AN ATTEMPT by lawyer Pettina Gappah, who is currently battling a US$1 million defamation suit at the High Court, to have Justice Jacob Mafusire recuse himself from the case, flopped after the judge dismissed the application. Gappah is being sued by Fadzayi Mahere after she posted a series of tweets claiming that the former Mount…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are working hard to find lasting solutions to the country’s economic challenges, including the plunging Zim dollar and soaring prices of basic goods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after business expressed concerns about a perceived policy paralysis within the government, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said authorities were busy…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw NEW HIV infections remain high among the youth despite the country doing a lot to end these infections…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has come out in support of thousands of informal traders displaced in the ongoing operation against illegal vending in the central business district (CBD). Recently, the local authority and the Provincial Affairs ministry resolved to remove vendors operating along the popular Fifth Avenue to pave the way for the refurbishing of…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE police, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) have set up digital systems to ease the processing of court dockets and bring efficiency and accountability in justice delivery. This was confirmed by prosecutor general Loice Matanda-Moyo at the handover of ICT equipment to the law…
TRADITIONAL leaders have expressed reservations on the new Marriages Act, arguing that some sections were against traditional norms and values. This follows the enactment of a new Marriages Act last year after the repeal of Customary Marriages Act and the Chapter 5:11 of the Marriages Act. The new Act consolidates all marriage laws in Zimbabwe…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF will not stand in the way of the long-mooted talks with the country’s main opposition, as long as this will be in the interest of all Zimbabweans. So says the secretary-general of the ruling party, Obert Mpofu, who told the Daily News yesterday that both Zanu PF and…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE newly-appointed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Michael Reza has pledged to ensure thorough investigation of graft cases before suspects are handed in for prosecution. Speaking to the media after his swearing-in at State House, Harare, by President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, Reza, who has served for over 20 years in the…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE received a major boost in its quest to ensure food security for all in the midst of a drought afterPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa took delivery of a consignment of wheat and fertiliser donated by Russia yesterday. The consignment had been blocked by the European Union (EU) in October last year…
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya was yesterday granted US$500 bail after allegedly defrauding an Indian businessman of US$1 million. She appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje facing fraud charges, and will return on April 10 for routine remand. State prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti told the court that Rushwaya managed to convince Ashok Jain to…
