MASVINGO artistes have bemoaned the dearth of venues and facilities necessary for them to carry out their work. This came out during…
ZIMBABWE’s leading hotel chains have adopted rabbit meat as part of their menus as the country seeks to promote rabbit farming and consumption. This comes after the first rabbit abattoir was opened in Harare while other satellite ones are under construction in other cities and towns. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association…
AN Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) faction led by Cossam Chiangwa has been ordered to vacate the church’s Mount Pleasant, Harare, building after they had blocked the main group from using it by putting new locks. Justice Webster Chinamora ordered Chriswell Muponda, Tiri and Sheila Mugovera together with their son Munashe to remove the locks they…
Shamaine Chirimujiri A GLEN VIEW, Harare, woman Margaret Chalamanda, who allegedly doused to death her neighbour’s three-year-old child with boiled water, appeared in court yesterday charged with culpable homicide. The 34-year-old was remanded out of custody until April 10 when she appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda and was not asked to plead. The court heard…
POLITICAL analysts say the “predictable” current political violence afflicting the country only serves to confirm that inclusive dialogue is the only way out for Zimbabwe at the moment. In addition, they say, the long-mooted national talks should pave the way for another government of national unity (GNU) in the country — like what happened in 2009,…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has increased the amount of hard cash that individuals can take out of the country to US$5 000 or its equivalent in any currency or combination of currencies. In a statement yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said the amount of local currency cash that a person was…
THE investigating officer in a case in which former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye is accused of defrauding home seekers of over US$38 000 has said the police have little evidence to sustain a case against her. She is alleged to have defrauded Shingiriro Housing Cooperative of US$38 500 after misrepresenting that she owned land…
Tinashe Nekati PROSECUTOR General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has resigned with immediate effect due to ill-health. In a statement last night, Chief Secretary to the president and cabinet Misheck Sibanda said President Emmerson Mnangagwa had accepted the resignation. “It is with regret that I announce the resignation of Honourable Kumbirai Hodzi as Prosecutor General. His resignation…
Melisa Chatikobo ZESA will soon be adding more capacity to the country’s national grid. This comes as major works at its elecricity generation plant in Hwange are now almost complete. Speaking at the utility’s awards ceremony in Harare yesterday, Zesa deputy chairperson Tsitsi Makova said Hwange 7 and 8 projects were now at 82 percent completion….
Melisa Chatikobo THE government has evacuated 118 students from war-torn Ukraine following its invasion by Russian forces last week. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, said authorities were focusing on all Zimbabweans and not just a particular group for repatriation “Cabinet would like to reassure the nation…
