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ED launches US$5bn tourism recovery strategy

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday launched a US$5 billion National Tourism Recovery and Growth Strategy and called on local players to redesign their products and attract more tourists in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube recently indicated during the Midterm Budget Review…

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SA engaging Zim on crisis … as both Pretoria, ruling ANC speak  

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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PRETORIA said yesterday that it was in close contact with Harare over Zimbabwe’s deepening political and economic crises, adding that South Africa stood ready to assist if requested to do so, the Daily News reports. At the same time, the regional power’s ruling party — the African National Congress…

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UN, The Elders reprimand govt  

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw BOTH the United Nations (UN) and The Elders have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to stop alleged human rights violations in the country, the Daily News reports. The deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, Farhan Haq, said on Wednesday that the global inter-governmental organisation which aims to…

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Lawyers challenge regulated business hours

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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has taken the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to court challenging timelines that dictate that businesses should close by 3pm arguing this was unconstitutionally disadvantaging arrested persons. This comes after bail applications handled at the magistrates courts are now being…

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Police up ante against machete gangs  

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has so far arrested 8 051 machete-wielding gang members who have resurfaced and are terrorising mining communities, the Daily News reports. The machete gangs infamously known as the MaShurugwi went on a rampage last year as they robbed and attacked mining communities across the…

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Curfew times challenged

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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A RUWA man Ronald Magweta and Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) have approached the High Court seeking an extension of the starting time of the curfew to 8pm. This comes after the government imposed a 12-hour dusk-to-dawn curfew which begins at 6pm ending at 6 am the…

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Ministry director dies before trial

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A DIRECTOR in the ministry of Defence Peter Muchakazi reportedly died before the commencement of his trial in which he was alleged to have connived in swindling the ministry of over $300 000. On Tuesday the court heard that Muchakazi died on July 27 and the State submitted that they…

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Bulawayo mayor in questionable land deal

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Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO MAYOR Solomon Mguni, pictured, is in the news once again after being granted a development permit to construct six townhouses on a piece of land measuring 4 287 square metres. Two months ago, Mguni attracted criticism after he was offered a 25-year lease agreement for a 3,5 hectares plot at Lower…

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Our hands are tied, Apex Council says

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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants’ representative body, the Apex Council, says it cannot help its members to access their US$75 Covid-19 monthly allowance as it is in the dark regarding how it should be accessed, the Daily News reports. This comes amid reports that the government indicated on civil servants’ pay slips…

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Fresh row erupts at Doves

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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has stopped Doves Life Assurance (DLA) from holding an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to appoint five new directors until a long-running shareholding wrangle has been resolved by the courts. This comes as the High Court is yet to determine the case in which Phibeon Busangabanye and Farai…

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