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WOMEN’S Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has called for interparty women’s coalitions to enhance their participation in next year’s general elections. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Walpe executive director and founder Sithabile Dewa said regardless of their political affiliations, women needed to join hands and fight against factors that hinder…

By Dionne Kanyowa IT SEEMS there is no end in sight for the ownership battle for Mugodhi Apostolic Faith after four church members of a rival camp contested the appointment of the founder’s son, Washington Mugodhi, as the sect’s bishop. This is despite the fact that the courts endorsed him as the bonafide leader of…

A HARARE man has been jailed for an effective seven years for pouring acid on his wife’s face, causing her serious burns, deforming her face after she had caused his arrest over a domestic violence case. Tatenda Pasipamire, 34, was reportedly having domestic disputes with his wife Editah Mutembo which saw him before the court….

A HIGH school teacher has been jailed for an effective 12 years for raping a teenage student who had gone for extra-lessons in Glen View, Harare. Admire Kafurura, 29, reportedly gave the minor water after which she began feeling dizzy and only to wake up naked with pain in her privates before opening up to…

 A FORMER Karoi magistrate has been jailed for one year after accepting a $20 bribe to influence a decision in a civil matter. Amanda Muridzo and clerk of court Shelter Kachirika, who brought her the $20 deal, were slapped with 18 months imprisonment each before six months were suspended for five years on condition of…

THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Accounts is pushing for the arrest of Harare City Council (HCC) officials over missing US$200 million which was exposed by the Auditor General‘s report. This comes after the Auditor General’s report for the period 2018-2020 claimed there were illicit financial activities at Town House with unverified expenditure of over…

Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw Celebrations Health is partnering with the ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) to offer free cleft lip and palate surgeries for 50 children at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital from today until week end. Speaking to Daily News yesterday,  Celebrations Health director Freeblessing Murahwa said  around 100 children have been screened for…

Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw MDC Senator Chief Ndlovu has appealed  to the government to build more children’s homes to curb the influx of street kids. Speaking in the Senate, Ndlovu implored the government to take a leading role in trying to reduce the number of kids who are living on the streets.“This is now a problem…

INSTITUTE of African Liberation (Instak) chief executive officer Kwame Muzawazi said lack of funding is slowing down the construction of the Museum of African Liberation in Harare. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday after a tour of the museum recently, Muzawazi urged the government to dis- burse funds in order for the project to…