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BY RUTENDO NGARA HARARE magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday threw out of the window an application challenging placement on remand of a couple that allegedly defrauded vice president Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Miniyothabo, of nearly US$1 million in three botched construction deals. Ndirowei dismissed the application made by Gray and Annavester Mudiwa who runs Gray Homes Construction…

THE ruling Zanu PF and the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) support the call to register all political parties active in the country. The chief whips of the country’s two main political organisations confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they agreed with the call, although the CCC put in a caveat that any amendments…

POWER utility, Zesa, has issued an ultimatum to all companies to migrate from post-billing meters to prepayment systems by October 1 this year. This comes as Zesa is owed US$400 million by its customers which it said was exacerbating the country’s energy crisis. Among those who owe the power utility these huge sums are local…

AUTHORITIES are targeting to harvest 3,2 million tonnes of grain in the 2024/25 cropping season. This comes as this year’s grain harvest was only 635 000 after the season was severely affected by the El Nino-induced drought and has to import cereals to avert hunger. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka said…

THE government spent at least US$88 million on rehabilitation of roads ahead of the just-ended Sadc Summit, figures released by Transport minister Felix Mhona show. This comes as the country has increased its investment in national infrastructure development. The Daily News sister publication, the Daily News On Sunday, yesterday erroneously reported that government had spent US$1,7 billion on…

AUTHORITIES and the Church must continue to work together to protect Zimbabweans from slipping national moral standards — including with regards to homosexuality. So says outspoken cleric and founder of Impact Africa, Peter Mapise, who also argues that there should be no place for same-sex relationships and marriages within the Church in the country. Speaking…

BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA TOBACCO seed sales for the 2024/25 farming season have reportedly increased by 20 percent compared to the same period last year. This comes as farmers are expecting to receive normal to above normal rains during the upcoming farming season. The increase in the sale of tobacco seeds was confirmed by the Famine…

ZANU PF’S Masvingo Province becomes the latest chapter in the ruling party to call for amendments to the national constitution to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term to be extended. Mnangagwa’s second and final term is expected to end in 2028. However, Zanu PF Masvingo Province’s calls come after Harare and Mashonaland West provinces have already…

FORMER National Assembly Speaker, Lovemore Moyo, says the recent conferment of town status to Maphisa, once a growth point, should result in infrastructural development and attract investment in Matobo district. Maphisa was granted town board status by the government in June this year. It is a small town in the Matobo district, Matabeleland outh Province…