AT LEAST six Zanu PF members died while 18 others were seriously injured in Buhera when a truck they were travelling in was involved in a head-on accident with another vehicle along the Murambinda-Betera road in Manicaland province on Saturday. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident when the party members were…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in partnership with donors, has procured water trucks to supply water to residents most of whom have gone for almost a month without tap water. This comes after the city has been receiving only between eight and 10 hours of power supply, resulting in a significant drop in water supplies….
A HARARE woman has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate’s court after she allegedly forged documents in a bid to get a piece of her late male companion’s estate. Tokozani Mazvimbakupa Dhliwayo, 58, appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure last week facing fraud charges. However, she was released on free bail and is set to…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said that the second capital is likely to endure water shedding all-year round as the metropolitan’s dams are currently half-full and the rain season is coming to an end. This was revealed by acting director of engineering Sikhumbuzo Ncube last Friday during an award ceremony for “top 100” residents…
POLICE commissioner-general Godwin Matanga at the weekend expressed concern over increasing cases of exam cheating in schools, warning those caught will face the full wrath of the law. Speaking at a police merit award ceremony, he also expressed alarm at the growing cases of drug abuse by youths, saying this did not bode well for…
POLICE in Beitbridge on Friday arrested a bus driver, Hendrix Jonga, 35, after he was allegedly found with 40kg of marijuana with a street value of $4 million stashed in the boot of his bus at Dulibadzimu bus terminus, Beitbridge. Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest yesterday. “Police in Beitbridge acted on…
WHILE the first episode of Al Jazeera’s probes into alleged rampant money laundering and gold smuggling in Zimbabwe has been hugely damaging, what has come out so far will not necessarily sway voters in this year’s crunch polls. So say independent political analysts who spoke to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, in the wake…
PARLIAMENT has summoned Transport minister Felix Mhona to appear before the National Assembly and explain on the expansion of the 533km Mutare-Plumtree highway. The highway links Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana, Zambia and the DRC. On a question of national importance last week, Dangamvura-Chikanga legislator Prosper Mutseyami said Zimbabwe had challenges regard linking the three countries…
By Ketty Nyoni THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the government and other stakeholders to commit more financial resources to fight and end tuberculosis (TB). TB is a disease caused by a bacterium; “mycobacterium tuberculosis”, which usually attacks the lungs, but can also attack any part of the body, including kidney, spine, and…
ZANU PF’s primary elections got off to a slow and often chaotic start in many parts of the country yesterday. This came as ballot papers were either received late, or some voters were missing from party registers. In addition, voting in the Midlands and Masvingo was inexplicably wholly deferred to today. The primaries are meant…
