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Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has vowed to tighten screws on corrupt individuals and institutions, including scrutinising contracts given to suppliers to ensure economic growth.This comes after the government was recently urged to introduce stiff mandatory sentences for crimes involving graft. Speaking during an online discussion at the weekend, Ncube said…

Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested 6 540 people across the country for operating illegal public transport since the start of their operation early this month. Authorities are grappling with illegal pirate taxis and kombis that have become a menace, particularly in Harare, amid concerns that they were behind the congestion the local…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw   OPPOSITION leader in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, has rescinded his appeal to the Supreme Court where he was challenging a recent High Court ruling barring him from making any changes in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). The High Court ruling was made by Justice Neville Wamambo early this month and Tshabangu…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has ordered Mashonaland West provincial minister Marian Chombo to pay US$100 000 in outstanding legal fees to Mtetwa and Nyambirai Legal Practitioners.The law firm represented her during her 2011 divorce court hearing with former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo.Justice Joel Mambara ruled that Chombo had negotiated her legal fees from…

MANY residents in major urban areas like Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and Masvingo remain firmly against the idea of privatising water supplies in the country. At the same time, human rights organisations have threatened to sue the government if it sees through its plans to privatise the supply of water to ordinary people. Speaking to the…

ZANU PF Harare provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa has warned party officials resisting the push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028 that they will be expelled. This comes as the party prepares its supporters for constitutional amendments and a referendum to extend Mnangagwa’s term in office.Addressing a Zanu PF meeting in central…

By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwFOLLOWING the dismissal of their bail application by High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda last week, fraud-accused businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe had another bail hearing on Thursday. The bail hearing, related to fraud charges stemming from the botched US$9 million Harare streetlights rehabilitation tender, was heard before Justice Benjamini Chikowero.Mpofu’s…

THE Church has implored political parties to focus on improving the lives of the poor, instead of expending their time and energy on trivial things. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Tryvis Moyo, said both Zanu PF and opposition politicians were seemingly fixated on positions…

A DOUBLE burial for national heroes, Major General (Retired) Solomon Siziba and former minister Chen Chimutengwende, will take place at the National Heroes Acre on Wednesday. Both Siziba and Chimutengwende passed away last week and were declared national heroes. In a statement yesterday, the ministry of Home Affairs Ministry confirmed the twin burial, stating: “Following…

BY BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI AND BRANDON JOSPHAT ZANU PF says it is now readying its supporters for constitutional amendments and a referendum that would be needed to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office beyond 2028. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, forthright Zanu PF secretary for information, Christopher Mutsvangwa, said the former liberation…