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TWO Bulawayo councillors have lost their commercial stands after it emerged that they had fraudulently used their positions to acquire prime council land ahead of deserving beneficiaries. The repossessions come as residents have raised complaints over the questionable behaviour of some of the councillors who were accused of corruption. The Bulawayo City Council was forced…

By Regis Chingawo and Brighton Muronzereyi FISSURES have been reported in the MDC, with some senior party officials accusing their president, Douglas Mwonzora, of delaying an elective congress. One of the candidates eyeing the presidential post, Norest Marara, told the Daily News yesterday that Mwonzora tried to eject him from a national standing committee meeting…

By Nyasha Dube THE HIGH Court has ordered a private game park, Antelope Park, to pay over $5 million to the National Employment Council (NEC) for the Tourism Industry in outstanding amounts for pension and levy contributions. The employment council had approached the courts seeking its intervention and to order Antelope Park to pay it…

HARARE City Council directors Cainos Chingombe and Tendai Kwenda, who were nabbed on allegations of abuse of office over the purchase of luxury vehicles using money meant for service delivery, have been acquitted. The two were found not guilty of the allegations by regional magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti Guwuriro who ruled that there had been no…

By Yvonne Ncube BULAWAYO will next week host Zimbabwe’s inaugural rabbit meat expo, as the demand for the animal protein is rising in the country and the export market. The event will be held on November 19, running under the theme; “The Big Deal”, at the Mystique Event Centre at Fourwinds. Midesha, a rabbit meat…

By Nyasha Dube A CHIVHU woman, Emelda Marizani’s husband was a serial womaniser for 13 years and abusive, a situation which forced her to allegedly murder her four daughters in cold blood in 2020, High judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi heard yesterday. Marizani, who was arrested back in 2020 on four counts of murder charges, had…

INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) ministry has expanded its community information centres (CICs) project to urban cities and yesterday opened 10 centres in Harare. The CICs are public places, mostly located at post offices, where people can access computers, free internet and other digital-technologies that enable them to gather information, learn and communicate with the global…

RUNDE Rural District Council (RRDC) in the Midlands Province says it has resolved to expand its residential, industrial and commercial areas as part of its smart town drive. According to the local authority’s latest minutes, the RRDC, which is under Zvishavane district, has since engaged a private company, Copper Meadows properties, to help implement its…