THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it has partnered with churches to improve blood stocks, which diminished during the just-ended festive season owing to a number of fatal road traffic accidents. This comes after NBSZ has for a long time been experiencing blood shortages, a situation which has been worsened by lack of…
By Nyasha Dube and Yvonne Ncube CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba says the judiciary risks losing the confidence of Zimbabweans by continuing to delay finalising criminal cases. Officially opening the 2023 legal year at the Constitutional Court in Harare yesterday, Malaba said a lot needed to be done to ensure that the public did not lose…
POLITICIANS in Bulawayo have blamed the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for failing to maintain order in the second capital following the council’s plea to have political parties assist the municipality in ensuring informal traders operating in the central business district (CBD) are removed. This comes after the BCC recently issued an ultimatum to the informal…
THE High Court has dismissed an application by a mining firm, Kubakaidze Mining Syndicate, where it challenged Mines minister Winston Chitando’s decision to cancel its mining certificate. In its application, Kubakaidze cited Chitando, mining commissioner, Ophir Trust and Piwa Mining Syndicate as the respondents. According to court documents, Kubakaidze approached the court after a dispute…
ALL eyes are now on authorities as the controversy over the delimitation exercise conducted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) continues to rage, amid calls for Parliament to discard the report. This comes as political analysts say both Parliament and the executive arm of government are caught in a double bind over the contentious report,…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says it will soon review its much-criticised Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) curriculum to meet global trends. This comes as Cala’s current cycle is scheduled to end this year, with the programme having been introduced by the government in 2015. Speaking at the presentation of…
By Rutendo Ngara TWO more people died on Saturday evening in Chegutu, Mashonaland West, and 15 were injured when a bus they were travelling in while it was raining collided with another vehicle. This brings the total death since the start of heavy rains across the country last Thursday to six. Speaking to the Daily…
By Yvonne Ncube A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Sotshangane Flats, Nguboyenja in Bulawayo, took her husband to court for stealing her money and spending it with his second wife. Vimbayi Musengeyi hauled her husband Tapiwa Musengeyi before Bulawayo magistrate Malvin Shortgame on charges of stealing US$450 and R2000 from her savings. Tapiwa pleaded guilty to the…
By Rutendo Ngara POLICE are investigating a suspected case of political violence that happened in Murehwa North, Mashonaland East, where seven elderly people believed to be Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters were last Friday harassed and flogged with logs. A video of the assault went viral on social media over the weekend. In a…
BLESSINGS MASHAYA & BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has added its voice to calls by some opposition parties to have this year’s harmonised elections postponed so that much-needed national dialogue can take place first. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, ZCC president Ignatius Makumbe said such envisaged inclusive engagement still…
