BUSINESSMAN Adam Molai, has suffered a huge blow after the Supreme Court yesterday reversed a High Court judgment directing the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) to pay his company, Housing Corporation of Zimbabwe (HCZ), US$22 million for breach of contract. According to the court papers, Nssa entered into a contract agreement with HCZ in 2017…
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned Zimbabweans to be vigilant and be up-to-date with current weather patterns as the country is still experiencing winter temperatures until the end of this month. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD agriculture meteorologist Benjamin Kwenda said the nation should expect temperature drops till end of September. “Actually, as the…
EXILED former Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister, Mandiitawepi Chimene, has confirmed that she now wants to work harmoniously with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF. The once outspoken former freedom fighter and arch-critic of Mnangagwa also told the Daily News last week that she regretted embarrassing and spewing bile against the current Zanu PF leader at…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it will engage private players to construct shelters at bus termini, in a move aimed at protecting travellers from bad weather. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, while commissioning 50 new Zimbabwe United Passenger Company buses last week, said the shelters will be repaired before the next rainy season….
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, yesterday said fellow opposition leader Nelson Chamisa must stop insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga if national dialogue is to be realised. This comes as Mwonzora has written to Mnangagwa requesting to engage in an inclusive national dialogue to help resolve the country’s decades-long political and economic challenges….
A HARARE City Council projects superintendent has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court over a US$2 million road rehabilitation scam. Asiyo Mkombeze, 59, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje last Friday on criminal abuse of duty charges and will be back in court today for bail ruling. According to court papers, in 2017, the city…
ZIMBABWE is bracing for more electricity load shedding as Zesa Holdings’ subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), says it is experiencing power shortages. In a statement yesterday, ZETDC said the power shortages were being caused by generation constraints at Hwange Power Station and also due to rehabilitation works at Kariba Dam. The…
THE fight over where the remains of the late former president Robert Mugabe, pictured, should rest is escalating, with debates around Zimbabwe’s long-time ruler remaining as divisive after his death as was the case when he was alive. This is notwithstanding Friday’s surprise court decision to affirm a controversial Zvimba chief’s ruling in May which…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, says Zimbabwe is unstoppable after taking a broad development trajectory and dismissed the country’s critics for condemning the current administration. This comes as Mnangagwa last Thursday commissioned 50 new Zupco buses from China as the government seeks to end transport challenges in urban areas. “There are those both at home and abroad…
THE High Court has settled the long-standing battle for the control of the Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church after it dismissed an application filed last year by the church’s self-proclaimed leader Tonnie Sigauke. In her judgment, High Court judge, Justice Esther Muremba, said Sigauke had no legal authority to file the application on behalf of the…
