SOME desperate nurse aides seeking jobs in the United Kingdom (UK) were recently scammed of U$46 000. This emerged yesterday after police arrested 27-year-old Tatenda McDonald Pfende, who stands accused of fleecing the nurse aides who were seeking certificates of sponsorship to find employment in the UK. Pfende appeared before Harare magistrate, Dennis Mangosi, facing…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has appealed to primary and secondary school learners to desist from turning to demonstrations as a way to air their grievances, saying they should use established channels. This comes after Catholic-run Gokomere High School in Masvingo last week ordered parents and guardians to pick up all Ordinary Level boys from…
By Rutendo Ngara ZANU PF secretary general, Obert Mpofu, says the ruling party will not give Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, special treatment when it comes to engaging the opposition. Mpofu also said emphatically at the weekend that it was not true that Zanu PF had initiated talks with the under pressure…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO JUVENILE rape cases have become rampant in Zimbabwe raising concerns amongst citizens as young girls are being pushed into early motherhood, Shamwari Yemwanasikana (SYM), a girl child rights organisation, has said. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, SYM programmes director Esnara Kativhu said they recorded an average…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) has urged both candidates and their parents not to be duped into buying fake examination papers that are being advertised on social media. This comes as the country’s examinations remain under the spotlight, after years of damaging reports and scandals around the credibility and integrity…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has fired former chief executive officer (CEO) Meanwell Gudu and they are now hunting for a new executive. Gudu was suspended last year pending investigations by the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (Zacc), which involved US$2,8 million tobacco inputs fraud . In August he reported for…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AS Zimbabwe joins the world in raising awareness on breast cancer this month, a civic society organisation, Leading Initiatives Fighting Cancer Together (Lift) last Saturday embarked on a 9,5km walk educating women on how to self-examine breast cancer. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of the walk, local…
By Ketty Nyoni THE country’s opposition is very often its own worst enemy, with a worrying tendency of authoring its own problems which it then blames on Zanu PF. So says a concerned opposition bigwig, Morgen Komichi, who warns further that the current chaos ravaging the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will likely lead to…
BY RUTENDO NGARA & BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Torerai Moyo has blamed drug and substance abuse for the rampant bullying in the country’s schools, which highlights the necessity of implementing pertinent courses. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday Moyo said in light of that, authorities were in the process of…
BUSINESS leaders say President Emmerson Mnangagwa should lead efforts to move Zimbabwe away from the recent national elections, so that the nation can focus on building the country’s economy. Speaking at the just-ended CEO Annual Roundtable (CEO-ART) in Victoria Falls on Thursday, the organisation’s chairperson, Oswell Binha, said it was crucial for the nation to…
