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RAPPER Desmond Chideme, popularly known as Stunner, was yesterday acquitted of allegations of assaulting his wife after the magistrates’ court found that his estranged wife’s testimonies were inconsistent. Magistrate Evelyn Mashayakure noted that there were notable inconsistencies between Dyonne Tafirenyika’s evidence and medical affidavits. She also ruled that the lack of witnesses to testify on…

NEXT year’s general elections will be tightly contested again, although President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, and his ruling Zanu PF are likely to…

PARLIAMENT has summoned Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to give a ministerial statement on the increasing cases of robberies in the country….

THE country should brace for more power blackouts as Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a nationwide load-shedding caused by low power generation. In a statement yesterday, the power distributor advised the country that power cuts would be frequent and they were working towards fixing the problem. “The ZETDC would like to…

A TEECHERZ Furniture former employee has been banned from instituting any further legal proceedings concerning his employment termination after he was found to be abusing the litigation process. High Court judge, Justice Siyabona Masithu ordered a decree of perpetual silence against Nazariyo Notice which has the effect of stopping him from instituting any further action…

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) employee in connection with a case where two men were found in possession of ivory last week. Daniel Mukomanzi, 43, who is employed in the BCC health services department was arrested after the two suspects told police that he was the source of the ivory…

THE question of who will lead Zanu PF in next year’s national elections has long been settled, with the task of the former liberation movement’s forthcoming congress just to formalise President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s continuing pilotage of the party. So says the newly-elected Zanu PF youth league deputy secretary, John Paradza, who also told the Daily News yesterday…

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given Zesa the green light to bill exporters in US dollars to enable the under…

MATABELELAND South Province tops the list of areas hard hit by HIV and Aids with its districts having the highest prevalence rate of about 20 percent. According to National Aids Council (Nac) statistics, recent HIV prevalence rates for other provinces show that Matabeleland North has 14.1 percent, Bulawayo 13.34 percent, Masvingo 11.9 percent, Mashonaland East…

A CHIVHU woman, who stands accused of murdering her four children by slitting their throats and setting the house alight before consuming…