Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army is demanding US$15 000 in damages from a man he is accusing of destroying his marriage to his wife of 21 years. Charles Mawere also wants the High Court to order DNA tests for his children as he no longer believes he is the…
THE BRITISH government has reiterated its readiness to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration if they fulfil their promises of reform that were made when the late former president Robert Mugabe fell from power in 2017. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News on Sunday at the weekend, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie…
IN YET another sign of the chaos that has been engulfing the opposition, the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC yesterday cancelled its much-anticipated extraordinary congress hours before it was due, citing logistical challenges, the Daily News On Sunday reports. At the same time, sources within the MDC said the postponement had been caused by a shambolic voters’…
THE Midlands State University (MSU) believes the implementation of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) will enable the institution to diversify into other projects, chief among them the production of pharmaceuticals. This comes following the successful establishment of their industrial park — an innovation hub focussing in manufacturing, chemical production, infrastructure and printing among other…
THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) hopes the government will put in place adequate logistical plans for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme. Zimbabwe is expected to receive a consignment of Covid-19 vaccines next year as part of the world Health Organisation’s (WHO) Covax Programme. Covax is a collaboration between WHO, GAVI and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday gagged Zanu PF members from discussing party issues in public, following the chaos that rocked the former liberation movement’s recent district coordinating committee (DCC) elections. Addressing a politburo meeting in Harare, the 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also gave hope to some defeated party bigwigs, whom he said deserved to have their…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi AUTHORITIES say ordinary motorists and bus operators may be able to pay toll fees in United States dollars this festive season, as part of efforts to minimise congestion at tollgates along the country’s major highways. However, Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza told the Daily News yesterday that a substantive decision on this was subject to…
THE Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) has commenced investigations into Harare Magistrates’ Courts prosecutor Tapiwa Kasema’s conduct after he consented to bail for alleged notorious armed robber Musa Taj Abdul and his gang. This comes as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday suspended Kasema after a huge public outcry following the granting of bail to the…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume, was back in the dock yesterday accused of trying to bribe a key witness in the stands scandal case he had been granted bail by the High Court last week. Prosecutors told a Harare Magistrate’s Court that Mafume was picked up on Monday by investigators while trying to bribe suspended Harare…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AS THE violent armed rebellion in neighbouring Mozambique worsens, there are growing concerns that Zimbabwe and other regional countries are at risk on a number of fronts — unless Sadc deploys troops there to quell the insurgency. Political analysts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said Sadc needed to assist Mozambique…
