ZENGEZA West MP Job Sikhala has launched a fresh bail bid in a case in which he is accused of obstruction of justice. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at one Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she had been murdered by Zanu PF supporters, which the…
THE country’s agriculture sector has grown by 36 percent this year to reach US$8.1 billion as the country is on track to transform the sector. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday during the handover of riding kits to extension workers, permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, John Bhasera said the country managed to…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw UNITED States of America-based opposition leader Charles Mutama, who is the Patriotic Zimbabweans Party (PZP) president, has called for an end to toxic politics saying only dialogue can solve Zimbabwe’s challenges. Mutama’s call is only one of several others by various stakeholders who believe that intolerance was derailing the country’s economic progress.Speaking…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS unions say failure by the government to address their salaries grievances will force them to go on industrial action as schools open next week. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, union leaders concurred that industrial action was imminent and that they were working on the form of their action. Zimbabwe Teachers Association…
MATERNAL mortality ratio in Zimbabwe has dropped following United Nations (UN) intervention, a latest report reveals. In the report, the UN said the maternal mortality ratio decreased from 614 per 100 000 live births in 2014 to 462 per 100 000 live births in 2021.“The decrease is attributable to the procurement of essential equipment to…
EDITOR — It is the duty of the community to preserve its environment. It is very saddening to note that some people put money ahead of preserving our God-given environment. Take for instance people who cut down trees for firewood to sell not knowing the hazards it is causing. The random cutting of trees leads…
Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga wants the court to overturn a decision in which it ordered the reinstatement of an ex-police officer who was fired from the service on allegations of misconduct. In a judgment granted last week, Justice Rogers Manyangadze allowed Matanga’s request to apply for a rescission of…
A CHIPINGE man has found himself in trouble after he was caught with a monkey in the capital. Pictures of Zacharia Moyana, 32, with the monkey went viral on social media over the weekend while at a police station. He pleaded guilty to allegations of unlawful removal of any animal from any land when he…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw TSHIBILIKA Music outfit — Thokozani Super Sounds — delivered a well-choreographed act that earned them the top prize at the recently held Matebeleland South edition of the Chibuku Road to Fame contest. The talented band outperformed nine other groups on Saturday at Maxalo Beerhall in Beitbridge to earn the coveted prize of…
THE curtain came down in spectacular fashion to the schoolboys CABS T20 Smashing Cricket Festival with Peter House edging South Africa’s, St Andrew’s A side in Super Over. A scintillating final had ended in a tie with both scoring 157 runs. Marondera’s Peterhouse batted first and were probably 20-30 short of a winning total as…
