HARARE – Zimbabwe faces prospects of food insecurity due to a prolonged dry spell, with crops in some parts of the country showing signs of severe moisture stress. The parchedness could leave millions of Zimbabweans in need of food assistance at a time when the country is in the throes of a foreign currency crisis….
HARARE – Zanu PF legislator for Buhera South Joseph Chinotimba and his son, Edwin, have been dragged to the High Court by a white-owned company, which is demanding over $800 000 from the duo after they “forcibly” took over its farm in January 2015. According to court papers filed last Thursday, prior to January 28,…
HARARE – For beef lovers, the time of suffering and paying through the nose for steaks, braai packs and roasts could soon be coming to an end. Beef prices, which have been increasing for months, recently hitting rates high enough to inspire outbreaks of steak thefts at supermarkets and even the return of cattle rustling,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police has upped the ante on culprits demanding serial numbers from voters’ registration slips, with the law enforcement agency warning the practice is illegal and criminal. This comes amid rising cases of voter intimidation, with traditional leaders and ruling party supporters being implicated. “It is a criminal offence for any…
HARARE – Police are giving preferential treatment to motorists driving vehicles bearing Zanu PF insignia when enforcing traffic laws, Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu said, as he warned that no one is above the law. Police have been accused of giving preferential treatment to motorists driving cars decorated with Zanu PF paraphernalia — flags, hats…
HARARE – Expelled Zanu PF central committee member Daniel Shumba has lashed out at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, labelling it “corrupt, partisan and power hungry.” Shumba — once viewed as a Mnangagwa ally — is set to launch his new party, which will challenge the newly-appointed leader in the forthcoming elections. “Yes I am (running…
HARARE – The case of five Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) executives accused of allegedly fraudulently transferring more than $2 million into bogus companies’ accounts in a shady loan repayment deal has taken a new twist after Zinara wrote a letter to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) clearing the group of any wrong-doing. This also…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is on high alert to avert the spread of cholera, with the country screening travellers at the Zambian border points. Speaking in the National Assembly recently, Health minister David Parirenyatwa said Zimbabwe has been on high alert since the outbreak of the disease in Lusaka early this month. The outbreak in Zambia…
HARARE – Anthrax virus infection is on the rise in rural Zimbabwe, with the Health ministry recording nine cases — four in one week — in the first two weeks of January this year. The people are getting infected by the deadly virus — which causes skin, lung, and bowel disease — after getting in…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police is under-resourced to deploy more cops at the Gulf Complex area in Harare, as incidents of mugging continue to rise, Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu said. The Gulf Complex is a busy and densely populated low-end shopping centre near the hectic Market Square bus terminus in central Harare. Videos…
