AT LEAST 180 Gwanda villagers in Matabeleland South Province who were recently evicted on allegations of illegally occupying State land have been taken to court. This was after police early this month conducted a dragnet arrest on the villagers on accusations of illegally occupying Hollins Block Estate in the small gold mining town.The villagers, who…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) acting president, Welshman Ncube, says Zimbabwe’s strife-torn opposition has started the process of healing and working towards achieving the late Morgan Tsvangirai’s vision for the country. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Ncube — who has assumed the CCC reins for the next three months — said one…
RUTENDO NGARAStaff Writer MILLERS say the government’s recent move to charge value added tax (VAT) on rice should be reviewed as a matter of urgency. Speaking on Thursday night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, the leader of the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), Tafadzwa Musarara, said…
STAKEHOLDERS in the soon to be launched National Council of Chiefs spearheaded Gukurahundi Community Outreach Programme have hailed the initiative. However, they have indicated more consultations were required to ensure the affected families get the much-needed closure to the disturbances. In February 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa kick-started an internal and home-grown process led by traditional…
THE Bulawayo City Council is yet to make a decision on the fate of its power stations whose ownership wrangle with Zesa has been raging on for decades. This comes at a time the government announced last week that it had decommissioned the Bulawayo power station and two others in Harare and Munyati due to…
A 28-YEAR-OLD Seke man was arrested late last month and is expected to appear in court to face rape charges after reportedly…
IN-COMING Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mushayavanhu, is banking on his vast experience as a top banker to help him to do his new job at the central bank well. Speaking in Harare on Thursday night, at a farewell function that was organised by his former employers, FBC Holdings, Mushayavanhu hoped that his…
THE government says the improved power supplies across the country will continue as relevant authorities work on more measures to increase electricity generation. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Energy ministry permanent secretary Gloria Magombo, said the power utility, Zesa, has managed on increasing power generation at the Hwange Thermal Power Station units 7 and…
AUTHORITIES are concerned about the country’s worsening cases of sex crimes, especially those that involve people who are known to the victims. As a result, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) implored members of the public yesterday to help tackle the scourge by reporting all sexual offences to law enforcement agents. “The National Prosecuting…
STATE-owned Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has, with immediate effect, stopped cutting water supplies to protect its customers, especially farmers, from the El Nino-induced drought. The authority is owed at least $256 billion in water bills by government ministries, local authorities and farmers. However, to protect the debtors, Zinwa has decided not to cut water…
