PEOPLE with disabilities (PWDs) are set to launch an organisation which is meant to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bid for a second term of office in next year’s general elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Kadoma businessman Jimayi Muduvuri, who is known for helping people living with disabilities under the Muduvuri Rehabilitation and Empowerment…
By Nyasha Dube TWO Beitbridge men, who are suspected to have been going around stealing underground armoured cables from the National Railways of Zimbabwe’s (NRZ) railway lines have been arrested by the police. In a statement issued yesterday by the police, the two suspects, Pardington Chera (32) and Courage Sithole (26) were arrested last Thursday…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE United States (US) government has pledged more support for Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV by funding programmes aimed at reducing new cases. This development comes as the National Aids Council (NAC) has embarked on various programmes aimed at achieving zero HIV infections by 2030. Addressing the media after paying a courtesy call…
By Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Civil Registry Department is pushing for its employees to wear uniforms as a way to curb corruption…
FOUR men from Mbare in Harare have appeared before a magistrate facing charges of stealing chairs and tyres valued at $3 608 000 from the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) since September this year. The four, Petro Mangi (66), David Fombe (45), Simbarashe Chinyakata (21) and Enock Mboneke (27), appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing…
By Nyasha Dube A BULAWAYO Public Service Commission (PSC) official Geoffrey Nyathi appeared in court on Friday facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly diverted fuel coupons worth US$2 990 that were meant for fuelling the commission’s fleet to his personal use. He is accused of carrying out the offenses on 118 different…
By Nyasha Dube THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says it has started processing compensation documents for a Chitungwiza man who was severely assaulted by police for allegedly violating a curfew imposed by the government in 2020 to stop the spread of Covid-19. This comes after Ednock Dube, 46, successfully sued police in April…
By Hazel Marimbiza SIX people perished while nine others were injured when a truck rammed into a Nissan Caravan vehicle along the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road on Saturday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said of the six people who died, five perished on the spot while the other one died after being admitted at Kwekwe General…
By Ketty Nyoni PERSONS With Disabilities (PWDs) have called on the government to come up with sustainable measures to empower them so that they do not become charity cases. Speaking during the World Disability Day commemoration held in Caledonia in Harare on Saturday, Susan Chibika, senior programmes officer at Deaf Zimbabwe Trust, said there was…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Harare City Council (HCC) health department has been severely affected by mass resignations and is currently operating at half capacity. In minutes of a special council meeting held last month, health committee chairperson Charles Nyatsuro said they agreed to refer the proposal for a salary increase and retention of nurses and…
