HARARE – A bruising legal and political wars could explode soon after it emerged yesterday that former Finance minister Tendai Biti and a number of well-known businesspeople are among a stellar list of individuals and companies which are being targeted for investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (Zacc). [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – An incestuos lust has earned two relatives a combined 74 months in prison after the other failed to pay an amount of money that had been agreed on. Panashe Dhave, 21, who is alleged to have fallen in love with her uncle Pikitai Dhave, 29, was sentenced to an effective 400 hours of…
HARARE – Prosecuting duties of the Special Anti-Corruption Unit set by President Emmerson Mnangagwa have been challenged in court, this together with its independence and constitutionality. The challenge was made during the commencement of suspended University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura’s trial who is being accused of fraudulently awarding former first lady Grace Mugabe…
MUTARE – The eastern border city of Mutare is soaked wet with sewage and sinking a borehole would, save for a few locations, most likely lead to people drinking sewage residue. For years on end, Mutare City Council (MCC) has not been replacing or upgrading its sewage network and it’s now rotten and in perpetual…
HARARE – ZANU PF and MDC Alliance supporters yesterday demonstrated a rare sign of political maturity when they gathered at Africa Unity Square to celebrate the swearing-in of their Members of Parliament (MPs). The two sets of supporters are traditionally sworn enemies especially during election periods amid accusations and counter accusations that they were authors…
HARARE – Members of the Ninth Parliament were sworn in yesterday with former Finance minister Tendai Biti painting a gloomy picture of its prospects of success owing to what he termed a “crisis of legitimacy”. Speaking to the Daily News soon after taking oath yesterday, Biti insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa lost the July 30…
HARARE – The country’s largest cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe said the shortage of cement in the country is temporary and there is no need for Zimbabweans to panic. PCC managing director Kelibone Masiyane said their factory has not increased the price of cement, however, there is escalation in cement prices in the market. “PPC wishes…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo’s western suburbs are set to go for up to 24 hours without water, following power failures that have affected one of the city’s main reservoirs, Nyamandlovu Aquifer. In a statement, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) said the water shedding exercise will only be scrapped after the levels of the Magwegwe Reservoir have…
HARARE – The trial of former Zanu PF legislator Psychology Maziwisa and television personality Oscar Pambuka will continue on September 18 with an inspection in loco at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Centre (ZBC) at Pockets Hill in Harare. The inspection in loco by the courts is meant to establish whether Pambuka and Maziwisa charged the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – The case in which former Cabinet minister Walter Chidakwa and his former permanent secretary, Francis Gudyanga are being charged for corruption involving $29 000 has been postponed to October 4. The matter was postponed due to the absence of the prosecutor Clemence Chimbari who was said to be at a funeral. This followed…
