By Brandon Josphat IN A significant development, the ruling Zanu PF has dropped its much-debated push to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office beyond 2028. In an interview with the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, confirmed last night that the party had ended its bid…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume was yesterday given an option of paying US$300 fine or serve three months in prison for lying under oath by the Harare Commission on Inquiry into suspected mismanagement and corruption at Town House. However, commission chairperson Justice Maphios Cheda wholly suspended the sentence on condition Mafume will not commit a similar…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw LENGTHY prison sentences — including life behind bars — will mitigate the country’s soaring murder and violent crime cases, authorities say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Rachel Muteweri, said there was no doubt that tough penalties for violent crimes and murder would…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 10 000 drug offenders were arrested across the country between September last year and January this year, the government has confirmed. Addressing the media at a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday the Information minister, Jenfan Muswere, said authorities also managed to destroy 79 illegal drug bases. “Cabinet considered an update…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is seeking US$23 million to complete the demining of 12 square kilometres of land, the last remaining area to be cleared in the country’s bid to be landmine-free by 2028. This goal is part of the country’s commitment to the Mine Ban Treaty, which aims to eradicate landmines globally. Initially, Zimbabwe…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF REPORTER josphatb@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yes- terday publicly dissociated himself from the business dealings of Wicknell Chivayo, saying he had absolutely nothing to do with the businessman’s lavish lifestyle. Answering questions at State House in Harare, during a lively two-hour meeting with editors from the public and private media, Mnangagwa also distanced…
STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on the media industry to support the country’s economic trajectory Addressing editors from various media houses at State House in Harare, Mnangagwa emphasised the importance of informed reporting.“Our national media are part of our institutional identity markers; they must be sovereign and self-determining in thought, expression, and interests,”…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State yesterday withdrew charges against a Harare couple who own Gray Homes Construction, accused of defrauding Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Miniyothabo, of over US$1 million in a botched construction deal.Gray Mudiwa and his wife, Annavester, were arrested last year for allegedly defrauding the VP’s wife after failing to meet…
STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has expressed concerns over the meagre pay-outs pensioners receive, stating they are inadequate to cover basic needs such as food, shelter, medication, and utility bills.This concern arises after Parliament received a petition from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Pensioners Advocacy Zimbabwe last year requesting an investigation into the plight of pensioners…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF REPORTERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated that he won’t remain in office beyond the expiration of his final five year team which ends in three years time.In addition, Mnangagwa also said that the ruling Zanu PF had no chance of persuading him to remain in office until 2030.Speaking to editors from public and…
