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…
CHITUNGWIZA – Chitungwiza’s new mayor Gift Tsverere was yesterday sworn in at the council chambers. Tsverere takes over from Philip Mutoti who was on numerous occasions suspended and arrested over allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Daily News reporter Helen Kadirire caught up with Tsverere. Below are excerpts of the interview Q: Can I have a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has noted with great concern the shocking massive price hikes that have affected almost every basic commodity, worsening the plight of the already struggling masses. Prices of most products have gone up by over 50 percent and they continue to rise and this has seriously eroded the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is still far from achieving gender parity; hence it will be unreasonable to expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa to certify a 50-50 gender representation in the much-awaited Cabinet as a few women were elected into Parliament, a leading female politician has said. MDC legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga told the Daily News yesterday that it…
BULAWAYO – Police reinforcements had to be called in as Bulawayo residents yesterday disrupted council elections for the mayor and deputy after they protested against the no-show by councillors to a new venue they had suggested. The elections have been moved to Friday. But it was the idea to move the mayor and deputy mayor’s…
HARARE – Analysts have raised fears that the country’s troubled economy could soon plunge into another full blown crisis akin to the ugly 2008 hyper-inflationary era — unless the government acts urgently to address the wave of price increases, as well as the growing shortages of basic goods. This comes as industry is battling a…
HARARE – As the frosty relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his sulking predecessor Robert Mugabe get better, the government splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars last week hiring a charter plane for former first lady Grace — to allow her to fly from Singapore to Harare for her mother’s burial, the Daily News can…
HARARE – As the frosty relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his sulking predecessor Robert Mugabe get better, the government splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars last week hiring a charter plane for former first lady Grace — to allow her to fly from Singapore to Harare for her mother’s burial, the Daily News can…
GWERU – A Gweru court yesterday set free an opposition legislator who had been arrested for allegedly inciting his MDC Alliance party supporters to commit public violence ahead of the harmonised elections held in July. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers arrested Happymore Chidziva, the MDC Alliance youth assembly leader, who is the Highfield West constituency…
HARARE – Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa, yesterday dismissed an application by former NetOne chief executive officer Reward Kangai to be removed from remand after he argued that the State was taking too long to complete investigations in the matter where he is accused of prejudicing the State–owned telecoms giant of over $17,5 million. The State…
