LOCAL businessman Antony Mukandabvute has been granted temporary relief after High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga ordered Zanu PF councillor Luckson Mawanga and his employees to vacate his mining claim in Odzi, Manicaland. In February, Mukanda bvute approached the court with an urgent application on behalf of his company, Twin Castle Resources (TCR), seeking a…
MDC Alliance youth member Netsai Marova, who is accused of beating up a police officer, will spend another night in custody before her bail hearing can be heard. The hearing could not be held yesterday and was moved to today for her pre-trial freedom to be determined. Marova is accused of storming a police station…
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa believes the police are unfairly targeting him after he was arrested for hosting a press conference at his home during the Covid-19 hard lockdown last month. Appearing before the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday, Mliswa’s lawyer, Musindo Hungwe, argued that his client had not violated Covid-19 regulations. Hungwe claimed that the briefing…
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) said 76 percent of local companies are willing to cover their employees and their immediate families with the coronavirus vaccines to be brought into the country following a partnership between the government and the private sector. This comes as business is ramping up efforts to help procure the much-needed…
THE MDC is laying the groundwork for the country’s mooted national dialogue by initiating preliminary talks with traditional leaders, churches, civil society organisations (CSOs) and student formations. This comes as there is a growing consensus among many of the country’s key stakeholders — including the ruling Zanu PF, the MDC, churches and CSOs —…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO IN AN alarming development, nearly 5 000 teenage girls were impregnated in the first five weeks of this year alone. This comes as police have revealed that more than 2 000 minors below the age of 18 were reported to have been raped around the country last year. Presenting a report…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE government will now vaccinate public transport workers, including Zupco employees, during the on-going first phase of the national Covid-19 inoculation programme, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Mnangagwa made the remarks yesterday in Harare while commissioning 50 new Zupco buses, to bring to 212 the entire fleet. Since 2019,…
Godknows Matarutse ZIMBABWEANS should brace for a slight increase in prices for basic commodities after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday announced a slender adjustment to fuel prices. The increase in fuel prices is being attributed to global price movements due to a huge demand for the commodity following the opening up of most…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE government, in partnership with the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), on Wednesday launched the US$2,8 million Waneka Flats Phase 3 development project in Mbare, Harare. Under Phase 3, two blocks of flats with 48 units and a day care centre to accommodate 72 learners, would be constructed….
MATABELELAND rural communities have called on the government to address specific schools’ challenges as part of addressing the poor pass rates which have become a common tradition at their learning institutions. This comes after authorities recently announced a phased reopening of schools after a long lay-off due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Examination classes would be…
