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By Masimba Makwembere  makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw FOUR people yesterday died while several others were injured when a kombi they were traveling in veered off the road near Sunway City along the Harare-Mutare Highway. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the fatal road accident. “The police confirm a fatal road traffic accident which occurred today (yesterday) at around 1330…

THERE has been another puzzling and striking intrusion — this time at the offices of the deputy minister of Tourism, Tongai Mnangagwa. The daring break-in at the Harare central business district workplace of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s nephew took place on Monday night. This comes after two recent and disturbing security breaches — as well as…

By Rutendo Ngara TWO Harare businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe will know the fate of their bail application at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts next Tuesday. This comes after the two accused were arrested on June 26 over alleged US$7 million fraud after they failed to supply over 600 000 goats under a presidential scheme….

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially launch the Gukurahundi community hearings in Bulawayo this Sunday to mark the rollout of the victim-centred reconciliation outreach programme in the Matabeleland region. This comes as the hearings are aimed at bringing closure to the unrest that occurred in the early 1980s and fostering lasting peace and unity…

By Ketty Nyoni  nyonik@dailynews.co.zw OVER 210 000 people are expected to be vaccinated against cholera across the country as health authorities take measures to end the communicable disease that has killed over 700 since February last year. The oral cholera vaccination campaign, which starts at the end of this month, is targeting people who missed…

ZANU PF is moving to stop its structures from continuing to urge President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in office, the party’s national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Machacha said the former liberation movement would — in this regard — rein in the chanting of slogans suggesting that…

By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw TOP economist, businessman and presidential biographer, Eddie Cross, has drawn attention to the alarming levels of corruption in government. In his latest weekly blog, the independent minded Cross made the stunning revelation that he had recently been asked for a US$250 000 bribe by a senior government official to facilitate a…