THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says there will be water supply interruptions for an indefinite period across the city due to ongoing repairs on leaking pumps. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the leaks were affecting water deliveries to the treatment plant. “The city of Bulawayo would like to advise members…
EXPATRIATE Zimbabweans in South Africa accounted for 30 percent of the nearly US$1 billion remitted to the southern African country in the…
POLICE have slated politicians who convene their campaigns late or at dusk, warning that offenders will be arrested as they were compromising the safety and security of members of the public. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said while law enforcement agents had thus far exercised some leniency, they had…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called for sincere reconciliation for the country to move forward. Addressing hundreds of party supporters at a rally in Seke, Mashonaland East Province, yesterday, Chamisa said disunity and toxicity were derailing the country’s development. “It’s now time for the country to have a genuine reconciliation where…
SOUTH Africa has recorded its first case of a new Covid-19 variant, Eris, with the South African Medical Association (SAMA) cautioning the…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is committed to ensuring that uniformed forces are well taken care of to enable them to effectively discharge their various mandates. Speaking during the 43rd Zimbabwe Defence Force (ZDF) celebrations in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the government would remunerate members of the defence forces with both…
A 37-YEAR-OLD man accused of rape allegedly avoided arrest for more than two years after reportedly intimidating his then-18-year-old victim into silence. The girl, now 20 years old, was allegedly raped by the suspect, Kudakwashe Mudare, of Borrowdale, Harare, at Ruyamuro Shops in Crowhill Views, where she had gone to sell second-hand clothes. Last week,…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is committed to supporting Zimbabwe in integrating agro-biodiversity in order to reduce the impact of pesticides on crops. In a report released on Monday titled “FAO strengthening Zimbabwe’s efforts on Biological Diversity”, the organisation said it was working on ensuring Zimbabwe gets maximum output from its agricultural…
THE government has acquired drone technology to help Zimbabwe achieve record wheat production of 400 000 metric tonnes. Agriculture ministry permanent secretary…
A SELF-EMPLOYED 27-year-old man from Harare looking to purchase a new vehicle inadvertently ended up the victim of a scam, losing US$4 944 in cash that he gave to someone he believed to be a car dealer. Lloyd Ngadze from Kuwadzana Phase 3 is said to have contacted the alleged fraudster, Virimayi Svotwo, 38, sometime…
