© TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said at least five people are killed daily in road accidents in the country. [GoogleAd] Officiating at the Word Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Accident Victims at Garwe Stadium in Chivhu, the minister said Zimbabweans must work together to minimise road carnage. “Every 15 minutes, a road…
© IN A welcome move, police have sanctioned a planned protest march by senior doctors on Wednesday this week — following the government’s recent firing of 448 of their juniors, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as jittery authorities also similarly allowed civil servants to toyi-toyi in Harare last month — only to make…
© EXPENSIVE SUVs swooshed past the grass-thatched homes as the noise from a helicopter shattered the Wedza rural peace, marking the return of one of their own, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. [GoogleAd] Saturday, November 30, was a big day at Chiwenga’s rural home as multitudes of people celebrated his return from China where he had…
© AN AIDE to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has claimed that the MDC boss escaped an assassination attempt yesterday after security agents allegedly fired shots at him during a tree-planting event in Marondera, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] However, police immediately denied that they had shot at Chamisa — admitting only to “firing teargas”…
© THE trial of MDC councillor Arnold Batirai Dube, who is facing charges of distributing flyers at a polling station during the 2018 elections in violation of the Electoral Act, has been further postponed. [GoogleAd] Dube is also accused of forging MDC chief of staff Sesel Zvidzai’s signature to enable him to take part in…
© HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba, pictured, has said the city council must have garnishing powers to enable it to recover millions of dollars owed by residents and other organisation. The council has been using debt collectors in the past but Gomba told the Daily News yesterday that its wish is to be given powers to…
© A CHITUNGWIZA man who was arrested after he was found with a live python around midnight has appeared in court. [GoogleAd] Lovemore Machingauta, 24, told Harare magistrate Yeukai Chigodora that he had been instructed by his grandfather, who owned the snake, to bring it to Harare from Murewa. Machingauta was charged with contravening the…
© TOP executives fingered in the Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL) Zimbabwe scam of overstating assets and profits that was unearthed by a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit report will face prosecution, the Daily News can report. According to THL’s parent company, the 10 executives, who include some from Zimbabwe’s Hippo Valley and Triangle estates, overstated assets and…
© A ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) consultant accused of attempting to swindle 2018 presidential elections candidate Joseph Busha of US$65 000 had her bail conditions temporarily varied when she appeared in court on Friday. [GoogleAd] Vimbai Mushongera, 50, who is the ZCTU consultant on social investments and developments projects, was granted temporary release…
© AN 18-year-old Chinamora teenager was jailed for four years on Friday for raping a nine-year-old girl. [GoogleAd] Daniel Marombo, 18, was slapped with a seven-year jail term before three were suspended on condition of good behaviour. Passing sentence, Harare regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire noted that Marombo was a youthful offender but had breached the…
