HARARE – Zimbabweans have expressed outrage over the government’s poor planning and unnecessary expenditure at the expense of preventing medieval diseases like cholera, which has so far claimed the lives of at least 30 people. Government has since declared a state-of-emergency after the outbreak had spread to most parts of the country from the epicentre…
HARARE – A woman who lost her brother when members of the army opened fire, killing at least six people during a violent demo in Harare last month has approached the High Court seeking to nullify the subsequent Commission of Inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the disturbances. The woman, Alison Charles,…
HARARE – Opposition legislators are planning to humiliate President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he presents his State of the Nation Address (Sona) in Parliament today — as the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance continues to refuse to accept his July 30 poll victory. This comes as opposition MPs also heckled and jeered Chief Justice Luke Malaba and…
HARARE – The 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship is looking for 42 young Zimbabwean leaders who have a proven record of leadership and accomplishment in business, or civic engagement. The applications for the fellowship opened mid-last week and will close on October 10. After the deadline, all eligible applications will be reviewed by independent readers. Following…
HARARE – A Ruwa man who would tell his niece it was their tradition that the two sleep together before sexually assaulting the victim has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. The man, 34, (name withheld) is now serving time behind bars after being convicted of rape charges. He appeared before Harare regional magistrate…
HARARE – A Harare man reportedly misrepresented to be a finance director of a steel company and successfully sued Chitungwiza Municipality (Chitungwiza) for $119 000, a court has heard. Paul Enerst Mzenge Zhou’s scheme was unearthed after a local newspaper reported on the High Court matter in which he was going to benefit $119 000…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has launched investigations into possible sexual harassment at the Department of Immigration. In a statement, ZGC chairperson Margaret Sarangwe-Mukahanana said the probe follows complaints of sexual harassment within the department. “It is hereby notified that in terms of section 5 of the Zimbabwe Gender Commission Act [Chapter 10:31],…
MUTARE – Construction mogul Nancy Saungweme has challenged pension funds to invest in real estate — considered a safe haven. The Aloe Enterprises boss said Mutare’s central business district (CBD) — unchanged in decades with an inter-mix of dilapidated, old and re-developed buildings, was a clear testimony of lack of sufficient investments in properties. “Mutare…
HARARE – Renowned Harare doctor Macjohn Chirisa has been dragged to court by his wife after he threatened to kill her for instituting divorce proceedings against him. Chirisa, 47, is being charged with intimidating and stalking in breach of the Domestic Violence Act. Chirisa is denying the charges and his case will be tried tomorrow….
HARARE – There were running battles in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) over the weekend as police and Harare City Council (HCC) officials launched a major blitz to drive vendors out of the city. On Saturday, the Daily News witnessed hordes of police details chasing vendors from their selling points in the CBD and yesterday,…
