THE government said it had taken note of the judgment by the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, which ruled that the…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A LITTLE-KNOWN political outfit, the Zimbabwe Republicans Front (ZRF), has endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s candidature in the forthcoming August 23 harmonised elections. This comes as the party’s leader, Fanuel Lisenga, on Wednesday, failed to raise the US$20 000 nomination fee required by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for him to join the…
LUPANE State University (LSU) in Matabeleland North Province, through its faculty of commerce, has established an advisory board for entrepreneurs in the region to be capacitated for economic growth. The advisory board would run under the LSU Business Clinic programme. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Business Clinic development manager, George Nhepera said the…
POLICE have confirmed the arrest of six suspects who allegedly robbed a top private school in Mutasa district, Manicaland Province, of cash and property valued at US$20 000 and R2 000. In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of Stanley Zamazama, 29, Caphas Mlambo, 52, Raymond Kompilo, 31, Chris Chauke, 48,…
ZIMBABWEANS are resorting to comic relief in the face of a flagging economy, as the local currency loses value by the day. After all, laughter is the best medicine. Last week, government workers’ salaries increased by 300 percent, with a health worker taking home about $1 000 000. To their shock, when some went shopping,…
A SUSPECTED fraudster, Trynos Muzanenhamo, has been arrested in Harare in connection with a series of fraud, cybercrime and money laundering cases valued at more than $27 million and US$1 800 over a period of three years. Three other suspects; Trevor Muzanenhamo, Bradwell Shangwa and Timothy Bvuramiti, who were part of the syndicate are on…
AT LEAST 18 people, who have fully recovered from leprosy, are stranded at the Mutemwa Leprosy Centre in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, as their families are reluctant to take them home from the Catholic Church-run institution. Leprosy is a result of an infection caused by the bacterium myco-bacterium leprae and it mainly affects the skin,…
TWO suspected bogus State intelligence officers, who were arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a local bank, appeared at the Harare Magistrates court on Friday, facing charges of impersonating a public official and extortion. Blessward Rufaro Zvikaramba, 26, and Mathias Mzezewa, 42, were arraigned before magistrate Munashe Chibanda before being released on $200…
MOBILE money customers are happy that the government has reduced the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) on domestic foreign currency transactions from…
A SCRAP metal dealer has been dragged to court after he was allegedly found in possession of a firearm that he picked up over nine months ago while collecting scrap. Darlington Rutendo Manyarara, 20, of Overspill, Epworth, appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda on Friday, where he was charged with the unlawful possession of a…

