FOUNDERS High School deputy headmaster a has been fined US$200 after admitting to unlawfully hiring out a school bus without the approval. Nkosana Mlibazi, 47, appeared before magistrate Richard Ramaboea facing two counts of fraud. However, the State withdrew one count before a plea was entered, and he pleaded guilty to the remaining offence. The…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL authorities across the country have received a boost for their waste management efforts with the recent launch of a new technical support government initiative. During the commissioning of 20 refuse compactors in Harare recently, Local Government minister Daniel Garwe announced the formation of a Local Authorities Technical Support Unit, a…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s largest ethanol producer, Green Fuel, is facing a US$110 000 lawsuit after its security guards allegedly assaulted school pupils. The case was filed at the High Court by 11 applicants, represented by lawyers Tatenda and Peggy Tavagadza of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). The pupils allege that…
YVONNE NCUBE THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled in favour of Mater Dei Hospital Trust, ordering the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to grant duty rebate certificates for donated medical equipment. The court found that Zimra had unlawfully withheld the exemptions. The judgment, issued by Justice Maria Dube, followed a challenge from the Mater Dei Hospital…
PARLIAMENT has called on the public to nominate candidates to fill six vacancies on the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC), as the terms of the current commissioners are set to expire soon. In a statement yesterday, Parliament said the term of office for the current commissioners were set to expire. “In light of this, the Committee…
YVONNE NCUBE TWO Bulawayo men are awaiting judgment after being charged with culpable homicide for allegedly fatally assaulting a suspected thief at a Kelvin West industrial workshop. Tawanda Nyazika of Luveve and Glen Moto pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga. They remain in custody pending a verdict set for today….
HUNDREDS of thousands of EcoCash users from around the country have been winning different prizes — from essential household appliances to cash — in the EcoCash Chakachaya Ziyawa promotion as the leading fintech company’s popular annual promotion enters its final stretch. The promotion, which was launched on June 19 and runs until August 28 2025,…
THE ruling Zanu PF party will cruise to victory in 2028, says former Zanu PF youth league commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu. Speaking to Group Editor-InChief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Tsenengamu said looking at “the current status of the opposition,…
GOVERNMENT says there is a need to expand accommodation infrastructure in the tourism sector to boost hotel occupancy both for local and international tourists. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Tourism minister Barbra Rwodzi said the government needs to invest more to ensure domestic tourism improves. “We are lagging behind a little bit, and we…
POLICE have arrested a suspected mental patient for allegedly murdering five people and attempting to murder two in Matabeleland South. In a statement on Thursday night, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of Phamani Sibanda, 43, who became violent and assaulted seven people. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirm the arrest of a suspected…
