Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Lazini Ncube yesterday threw out MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job ‘‘Wiwa’’ Sikhala’s application for refusal of placement on remand following his dramatic arrest last Friday in Tynwald North on allegations of inciting public violence. Dismissing the application, Ncube said the firebrand politician’s utterances calling for the foiled July…
THE trial of MDC Alliance youth leaders Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa accused of faking their abduction after a demonstration in Warren Park, Harare, yesterday failed to kick off at the request of their lawyers. Their lawyer Alec Muchadehama told the court that they had not been served with all the papers to…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THERE is no let-up to the mayhem devouring the divided MDC, with the party’s interim leader Thokozani Khupe now pushing to have her secretary- general Douglas Mwonzora disciplined, the Daily News reports. This comes as Khupe and Nelson Chamisa have been involved in a similar and futile hammer and…
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, pictured, has been sued by a local mining firm after he allegedly suspended issuing copper licences early this month. He allegedly made the announcement during a Bindura rally. The firm, Jadeyed Investments (Jadeyed), which supplies copper to Mimosa Mining Company and Zimbabwe Alloys, cited Kazembe and Attorney-General Prince Machaya as…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala, who is accused of inciting public violence, yesterday said utterances he is alleged to have made are just, but political banter synonymous with politicians. Sikhala is challenging his placement on remand, saying the allegations by the State do not disclose an offence and he…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A MUREWA man has been slapped with the death penalty after murdering his seven-year-old daughter in 2017 as he sought to evade paying $30 maintenance. Charles Kavhumbura has been committed to custody while awaiting his execution for strangling his daughter to death. In his ruling, High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi…
THE National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) has expressed concern over a growing trend of hate speech and intolerance in the country, calling for an inclusive national dialogue to address the country’s socio-economic and political challenges. This comes as the government has slammed critics and opposition leaders, calling them ‘‘evil minded’’ or ‘‘terrorists’’ funded by…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw IN A major breakthrough, police busted one of the country’s most wanted armed robbery gangs during a shoot-out in Beitbridge yesterday, the Daily News reports. The terror gang included Musa Taj Abdul, 46, — who police alleged was a notorious criminal who had been on the run for 20 years….
THE Beitbridge Municipality has raised concern over the slow commercial development in the border town, warning investors whose stands have remained undeveloped for the past seven years that they risk having them repossessed. In a public notice dated August 20, Beitbridge town clerk Loud Ramakgapola said: “We have noted with concern that there has been…
BUSINESSMAN and football administrator Farai Jere will have to wait a little longer for his freedom as the court will rule on his bail application tomorrow. Jere is jointly charged with Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) employees Leonard Chisina and Freeman Chikonzo on allegations of defrauding the power supplier of over $US3,5 million…

