Takudzwa Dhambu SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has counselled its nationals operating businesses in the country to comply fully with local laws. In this regard, the embassy made it abundantly clear to Chinese citizens resident in the country yesterday that compliance with Zimbabwean laws was a “non-negotiable foundation of all operations”. “In…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER OVER 400 swimmers from 23 clubs will make a splash at the EcoCash National Sprint Gala set to take place at Bulawayo City Pool from October 17 to 18. Zimbabwe Swimming chairperson Zanele Nkomazana said the upcoming event is a result of a strategic partnership between Zimbabwe Swimming and EcoCash. “The…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) says the recent isolated showers in most parts of the country do not signify the start of the planting season, and farmers should not be tempted to sow their crops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD spokesperson James Ngoma said the country had experienced generally sunny conditions…
A LOCAL freight company, Expert Freight (Pvt) Limited, has landed in trouble after allegedly breaching the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) system and failing to pay ZiG130 000 in import duty. The company’s representative, Bright Machawira, appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday and was granted US$300 bail. According to the State, Zimra introduced the Automated System…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO ward 1 councillor Josiah Mutangi and his co-accused, Janet Zhou, will proceed to trial after Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea dismissed their attempt to have some fraud charges thrown out. The pair, represented by Constance Mathaba of Makiye and Partners, faces 14 counts of fraud. They allegedly swindled vendors of US$200…
BY DION WATUNGWA & SIBONGILE NJOVO “THE world has moved on, but we are still here. It feels like we do not…
RUTENDO NGARA A UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean was allegedly duped of US$8 000 in a botched Crowhill residential stand deal by Yauma Property Management company. Simon Maguraushe, a representative of the company accused of fraud, appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai, who granted him US$100 bail. It is the State’s case that in August 2025, an…
RUTENDO NGARA THE Bulawayo High Court has jailed a man for 23 years for fatally stabbing a colleague with an Okapi knife following a misunderstanding. Thembelenkosi Mlothswa was convicted of murder with actual intent by Justice Ngoni Nduna. Justice Nduna noted the severe degree of force and depth of the wound, and the fact that…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE three-day Benny Hinn Healing Crusade, which kicked off on Friday, ended on a high note with the renowned Israeli-American evangelist, Benny Hinn, urging women to rise to the occasion. Held at Miracle Grounds in Ashdown Park, Harare, the threeday crusade drew large crowds, including notable figures such as Tourism minister Barbara…
THE High Court has dismissed an application by a medical doctor who was suspended for not administering blood transfusions because he believes ‘blood is sacred’. Seleman Saidi sought the High Court’s intervention to overturn the Health Professional Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ)’s decision to restrict him from practising medicine in areas such as public health, forensic…
