A HARARE motorist, who was on the verge of getting a parking ticket, reportedly tried to escape paying the fine by pretending to be a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official. Lanky Chikoti, 44, who is now facing charges of impersonating a public official, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday and was remanded out of…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE recent partial removal of sanctions on Harare by Washington will help to lift trade relations between Zimbabwe and the United States of America (USA). So believes Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the USA, Tadeous Chifamba, who adds that the country will ramp up its efforts to foster a “mutually beneficial partnership” between…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN YET more bad news for reeling citizens and businesses, Zesa has intensified its power cuts due to a major fault at the key Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes a few days after the embattled power utility cut back its electricity generation operations at Kariba Hydroelectric Power Station, due to…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITER THIS year’s tobacco marketing season opened yesterday with the first bale being auctioned at US$4.92, a marked improvement from last year when the first bale was sold at US$4, 32. This comes amid expectations by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) of around 235 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf…
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by former St John’s School coach, David Edward Gardner, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting four of his teenage students between 2002 and 2006. This is the second time that Gardner has tried to escape his community service sentence with his first appeal at the High…
ZANU PF has readmitted its expelled former bigwigs. Some of the members who were readmitted after being jettisoned for various reasons include former Cabinet ministers Ignatius Chombo and Petronella Kagonye as well as former MP for Chivi South, Killer Zivhu, among several members. Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday confirmed that the party had readmitted…
DROUGHT and a lack of readily available, clean water have caused water shortages in several African nations. Water treatment chemicals are in…
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says it is exploring new tobacco curing measures, including the use of solar energy in a bid to curb deforestation. This comes as the government introduced a tobacco levy on farmers at a rate of US$0,015 per dollar of the selling price in 2015 with the revenue generated…
LIFE continues to get harder by the day for poor Zimbabweans, as the cost of living in the country keeps rising — amid the worsening prices and local currency crisis. This comes as the hapless Zim dollar continues to plunge, causing the prices of basic goods to shoot up ever so often, amid desperate calls…
WOMEN’S shelter and rights advocacy group, Musasa Project, is worried sick about the worsening cases of rape in the country. This comes after the civil society organisation recorded a staggering 6 000 cases of rape last year — a shocking 80 percent of which had involved family members of the victims. Musasa Project — which…
