By Rutendo Ngara HARARE regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi yesterday sentenced an 84-yearold woman to 15 years for raping a minor boy. Erica Gurure of Mufakose suburb in Harare was convicted of aggravated indecent assault after the court found her guilty or raping a 17-year-old boy. The boy who was raped has autism. In handing down…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) says the public should not panic as one of its units is conducting a field training exercise in the capital until Friday. In a statement, the director army public relations, Hlengiwe Dube, said the exercise would be conducted during the day and was not expected…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FRESH fissures have emerged within the ruling Zanu PF’s Mashonaland Central structures, ahead of provincial elections scheduled for later this year. Party insiders who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — revealed yesterday how ambitious bigwigs in the region were “stampeding to outdo each other” ahead of the forthcoming…
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has expressed concern over various bottlenecks that undermine the ease of doing business in the country, creating a fertile ground for corruption. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently said prioritising value addition and improving the ease of doing business would see the country’s economy grow in leaps…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ITALY is optimistic that Zimbabwe’s arrears and debt resolution process will succeed and unlock international finance to spur economic growth. This comes after the Structured Dialogue Platform was established by the government in December 2022 to institutionalise structured dialogue on key reform areas with its official bilateral creditors, development partners,…
RIOZIM Limited’s diamond production at its Murowa Mine has taken a significant hit due to obsolete machinery and recurring operational issues. According to the company’s trading update for the financial year ending December 31 2024, the mine’s plant throughput plummeted by 47 percent due to reduced processing capacity. “The Associate’s plant throughput went down by…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE government has approved the principles of the Road Accident Fund Bill, which seeks to compensate injured and deceased road accident victims. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the proposed bill also sought to reduce road traffic accidents. “The Road Accident Fund Bill seeks to…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO A NEW survey has once again exposed the distressing struggles that the majority of women continue to face around the country when they want to access health services. The survey, whose results were released on Monday this week, also highlighted the worryingly low breast and cervical cancer screenings among women between…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw MARONDERA Town Council has ordered all owners of unregistered billboards to regularise in the next 30 days or risk being fined and the billboards removed at their cost. “All illegal billboards and those with outstanding fees will be removed by July 2 and the council will impose penalty fees on owners of…
Mugove Tafirenyika NEWS EDITOR tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw FORMER opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, gave a strong indication yesterday that he will soon announce a new political movement which will reflect a clean break from the past. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Chamisa also made it clear that the new outfit would…
