BULAWAYO – Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni has raised concern over the way the law enforcers conducted themselves in closing a road in the CBD which was a perceived hub of illegal money changers, popularly known here as Osiphatheleni. The road was recently closed after Chief Justice (CJ) Luke Malaba raised concern over the operation of…
HARARE – There are massive human rights violations in the country’s prisons, a report by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has revealed. In the report released last week, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum exposed human rights violations that include; overcrowding and food shortages among others. “Persons deprived of their liberty are entitled to the right…
HARARE – MDC’s 19th anniversary celebrations will go ahead this weekend whether the party gets clearance from the police or not, its president Nelson Chamisa has said adding there are protests lined up across the country. Addressing journalists at a press briefing at Harvest House yesterday, Chamisa said the party will go out of its…
HARARE – Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has approached the High Court seeking to stop his eviction from a property that he bought from a local company, which now claims he did not pay for other part of the property that he is occupying. In the application, Chivayo is the applicant, while Five Chisholome Road Freeholder…
HARARE – Former President Robert Mugabe’s son in-law Simba Chikore was yesterday arraigned before the courts facing unlawful detention allegations. Chikore and his accomplice Simbarashe Mutimbe allegedly detained Zimbabwe Airways employee Bertha Tsitsi Zakeyo for four hours when they refused her exit from her workplace. Yesterday, Harare magistrate Elisha Singano said there was no compelling…
HARARE – Creditors and members of Puzey and Payne (Private) Limited, which is under judicial management, are set to hold their first meeting at the Master of the High Court on October 31. The indaba is being held to consider the provision of claims against the company and the delivery of a report by the…
HARARE – There has been a huge increase in the demand for skin-lightening creams throughout the country. While only women have been known to drive the bleaching industry, men have now joined in the bandwagon. The skin-lightening craze now goes beyond age, sex, taste and class. This has led to the mushrooming of both informal…
HARARE – MDC youths are threatening an Arab Spring-type of revolution to avenge the death of a 40-year-old vendor who was killed in Harare recently. The vendor was fatally shot by an unnamed motorist who was wearing a scarf similar to the one often worn by President Emmerson Mnangagwa early this month. “They killed ‘Dread’…
HARARE – As the fuel crisis continues to worsen, many motorists are sleeping in fuel queues at various pump stations. In a survey, the Daily News observed that hundreds of people are queuing for fuel for the whole night, especially public transport operators. “I’m in transport business, there is nothing we can do because we…
HARARE – Doctors are demanding to be paid their salaries in United States dollars to cushion themselves from rampaging inflation. At the same time, the doctors have implored government to declare the situation in the health sector a state of emergency to enable it to seek aid from international partners. In a letter to Health…
