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© DOCTORS yesterday held talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a meeting that was controversially organised by his wife Auxillia. This comes shortly after the first lady denied interfering in government business following her unannounced visit to National Pharmaceuticals (NatPharm) demanding an account of drugs dispatched to districts hospitals. [GoogleAd] She reportedly arranged yesterday’s meeting…

WITH a few well-connected big guns in the country continuing to prosper suspiciously despite Zimbabwe’s dire economic situation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has launched a fresh crackdown against all powerful people who stand accused of amassing wealth irregularly, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This comes as a strong consensus is beginning to build within…

© OUTSPOKEN Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni has gone into hiding after suspected Zanu PF thugs tried to seize his government-issued vehicle. The incident took place yesterday morning as the traditional leader was leaving Tredgold Magistrates’ Courts where he has a pending case of malicious damage to property. [GoogleAd] Ndiweni’s lawyer, Dumisani Dube, confirmed the development…

© PARLIAMENT will next month begin public consultations on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa), which will replace the Public Order and Security Act (Posa). According the Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, the portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services and the thematic committee on Peace and Security have…

© LESS than 10 legislators contributed to the debate on the Companies and Other Business Entities Bill in the 270-member National Assembly. This was revealed by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. “This Bill is very technical and this has been buttressed by the number of people that have debated on the Bill,”…

© FORMER permanent secretary in the Mines ministry Francis Pedzana Gudyanga — accused of defrauding the State of more than $1,6 million — has notified the court that he wants to have his case heard in camera. Through his lawyer Norman Mugiya, Gudyanga said he wants to divulge classified information which he cannot reveal in…

© THE State said yesterday that it has asked Interpol to issue a red notice — asking police worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi pending extradition — on accusations of misappropriating funds meant for the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) General Assembly. [GoogleAd] Mzembi is jointly charged…

© AN elderly couple that was brutally assaulted by police officers because they had not run away during a crackdown on kombi touts at Machipisa bus terminus have demanded $200 000 damages. Joseph Tapiwa Nyamayedenga, 57, and Chiedza Nyamayedenga, 42, cited police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema as respondents. [GoogleAd] The…

© A GROUP of 343 Chinese business and leisure tourists is expected in the country today under the “Tour Africa – New Horizon” project aimed at attracting Chinese visitors to Africa. The group arrives in Zimbabwe after touring Djibouti and Tanzania. [GoogleAd] In an effort to bolster the growing tourism industry, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority…

© Harare City Council (HCC)’s expensive BIQ billing system was seriously under-utilised, with only half the software components being fully utilised. The latest audit committee minutes show that two of the software components also called modules, the medical aid and cash-flow management, were never utilised by council. [GoogleAd] Last month, owners of the system, Quill…