THE late MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai’s aide Sairasi Soromoni Chikohwero, who was arrested on murder allegations on his return from the party’s congress in 2020, is pushing for freedom from detention after the State’s failure to put him on trial. Chikowero is accused of shooting a Zanu PF youth member Ali Khan Manjengwa in Mbare…
THE government does not have plans to ban machetes since they are used for useful and productive purposes. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage minister Kazembe Kazembe, pictured, said this in the National Assembly on Wednesday during the written questions session. He was responding to a question from Kadoma Central legislator Muchineripi Chinyanganya who wanted know…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) and Geo Pomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd yesterday said they are ready to work with all stakeholders…
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu says the government is targeting to build 35 disability-friendly schools this year. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Ndlovu said they would ensure the disabled have schools that cater for their needs. “When we are building new schools, the 3 000 schools that we were asked to…
ANDILE TSHUMA RURAL communities in Matabeleland South say the shortage of police stations and bases has slowed the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the province. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Chief Nyangazonke Ndiweni of Kezi said perpetrators of violence were committing crimes without fear of being reprimanded as police stations…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI muronzoreyib@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw CHIPINGE villagers under Chief Mutema in Maunganidze community area are up in arms with the government as the authorities are planning to relocate them to allow for the construction of a growth point. The matter has since spilled into the High Court with the villagers’ representative Munyaradzi Mazunze cited as the first…
ANDILE TSHUMA BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says current economic challenges being experienced in the country have seen land developers failing to complete their housing projects in time. BCC mayor Solomon Mguni, said this on Friday during the commissioning of 114 residential stands which were fully serviced by a private company, Natwecraft Investments, in Emganwini high…
ZIMBABWEANS Namatai Kwekweza and Farirai Nyamukapa–Saunyama overtopped more than 18 contestants from over 12 countries to win the Toastmasters Southern Africa Speech competition of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest. Kwekweza and Nyamukapa each secured one of the six spots in the Toastmasters Southern Africa Finals. Kwekweza would represent Zimbabwe (known as Division Z) in two…
THE government is committed to ensure that by 2030 every place in Zimbabwe would have access to Internet connection, minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services Jenfan Muswere, has said. Speaking during the celebrations of the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) at Murombedzi Growth Point, Mashonaland West, yesterday, Muswere said…
THE late businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s sisters, Juliet and Neria, have approached the High Court seeking the release of his two vehicles, a Bentley and Rolls Royce Ghost, held by the police. Ginimbi died while facing two criminal charges of fraud involving tax evasion resulting in the vehicles being seized by the police…
