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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is inviting interested bidders for the provision of architectural consultancy services for the construction of new offices in Masvingo, the Daily News reports. According to the latest Government Gazette, in a bid to address office accommodation challenges within the authority, Zimra intended to construct…

CABINET has approved the proposed Zimbabwe Sport Integrity Bill which aims to curtail corrupt activities in sports, including match fixing and competition manipulation. The idea of a match fixing and doping law was mooted in 2015 but had failed to be developed over the years. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa recently said the Bill seeks to…

MDC Alliance national executive member Patson Dzamara was yesterday buried in Mutoko. Dzamara succumbed to colon cancer on Wednesday in Harare. This comes five years after his brother Itai was abducted by unidentified men in Glen View, Harare, while having a haircut. He has not been seen ever since. Speaking at the burial, MDC organising…

Myles Matarise matarisem@dailynews.co.zw In a bid to engage citizens in unpacking the delimitation process in the country amid the COVID-19, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) hosted a virtual Public Meeting recently. This comes as Zesn concluded that delimitation of electoral boundaries need to comply with international standards of quality voting strength, representatives and non-discrimination as…

Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN and CAPS United boss Farai Jere, accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) of over US$3,5 million in a smart meters supply deal, has been denied bail. Jere, who is jointly charged with ZETDC employees Leonard Chisina and Freeman Chikonzo, were found to be improper…

Jeffrey Muvundusi In BULAWAYO LAWYERS representing two of the police officers who were singled out for assaulting two Cowdray Park women have questioned the consistency of the State witness’ statement. Tinashe Dzipe of Morris Davis and Company who is representing the accused Simbarashe Bvekwa and Tichaona Zariro said the three statements recorded by one of…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that the two Covid-19 main isolation centres in the city have been cleared of patients as the number of those recovering continues to rise. Director of health services Edwin Sibanda on Wednesday told journalists that all of the 14 patients who had been admitted at Elangeni Training Centre…