Dionne Kanyowa PREACHER Tapiwa Freddy, accused of raping radio presenter — Rutendo Makuti — has accused the complainant of “fixing” him for ending their relationship after discovering that she was cheating on him with her boss Albert Chekai and another musician. This came out in cross examination with Freddy’s lawyer Everson Chatambudza arguing the allegations…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has announced three more additional board members for Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara). This comes two weeks after the appointment of George Manyaya as chairperson of the board among other appointments. The three were Angeline Matopodzi an ex board member at the Traffic Safety Council Safety, Sthengisiwe Nhiliziyo a…
Hazel Marimbiza THE Bulawayo Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) says it is seized with efforts to ensure there was export competitiveness among informal sector players. Bulawayo chamber of SMEs programme coordinator Nketha Dlamini yesterday told Daily News that they have started supporting SME owners to be globally competitive by embarking on educational campaigns aimed at…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya CHICKENS could be coming home to roost for Nelson Chamisa, and his MDC faction, after they spent months faffing about a new name for their formation when it had long been made clear by opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora’s camp that it would take them on on this, analysts say. Speaking…
Hazel Marimbiza POLICE will embark on a countrywide blitz against unregistered and plate-less vehicles as from tomorrow, in a twin bid to bring sanity on the roads and to curb crime. Deputy national police spokesperson, Blessmore Chishaka, told the Daily News yesterday that the campaign followed the realisation that the use of these vehicles had become a…
Dionne Kanyowa RAPE-ACCUSED preacher Tapiwa Freddy, says radio presenter, Rutendo Makuti, who is the complainant, pestered him for sex and that she at one point sent her nude pictures to seduce despite him showing no interest. Through his lawyers Everson Chatambudza, Jivas Mudimu and Malvern Mapako, the preacher in court yesterday produced pictures, WhatsApp and…
Hazel Marimbiza THE government says it plans to boost emergency services for road traffic accidents victims by stationing ambulances at highway tollgates. Speaking at the United Nations Road Safety Performance Review for Zimbabwe on Tuesday, deputy minister of Health John Mangwiro said the government was committed to guaranteeing timely and effective emergency care in the…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has called on aspiring candidates for the forthcoming by-elections to start lodging nominations to avoid congestion ahead of the sitting of nomination courts on January 26. Speaking at a press conference held in Victoria Falls yesterday, Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba said the commission was geared to oversee the…
PARLIAMENT will amend the Electoral Act this year, as authorities bid to end the country’s troubling history of disputed polls, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictured, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ziyambi — who is also a Zanu PF politburo member and leader of government business in Parliament — also said the ruling party was…
ZIMBABWE has one of the worst road traffic accident mortality rates in the Sadc region, with the country registering a crash every 15 minutes and at least five road deaths every day. So says a road safety performance report by the United Nations (UN) which was launched in Harare yesterday. It attributed, in the main,…
