OPPOSITION legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole say they wish they could change their surnames to resonate with the ruling elite in order to be granted bail. This was after regional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka threw out their application for bail on changed circumstances, saying nothing had been proffered to justify a change in circumstances.The two…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) has allocated US$1.5 million to strengthen disaster preparedness structures and systems in Zimbabwe. In a statement yesterday, the EU said the money will help fortify Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Unit structures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of disaster preparedness and response.“The EU is providing an additional US$1.5 million to…
THE United Nations (UN) says it has trained over 600 Zimbabwean women and girls with disabilities on human rights in a bid to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) related challenges. In its latest update, UN said through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1200 more women and girls and representatives of organisation’s for persons with disabilities…
Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw MAZOWE rural district council has been ordered by the High Court to pay its former employee over US$25 000 following its failure to finish paying off his dismissal benefits emanating from a deed of settlement they entered into three years ago. Stephen Chirova, who was employed as the area manager for the…
A SPEEDING mushika-shika driver has found himself in trouble after his theatrics in the Central Business District of Harare went wrong and hit pedestrians at a bus terminus. Garish Tsamvi was captured in a video that has gone viral while driving in a white Toyota Fun Cargo vehicle with his door open.In a video that…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO BULAWAYO residents have appealed to the government to intervene over the alleged failure by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to honour its contractual obligation of offering fully-serviced stands to beneficiaries. This comes as the local authority has failed to avail stands they sold in Tshabalala Extension, Pumula South, Woodville and Magwegwe West in…
FORMER police officer commanding CID Vehicle Theft Squad Kirisipeni Mutsengi will perform 315 hours of community service for taking and using a car held as an exhibit at Southerton Police Station, Harare, before getting involved in an accident. He was convicted of criminal abuse of duty and was slapped with 15 months imprisonment before six…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw GOAT Breeders Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Divine Ndhlukula has bemoaned the shortage of extension officers, saying it is affecting the growth of their sector. Speaking to the Daily News over the weekend, Ndhlukula said farmers lose their goats as they fail to get professional help on time. “We need more extension officers because…
A MARRIED man is in custody after he allegedly struck his wife with a hoe twice on the head after she refused to show him a text message in her cellphone. Foster Mauyazva was not asked to plead to attempted murder charges when he appeared before regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje.He was remanded in custody to…
Cloud Fusire STAFF WRITER fusirec@dailynews.co.zw ONE of the country’s fast-growing internet service providers, Dandemutande is set to expand its operations by opening up more branches across the country. Dandemutande is one of the leading broadband internet service providers in the country and offers internet connectivity through fibre, wireless, and data centre services. The company celebrated…
