THREE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters who murdered a man during the violence that broke out in Mbare, Harare, in October 2022 have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Eallah Chinodya, Brian Tongowasha and Tongai Chinodya, who were on trial for the murder of Onisimo Mavhungire, were found guilty recently by High…
HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are praying that Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will work together with urgency to calm down runaway prices and the slumping local currency. This comes after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube reiterated during a Zoom press conference yesterday that authorities were planning to introduce new policy measures to stabilise the country’s…
By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s education system needs a review to accommodate students who are academically challenged, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima has said. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop on skills in Harare yesterday, Mavima added that an optimal education curriculum would offer diverse life pathways beyond the traditional academic route. “We…
By Ketty Nyoni THIS week marks exactly one year since the first case of cholera outbreak was recorded in Chegutu. To date, over 23 000 cases have been reported with 71 confirmed deaths and a further 454 suspected fatalities in all the 10 provinces. Giving a cholera update at a media briefing in Harare yesterday,…
HARARE magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka will, on February 15, deliver her ruling in a matter in which former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala was convicted of communicating falsehoods. He stood trial after posting a message on Facebook accusing the police of being a rogue organisation and was found guilty on February 7 after a full trial.During…
PARLIAMENT has demanded that the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should demote all school headmasters producing poor results. This came after the permanent secretary in the ministry, Moses Mhike revealed yesterday before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Education that they were facing logistical challenges in inspecting schools. In response, the chairperson of the portfolio…
MEMBERS of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction that remains loyal to former party leader Nelson Chamisa are now at each other’s throats. This comes as the faction remains at sixes and sevens over whether they should withdraw from Parliament — and who should lead them in the august House should they stay engaged…
EFFORTS to nail notorious land barons are being frustrated by some citizens who are reluctant to report their illegal activities to authorities, the government says. Speaking in the Senate last week, Housing minister Daniel Garwe also said some of the people who were facilitating the illegal parcelling of land in the country included some traditional…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week exempted a total of 21 parastatals and State-owned companies from the requirements of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act. The Act allows Mnangagwa after consulting with the Procurement Regulating Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) to exempt any public entity from application of the Act. In a general notice…
THE ongoing water crisis in Bulawayo has exposed the city council’s management after it emerged that only one water bowser is currently operational to supply residents who are in dire need of the precious liquid. The local authority has since the introduction of the 120-hour water shedding regime last year been resorting to using bowsers…
