TWO Harare detectives from CID Drugs appeared in court over the weekend, accused of demanding US$1 000 bribe from suspected drug dealers for favourable testimony in court. Shinnon Mihloro and Fortune Simbarashe Matoma were nabbed at Harare Magistrates’ Court for receiving US$70 trap money after one of the drug dealing suspects reported the matter. The…
By Brighton Muronzereyi GOVERNMENT says content creation can be developed into a million-dollar industry and a source of sustainable employment for young people. Speaking in Kadoma during a content creator’s workshop at the weekend, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere, challenged content creators to produce quality local content. “I would like to challenge all…
By Hazel Marimbiza CIVIL society organisations in the Sadc region have urged governments to allocate more funds to early childhood development learning so as to ensure children acquire physical well-being, social and emotional competence, among other abilities. This was revealed under a recently published research titled “Budget expenditure analysis on early childhood development education”, which…
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student spent the weekend in prison after she allegedly shared a message in a WhatsApp group inciting other students to burn the library as part of the protest against the recent fees hike by the institution. Tsitsi Mutamba, 20, was not asked to plead to allegations of incitement to commit public…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has appealed to retailers to desist from charging prices of goods and services exclusively in United States dollars only. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CCZ acting chief executive Rosemary Mpofu said they were receiving numerous complaints from consumers against some retailers demanding payment only in…
BETTER Brands Jewellery (BBJ) has underlined its status as the country’s biggest buyer of gold after contributing 66 percent of deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refiners (FGR) in the first eight months of this year. FGR boss Peter Magaramombe told the Daily News On Sunday that the government was on course to surpassing last year’s deliveries…
By Hazel Marimbiza United Kingdom (UK) has challenged local companies to venture more into exporting manufactured goods so as to contribute to the economic development of the country. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday on the sidelines of a trade conference, the UK head of trade policy for Southern Africa, Charlie Morris said…
FOUR months ago, Simba Muchingami was a very happy man. Customers were queueing outside his modest bakery in Kuwadzana, a high-density residential…
ANGLO American Platinum’s unit in Zimbabwe has asked the high court to intervene in a bid by the nation’s tax authority to seize $24m in a dispute over royalties. Unki Mines, owned by Anglo American Platinum, lodged an urgent court application against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which has sought to garnish funds from the…
A MBARE man has been slapped with an effective 10 years in jail for being in possession of nine metres of power utility, Zesa, cables which were hidden in the Mukuvisi river banks in Mbare, Harare. Pikitai Mukucha, 31, appeared before regional magistrate Temba Kuwanda answering to allegations of violating the Electricity Act for possessing…
