A HARARE family tried to kill their son-in law for abusing their daughter before forcing him to file a fake police report, a Harare magistrate heard on Thursday. Castain Gusha, 49, his wife Fungai Chivige, 44, and their daughter Define, 25, were arraigned before magistrate Taurai Manuwere on an attempted murder charge. Gusha and Chivige…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw IT IS a matter of time before Zimbabwe has its first woman president, the leader of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA), Elisabeth Valerio, says. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Valerio said it was very disappointing, in this regard, that fewer women…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe was food-secure but was grateful for an offer of free grain from Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Yvonne Ncube and Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERS THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) suffered a major blow yesterday after Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu barred the party’s 12 aspiring National Assembly candidates from taking part in the August 23 elections for filing their papers out of time. This comes after 12 Zanu PF…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is owed nearly $100 billion by residents and other ratepayers who are failing to regularly pay their debts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BCC finance manager, Isaac Matare, asked residents to pay their bills in order for the council to improve its service delivery and work…
POLICE in Harare have recovered over 50 kilogrammes (kg) of crystal meth, which was destined for Bulawayo and the suspect is yet to be identified and arrested. Police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, yesterday also confirmed the arrest of three suspected drug dealers in Harare, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza. They are expected to appear in court this…
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited says it will hold a virtual extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on August 7 to approve a US$30 million rights issue. The rights issue will see the listed digital technology group offer existing shareholders the opportunity to subscribe for new shares at a discounted price. The proceeds of the rights issue, which…
DESPITE the barrage of criticism and the many legal challenges that it has faced since it released its much-debated delimitation report earlier this year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will deliver credible elections on August 23. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec deputy chairperson, Rodney Kiwa, also said the national elections management…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PREPARATIONS for this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show set for next month are at an advanced stage with organisers targeting more than 520 foreign and local exhibitors. The 113th edition of the show is expected to run from August 28 to September 2 and will run under the theme “Sustained…
THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) yesterday deployed its first teams of about 40 election observers across the country ahead of next month’s general polls. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the EU EOM deputy chief observer, Beata MartinRozumiłowicz, said the observers would be deployed in both urban and rural areas. “The observers…
