Shamaine Chirimujiri A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was yesterday arraigned in court on allegations of raping his niece in Epworth after watching pornographic videos with her. The accused person allegedly took advantage of his parents’ absence at home to violate the girl after she was left in his custody. The boy was remanded in custody to January…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO has a shortage of anti-venom, with a number of patients having failed to get treatment in the city after snake bites. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo provincial medical director Maphios Siamuchembu said the shortage was due to the fact that snake anti-venom was expensive to import and needed extra expertise to administer….
ZANU PF bigwigs who lost last week’s party provincial elections have accepted the decision taken by the politburo not to reverse the outcomes of the polls despite their complaints over alleged irregularities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the disgruntled Zanu PF cadres pledged to put aside the pain of losing and work with their erstwhile adversaries…
Andile Tshuma IN a move meant to cushion civil servants and also boost their morale, the government will from this month pay civil servants Covid-19 risk allowances in hard United States of America dollars, with pensioners also set to benefit from the facility. In a circular dated January 4, the Public Service Commission (PSC) instructed…
OVER 12 000 villagers from Chilonga communal lands in Chiredzi, Masvingo, are facing eviction after the High Court yesterday dismissed their application to stop the government from taking over their place of habitat and turn it into lucerne production farm. Judge Joseph Fusire ruled that the matter should be decided by the executive, not the…
MUSIC star Jah Prayzah, says his main focus at the moment is the lucrative international market and not local charts. This comes as the contemporary Afro-fusion star performed below expectations on the country’s end-of-year music charts. Despite songs off his latest album Gwara dominating airwaves for the better part of 2021, only one song Murder made it onto the…
Godknows Matarutse and Gerald Mutsvairo THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has budgeted US$1 million to fund the Warriors’ participation in the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament which kicks off in Cameroon on Sunday. SRC announced the Warriors’ windfall in an Afcon update released yesterday. “The SRC has a US$1 million budget for…
THE government’s department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) director of crops, Stancilae Tapererwa, says farmers must continue planting as the country is yet to reach its targeted hectarage for various crops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the director said if farmers follow Agritex advise they would regain lost time since the planting season started…
ZANU PF bigwigs who lost last week’s party provincial elections were dealt a hammer blow yesterday after the politburo decided not to reverse the outcomes of the polls. Addressing the media in Harare after yesterday’s crucial politburo meeting, Zanu PF national political commissar, Mike Bimha, said the former liberation movement had resolved to uphold the…
Andile Tshuma AMID an alarming rise in mental disorders in Zimbabwe and around the world, especially among young people, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has called for more investment into mental health services. This comes as many Zimbabweans are battling various forms of mental illness, which has — in some cases — been…
