BY RUTENDO NGARA THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has partnered with the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) to carry out a pilot project on the production of diesel using the Jatropha plant. This comes as Zimbabwe has been in the spotlight for ‘failing’ to actualise the biodiesel project, which has been muted since 2006….
POLICE in Harare have recovered over 50 kilogrammes (kg) of crystal meth, which was destined for Bulawayo and the suspect is yet to be identified and arrested. Police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, yesterday also confirmed the arrest of three suspected drug dealers in Harare, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza. They are expected to appear in court this…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is owed nearly $100 billion by residents and other ratepayers who are failing to regularly pay their debts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BCC finance manager, Isaac Matare, asked residents to pay their bills in order for the council to improve its service delivery and work…
Jawet Chiguvare chiguvarej@dailynews.co.zw THE long-standing economic, political and social cooperation between the defence forces of China and Zimbabwe has created strategic alliances between the two nations, especially on national development, peace and security. Speaking at a reception in Harare on Wednesday to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the formation of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it is in the process of developing its Zimbabwe Agriculture Investment Plan (Zaip) 2 blueprint, which aims to promote biodiversity and smart agriculture. This comes as the country is expected to receive normal to below-normal rains this season, hence the need to expedite smart agricultural practices that are in…
THE United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) has made startling revelations on teenage pregnancies in the country between 2019 and 2022 and something urgent must be done to reverse the worrying trend. According to the UNPF, there were more than 350 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 who fell pregnant during the period,…
SOUTH Africa’s main opposition party, the DA, is seeking answers from the department of justice and correctional services regarding former president Jacob…
SOUTH Africa’s North West National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has revealed that a Zimbabwean man who snuck into the country with illicit cigarettes…
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited says it will hold a virtual extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on August 7 to approve a US$30 million rights issue. The rights issue will see the listed digital technology group offer existing shareholders the opportunity to subscribe for new shares at a discounted price. The proceeds of the rights issue, which…
A MAN from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo has been hauled before the courts on allegations of assaulting and stabbing his sister with a pair of scissors following accusations of witchcraft. Dieford Ncube, 37, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing a charge of assaulting his sister Charity Ncube before he was remanded out of…
