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By Brighton Muronzeri THE United Nations (UN) has pledged its commitment to help Zimbabwe fight corruption by providing technical support in order to spur economic development. This follows a meeting between UN resident coordinator Edward Kallon and Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo, pictured, on Monday in which they discussed how corruption suppresses…

HIGH interest rates and inflation are eroding producer prices, thereby threatening the output of the coming 2022/23 summer cropping season, farmer unions have said. This comes as strategic crops such as maize are being paid in local currency which has in the past few months been ravaged by inflation leading to increases in the prices…

A NORTON man will spend the next 18 years behind bars after the High Court found him guilty of murdering his 11-month-old son by bashing him on the head before setting him ablaze to cover up the murder. Justice Priscilla Munangati-Munongwa, who presided over the matter last week, convicted Peter Lankeni of the gruesome murder…

OVER 50 pedestrians are killed monthly in road crashes, Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) acting managing director Clifford Gobo has said. He was giving oral evidence to the Transport and Infrastructure Development parliamentary portfolio committee yesterday in Harare after the TSCZ and students had petitioned Parliament on the need to reduce speed limits in…

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation boss Henrietta Rushwaya accused of attempting to bribe a Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe official at the airport to let her pass through with gold, wants the charges dropped. The trial opened yesterday with Rushwaya distancing herself from the alleged offence, arguing she did not have money to give to anyone.Represented by…

Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw A FREEDOM bid by a war veteran Dzingai Nevhunjere who was jailed for stealing cattle from a white farmer during the land reform programme in 2002 has flopped after the High Court dismissed his bail pending appeal application. Nevhunjere was in January given a six-year jail sentence before one year was suspended…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has completed water supply maintenance works it was undertaking and will soon restore supplies to affected parts of the city. This comes after BCC recently introduced a 48-hour water shedding in most suburbs as a result of pipe bursts that occurred on one of the…

THE Zimbabwe Elections Commission (Zec) has rubbished claims by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) of electoral malpractices during the weekend council by-election in Chipinge, Manicaland. CCC deputy spokesperson Ostallos Siziba alleged there were clear and undisputed electoral malpractices in Saturday’s by-election, which his party won after polling 1 291 votes against Zanu PF’s 1 205….

GOVERNMENT has challenged cross border traders to forge alliances with private players and expand their network as part of developing their businesses and contributing to the country’s economic growth. Speaking during the launch of Cross Border Traders Association’s partnership with financial institution, First Mutual, at the weekend in Bulawayo, Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said…

FOUR employees at the popular Mashwede hangout place in High Glen, Harare, have been arrested on allegations of stealing about US$70 000 from their employer by receipting fake transactions and pocketing the money. Manager Daisy Chakauya is jointly charged with accountant Brighton Moyo, cashier Samantha Guzuzu and Aseni Masenda with theft.They were remanded to August…