THE Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill sailed through the Senate yesterday and now waits for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent. This comes as the opposition and civic society have expressed fear that the proposed Act will further shrink the country’s democratic space and lead to the closure of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) perceived to be…
A HARARE woman Charlotte Chavavarirwa has taken the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to court following the seizure of her four vehicles. It is alleged that Chavavarirwa was the girlfriend of a NetOne employee, Daniel Kalira, who was arrested last year after he allegedly stole $150 million from the company. According to Zacc, Kalira would steal…
CHILDREN of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders won a reprieve late last week after the South Africa government backed down in a…
NATIONAL Handling Services Company (NHS) says it will improve cargo handling facilities at Bulawayo and Victoria Falls airports by investing in new equipment. The government-owned NHS is a licensed ground aviation cargo handler at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Victoria Fall Airport, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, Kariba Airport, Masvingo Airport and Buffalo Range Airport….
A POLICEMAN from Karoi, Mashonaland West, will have to spend the next 10 years in prison after the High Court threw out an application where he challenged his conviction and sentence. Samson Murire, together with four other accomplices, was convicted of the charge of tampering with apparatus for the supply and generation of electricity after…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) says it has roped in women and youth to provide input in the design and implementation of its climate change policies, a move meant to bring more solutions to the management of climate change effects. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zela spokesperson Ignatious Maeresa said climate policies should…
A HARARE-BASED security firm, Crush Security, has lost a US$261 430 claim it said it was owed by Parirenyatwa hospital for the provision of security services after a High Court judge dismissed its application. Crush Security was also seeking to recover interest at the prescribed rate of five percent calculated from October 1 2011. According…
A MARRIED Ruwa man, Jeffrys Harurapwi, 22, has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate court after his girlfriend implicated him in a case of motor vehicle theft. Harurapwi, who was arrested together with Peace Musekiwa, 20, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday. According to court documents, Harurapwi’s girlfriend Nomatter Chenhara stole a car in November…
AN Epworth man, who is believed to be part of a gang that broke into a house in Marondera in September last year and stabbed the owner to death, has been arraigned before a Harare court. Laison Taziva appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday facing a murder charge. It is the State’s case that…
By Yvonne Ncube A MAN from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, has been taken to court for allegedly assaulting his younger brother in a fight over family inheritance. Abraham Dube appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube facing attempted murder charges and was remanded in custody to February 13. It is the State case that the accused…
