Tapiwa Chirume HARARE City Council (HCC) is set to shut down the MDC’s headquarters in the capital, after the former main opposition party failed to pay more than US$50 000 that it owes to the local authority. HCC acting town clerk, Phakamile Mabhena Moyo, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that the outstanding money was…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday slammed corruption and tender manipulation, warning that such unethical dealings would not be tolerated in the construction sector as they undermine confidence and compromise infrastructure delivery. Speaking during the official opening of the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe (CIFOZ) congress in Masvingo, the vice president stressed…
Rutendo Ngara A ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee accused of involvement in a US$6 million fraud was granted US$300 bail yesterday. The accused, Paradzai Mutasa, a systems developer, is jointly charged with Shupikai Mary Nicola Marongwe, a database administrator. The two were initially denied bail by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on the basis that they were…
THE government’s ongoing review of regulatory fees and licence costs will be a key discussion point at the CEO Africa Annual Roundtable to be held in Victoria Falls from October 14 to 18. This comes as the government is undertaking a review of licences, permits, levies, and fees across various sectors, including agriculture, tourism, and…
IN A bid to reconnect with shoppers and restore confidence, OK Zimbabwe is reintroducing large-scale community promotions as part of a wider turnaround strategy. Once a household name synonymous with affordability, the retailer had recently faced supply shortages, rising costs, and customer backlash over empty shelves. Now, OK Zimbabwe is putting community engagement at the…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are pulling out all the stops to standardise and stiffen penalties for drug offences in the country, in the light of some recent lenient sentences that were meted out to wrongdoers. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, confirmed the…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PROPHETIC, Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya and his wife, Tendai, are battling a civil imprisonment order after their company, Planet Africa, failed to repay over US$420 000 owed to a microfinance bank. This comes after the High Court in October 2024 ruled that Getbucks Microfinance Bank Limited should…
LAWMAKERS have called upon the ministry of Transport to allocate at least 10 percent of its budget toward road maintenance units along the country’s major highways. This comes as authorities plan to establish 20 road maintenance units to rehabilitate and preserve the country’s road network. In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CLEARING agency has been accused of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of ZiG4 million after allegedly manipulating its automated customs clearance system. Autarkings Investments, represented by Last Kaodzwa, appeared in court yesterday and was released on US$500 bail. According to the State, Zimra uses the Automated System…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) will this week con – clude its central business district (CBD) cleanup blitz, which has led to the closure of over 2 000 non-compliant businesses. Operation task force chairperson Edgar Dzehonye told the Daily News yesterday that at least half of the affected property owners…
