By Rutendo Ngara AT LEAST 80 people have been arrested in Harare in the ongoing blitz that seeks to flush out criminals while also specifically targeting unlicensed vehicles and illegal vendors. The blitz is a joint operation that includes the police, Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe, Harare City Council, the…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Harare City Council (HCC) has made a U-turn on its demand for payments to be made in US$ only. This came after the local authority had notified residents and other clients that its services would now be paid exclusively in foreign currency, a development which attracted punishment from the central government,…
By Ketty Nyoni PARLIAMENT wants authorities to whip into line schools which are chasing away learners who have not paid their school fees, arguing that the practice is against a standing High Court ruling. Speaking in the august House on Tuesday, the legislator for Gokwe-Chireya, Tonderayi Moyo, said it was illegal to bar learners who…
THE State believes they have a case against Gokwe Nembudziya parliamentarian and businessman Justice Mayor Wadyajena, pictured, and want him to stand trial. The Zanu PF legislator is accused of fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million allegedly siphoned from the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe.Wadyajena has since approached the court for challenging his placement on…
By Brighton Muronzereyi POLICE have launched a major operation in Harare starting today, in a bid to fl ush out criminals, while also specifically targeting unlicensed vehicles and vendors. At the same time, law enforcement agents say they fear that the operation could be derailed by solidarity and opportunistic protests by pro-democracy groups. In an…
By Brighton Muronzereyi ZANU PF has dismissed calls for next year’s general elections to be supervised by the United Nations (UN), saying the organisation only does so upon invitation by the government. This comes after the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party claimed recently that it had approached the world body to supervise next…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government has finally managed to clear a staggering 170 000 passport backlog dating back to 2019, thanks to the availability of consumables and the introduction of electronic travelling documents. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, registrar general Henry Machiri said Zimbabwe no longer had a passport backlog and that they hope…
By Rutendo Ngara MORE than 120 000 Zimbabweans died of various ailments in just one year, according to the latest Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) report. Announcing the 2022 population and housing census preliminary results on mortality and orphan-hood yesterday in Harare, Zimstat director general Taguma Mahonde said the deaths, which occurred between May 2021…
ROBBERS continue to terrorise the nation with a group of assailants pouncing on a Mt Pleasant, Harare, home and making away with US$56 000 and a Toyota Fortuner (GD6) vehicle on Sunday. The vehicle, which had foreign number plates, was later found dumped at an intersection and two cellphones were also recovered. The police have…
FED up police warned yesterday that they will be throwing the kitchen sink at criminals, amid an alarming surge in armed robberies in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, in the wake of yet another daring armed robbery in Bulawayo at the weekend, an irate police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, pictured, reiterated that…
