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A UK-BASED charitable organisation, Beit Trust, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting developmental projects in Bulawayo to boost the city’s economy. With over a century of operations in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, the Trust disburses £2,5 million annually in grants, focusing on education and healthcare. During a tour of Bulawayo’s historic buildings, Beit Trust chief…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw LAWMAKERS have bemoaned delays in disbursing funds under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) by the ministry of Finance saying it is crippling public schools’ operations and affecting the standards of education. Debating a report by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service in the National Assembly last week, Citizens Coalition for…

By Rutendo Ngara A FORMER accountant at Valley Lodge, a property owned by ex-Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono, has incriminated the couple accused of swindling the former central bank chief of $100 million when they were engaged to manage it. Fadzai Chiro told Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje that the accused, Clark…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO SIX men who committed a series of armed robberies in Gwanda and surrounding areas have been sentenced to seven years each in prison. John Dube, Thulani Moyo, Samkelo Sibanda, Nkosana Ncube, Thabiso Mlalazi and Mkhululi Ndlovu stood before Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro. They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were…

Yvonne Ncube A 58-YEAR-OLD man from Emganwini Suburb appeared in court on Friday facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his son-in-law during a heated family dispute. The accused, Edmore Sibanda, is alleged to have attacked Tatenda Nyathi, 33, with a kitchen knife, accusing him of disrespect. He appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza…

By Rutengo Ngara A SAFEGUARD employee, Sinikiwe Muranganwa, was allegedly scammed out of US$3 000 by Pelcy Zindo, who claimed to be selling residential stands in Eyecourt, Harare South, through his company, News Home Housing Finance. Zindo appeared in court last week facing fraud charges and was granted US$100 bail. It is the State’s case…

ZIMBABWE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa as part of efforts to reinforce the country’s conservation approach. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Harare yesterday, Environment minister, Evelyn Ndlovu, said the MoU was in line with the country’s thrust to protect over 64 birds…

SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has invited the academia and industry stakeholders to advance artificial intelligence (AI) programmes for Parliament. Speaking in Harare at a symposium on harnessing artificial intelligence for the parliamentary processes, Mudenda said Parliament should be at the forefront of transformation and innovation to accelerate institutional modernisation. “The Parliament of…

Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE International Women’s Multisector Conference (IWMC), which seeks to empower women entrepreneurs from different countries to be financially independent, has launched a chapter in Zimbabwe. The launch was attended by women delegates from Zambia, South Africa, the UK, the USA, and the DRC. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, the director of IWMC…