HARARE – Government will soon remove all prosecutors seconded to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from State security agencies with no law degrees, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi has told the National Assembly. He made the disclosure after Zengeza West MDC MP Job Sikhala asked what was the government doing to deal with…
HARARE – The crackdown on black market currency trading to curb a parallel market blamed for the spike in prices is not enough to address the problem, economists said yesterday. This comes as there has been a heavy security presence around commercial areas typically associated with black market trading. Traders were largely absent from posts…
HARARE – Businessman Genius Kadungure has accused former first lady Grace Mugabe of protecting Wicknell Chivayo from arrest and prosecution. Kadungure said this in court yesterday when he took to the stand to defend himself in a matter where he is accused of defrauding Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna, Ivon and Enock Gatawa of more…
HARARE – Controversial businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure was yesterday arrested as he left the Harare Magistrates’ Courts on allegations of tax evasion amounting to $22 million. Ginimbi had appeared before Harare magistrate Morgan Nemadire on allegations of defrauding Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna, Ivon and Enock Gatawa of more than ZAR1 million on…
HARARE – Doctors yesterday lifted the lid on the August 1 killings, releasing an explosive report in which several people accused the military of shooting them at point blank following the hotly-disputed July 30 elections. In their report titled “A New Era or Error” — which was released at a local hotel — the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – An angry opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, yesterday threw the gauntlet at both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga — challenging them to also testify at the official probe looking into the August 1 killings which saw at least six civilians being shot dead in Harare. This comes after Chamisa was asked…
HARARE – An angry opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, yesterday threw the gauntlet at both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga — challenging them to also testify at the official probe looking into the August 1 killings which saw at least six civilians being shot dead in Harare. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Combined Harare Residents’ Association (CHRA) has questioned the rationale behind the local authority’s plans to install prepaid water metres amid poor water supplies. Mfundo Mlilo, the director of CHRA, told the Daily News: “We have asked them what problem they are trying to address and they have said it is the issue…
HARARE – National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) chairperson Sten Zvorwadza has pleaded with Harare City Council to allow inner city vending after being abruptly removed from Four Ways Traders mall along Julius Nyerere where they had been relocated. In a letter to Harare town clerk Hosea Chisango, Zvorwadza said: “We kindly request your office…
HARARE – At least 46 magistrates are going to participate in a two-day anti-corruption training course that begins today at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harare, as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) steps up its fight against the scourge that has negatively affected the economy. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, JSC deputy secretary Sithembinkosi…
