the black market, with…
RIOT police had to be called in yesterday after a parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth conducting a public hearing on the National Youth Service (NYS) Bill here was violently disrupted by Zanu PF youth who felt that one of the contributors had disrespected their party. Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial youth chairperson Freedom Murechu yesterday confirmed…
Hazel MarimbizaBin BULAWAYOBULAWAYO councillors have raised concern over the low turnout of residents for ongoing budget consultation meetings saying this defeats the whole purpose of seeking their input. The snub was despite prior calls by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association urging residents to participate in the budget consultations as they were major stakeholders in deciding…
