THE lawyer representing 40 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly staging an unsanctioned car rally told the court yesterday his clients’ continued incarceration was casting the country in a bad light. The lawyer, Kudzai Kadzere, said this after the State asked that the continuation of the activists’ bail…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday unveiled the first batch of fire tenders set to benefit all the 92 local authorities in the country to curb fire incidences. This comes as at least 35 000 hectares of land have been lost to veld fires throughout the country since the start of the fire season…
THE Southern African Development Community Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has commended the government and the people of Zimbabwe for observing peace in the build-up to the harmonised elections to be held next Wednesday. Head of the SEOM, former Zambian vice-president, Nevers Mumba, made the remarks yesterday while launching the observer mission in the country, adding…
By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has implored Zimbabweans to act with decorum when the country goes to the polls on Wednesday next week. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Zec deputy chairperson Rodney Kiwa also urged politicians and ordinary citizens to be…
AUTHORITIES have warned both members of the public and medical practitioners to be wary of a dangerous drug which could be available in the country illegally. The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) said yesterday that the drug, Naturcold Syrup, was purported to relieve symptoms associated with the common flu. However, it added, Naturcold Syrup…
DISQUALIFIED aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere’s team says they will not dictate to their supporters who to vote for when general elections are held next week. This comes after the Constitutional Court declined to hear an urgent application by Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting….
AT LEAST 15 people died during the Heroes and Defence Forces Holidays out of the more than 150 road transport accidents that were recorded across the country, police say. This comes as the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe estimates that at least five people die daily due to traffic accidents, while at least one car…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) senior members Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, who are on trial for allegedly inciting public violence, have challenged an application by the State to introduce new video evidence. The two are being accused of posting a video on social media allegedly calling on members of CCC to participate in the…
THE government says there is no need to panic over the new coronavirus variant, Eris, which has now been confirmed to be present in neighbouring South Africa. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief coordinator for the national response to Covid-19 in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Agnes Mahomva, said the country…
THE Constitutional Court has refused to hear an urgent application by aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting in next week’s harmonised elections. Kasukuwere wanted leave to appeal Supreme Court judges, Justices Antonia Guvava, Felistus Chatukuta and Chinembiri Bhunu’s July 28 ruling…
