THE bickering main opposition MDC has received yet another wake-up call — to put its house in order now, or risk being annihilated in the keenly-anticipated 2023 national polls — after it lost Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park local council seat in a by-election at the weekend. Party insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said…
A TOBACCO farmer has dragged his brother and business partner to the High Court for allegedly stealing US$3 million from his sales account with Tian Ze Zimbabwe. In summons filed at the High Court, Stanely Masaiti listed his brother Daniel Masaiti and his company Danchip Enterprises as respondents. [GoogleAd] The plaintiff’s (Stanely) claim arose from…
CIVIL Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) managing director David Chawota and head of legal affairs in the Transport ministry Angeline Karonga spent another night in prison after a Harare magistrate deferred their bail ruling to today. Chawota and Karonga are accused of failing to declare their personal interests in a company that was contracted by…
THE Indian government is set to ship its first consignment of life-saving drugs worth $250 000 this month, a batch which will be channelled to cyclone-hit areas. Speaking at the handover ceremony where the Indian community in Zimbabwe was delivering relief food items towards Cyclone Idai survivors, the Indian Ambassador…
Zimbabwe’s tax agency is cracking down on tax avoidance in both the public and private sector via underhand deals to try and recoup millions in lost State income, the head of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has said. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, which substantively took office last August, is planning to double…
IDENTICAL Harare twin sisters who bashed a man who bedded both of them in a scam to extort him of $3 000 have been fined $100 each for the offence. The twins Shyleen and Shylet Nyangande were fined by Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko after pleading guilty to assault. However, they pleaded not guilty to extortion…
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) has pledged to provide a two-meal-a-day feeding scheme in 10 schools in Cyclone Idai-hit areas of Chimanimani and Chipinge when schools reopen. Gmaz chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara said this as he made delivery of a $150 000 food relief donation in Mutare at the weekend. [GoogleAd] “The scheme will target…
A HARARE magistrate yesterday postponed ruling on the case of RGM Independent Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura who faces charges of attempting to breakout of prison in 2015. Gumbura is jointly charged with Blessing Chiduke, Luckmore Matambanadzo, Luck Mhungu, Taurai Dodzo, Thomas Chacha, Thulani Chizema, Jacob Sibanda, and Elijah Vhumbunu. [GoogleAd] Besides charges of…
MATABELELAND South has recorded the highest number of Tuberculosis (TB) deaths in Zimbabwe because patients live far from specialist doctors, complicating the management of the disease. Because people with TB require specialised care, having to travel long distances to get it may lead to worse outcomes, Health and Child Care ministry officials said during the…
ZVISHAVANE traditional leader Chief Mapanzure has been accused of illegally extending his territory into Insiza Chief Jahana’s in a battle that has stoked tribal tensions between the two. What has complicated the issue is Mapanzure’s alleged proximity to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a development chief Jahana has dismissed as a non-event, vowing to fight till he…
