Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw GRAFT-ACCUSED former Health minister Obadiah Moyo will now stand trial on January 11 next year on allegations of involvement in a US$60 million Covid-19 supplies tender. Moyo was arrested in July and is on $50 000 bail. He recently lost a bid to have the bail conditions varied, conditions…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Supreme Court has resolved a long-standing battle between RioZim Limited (RioZim) and the Ministry of Defence over a mine which the latter grabbed in 2018, arguing it was located in a military zone. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Luke Malaba, Tendai Uchena and George Chiweshe upheld an…
Tarisai Machakaire FORMER chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who is accused of corruption, has applied for acquittal after the close of the State’s case, arguing that witnesses who testified against him failed to pin the alleged offence on him. Guvamombe is accused of criminal abuse of office by allegedly offering work-related learning placements to former Cabinet…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw CLOSE to 70 percent of Zimbabwean households do not have access to water and sanitation services, the Daily News reports. In the latest government five-year economic blueprint, the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), Finance minister Mthuli Ncube noted how economic challenges have grossly impacted the ability of local authorities…
STAFF WRITER THE number of Zimbabwean students enrolled in United States (US) higher learning institutions increased by 2,5 percent to 1 377 for the 2019-20 academic year, the 2020 Open Doors report on International Educational Exchange has revealed. The report said Zimbabwe remains the sixth leading country of origin for students in the US from…
STAFF WRITER SETTING up Covid-19 testing centres at borders will be a big risk and could result in an increase in infections, Cross-Border Traders’ Association chairperson Killer Zivhu has said. This comes as Zimbabwe is set to open its borders on December 1, with travellers expected to be tested at the port of exit. However,…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is concerned at the rising numbers of Covid-19 and might soon reintroduce a strict lockdown after 100 pupils from John Tallach Secondary School in Ntabazinduna tested positive. This comes as health and education authorities had closed down the school in Matabeleland North last week after it initially…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw SIX people have appeared in court over charges of money laundering and illegal foreign currency activities involving a staggering $5 billion, the Daily News reports. The six — a Harare resident and five others from Mutare — first appeared in court in the capital…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zimbabweans, including ordinary consumers and economic experts, have cautiously welcomed the country’s new five-year economic plan — which authorities say will further improve the lives of long-suffering citizens. In addition, the people who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the government needed to continue with its efforts to…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF REPORTER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZESA Holdings(Zesa) yesterday said electricity supplies are depressed in the country, citing low power imports and creaky generation units at both Hwange and Kariba power stations, the Daily News reports. This comes as one of the country’s main suppliers of power, Eskom of South Africa, is experiencing major shortages…
