HARARE – A Harare court yesterday dropped an arrest warrant for businessman Genius Kadungure after he successfully argued that he missed a flight on September 17, causing him to fail to pitch for his fraud trial. Kadungure’s administrative warrant was revoked by regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire. Kadungure, affectionately known as Ginimbi, was represented by Jonathan…
HARARE – The government yesterday fired the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) board and also introduced a slew of measures aimed at stabilising the economy and stemming rising prices of goods. The new measures come as there are growing fears that the economy could be slipping back to the 2008 hyperinflation era when both the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe’s economy continues to come apart at the seams, experts say it is time for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his dithering lieutenants to bite the bullet and make the requisite changes needed to turn around the untenable situation. If this doesn’t happen as a matter of urgency, both business and economists told…
HARARE – Another German tourist was on Saturday seriously injured after he was trampled by an elephant as he tried to film it in Victoria Falls. The incident comes two days after another German national was trampled to death by a jumbo at Mana Pools game reserves as she tried to photograph it. Zimbabwe Parks…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa is not qualified to accuse President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being an illegitimate president because he (Chamisa) is also illegitimate, Thokozani Khupe, leader of the breakaway MDC has said. Through her spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni, Khupe said Chamisa is guilty of what he is accusing Mnangagwa of. “When he cries of…
HARARE – Former vice president Joice Mujuru’s National People’s Party (NPP) has all but collapsed after almost all its senior members deserted the party before it has even celebrated its third birthday. Analysts told the Daily News yesterday that what has happened to NPP demonstrates the future political limitations for anyone who was once a…
HARARE – Over 70 000 women in Zimbabwe are involved in unsafe pregnancy terminations each year, re-igniting debate on whether the authorities should legalise abortions. A civic society organisation pushing for safe abortion, Right Here, Right Now Zimbabwe (RHRNZ), has sensationally claimed that 70 000 women — almost the size of the ancient city of…
HARARE – Over 70 000 women in Zimbabwe are involved in unsafe pregnancy terminations each year, re-igniting debate on whether the authorities should legalise abortions. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will lock horns with Zanu PF in an electoral contest again in the Mutoko North by-election — three months after the July 30 disputed harmonised elections, the Daily News can report. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered that new elections be held for Mutoko North Constituency which fell vacant when…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading mortgage lender, the Central Africa Building Society (CABS) is merging some of its branches in Harare in line with its drive towards digitalisation. In a notice issued last week, the building society said it will be merging its Mabelreign branch with the Westgate branch and Mabvuku with Greendale branch. The merger…
