THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says it has so far collected more than 2 000 tonnes of waste across the Harare Metropolitan Province. This comes after the government blamed the local authority for failing to invest in waste management infrastructure, related equipment and human resources, as well as for its inefficient collection practices prompting it…
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over an increase in road accidents caused by negligent motorists. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said last month police received increasing cases of fatal road accidents, which were preventable if drivers exercised caution. “Police in Bulawayo have recently been receiving cases of fatal…
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Aiden Murambidzi and Shania Hwara, 12, are the new Little Mister and Miss Africa Zimbabwe. The annual pageant, held in the capital over the weekend, saw 23 children aged between four up to 16, competing for the crown.“I knew that the crown belonged to me because I am a smart boy. I had already…
VETERAN actor Blessing Chimhowa, popularly known as Mbudziyadhura in showbiz, has praised Taurai Boora for nailing his fathers’ role in the play Return of Gringo.In the drama series, which has won admiration of many social media users, Boora aka Gringo Junior plays the lead character.“Lazarus Boora, the original Gringo, and I came a long way….
A MAN from Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, has appeared before a Harare court facing charges of fraud after allegedly stealing over $11 million from a client. Edward Muranganwa was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and was remanded out of custody to September 11. The court heard that Muranganwa duped the complainant, whose name…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE World Food Programme (WFP) has set new Zimbabwe objectives for 2023-26, which include focusing more on resilient building projects in a bid to minimise dependency on humanitarian aid. Resilience programmes involve beneficiaries doing their own projects to sustain themselves as opposed to entirely depending on food handouts for their survival….
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government is set to distribute lime as part of the pfumvudza\Intwasa input package to promote crop growth and increased productivity. This comes as the government has said 70 percent of the country’s soils are too acidic, hence the need for a lime application to neutralise the soil. In the same…
THREE police officers allegedly stole US$40 000 at the weekend, before torching the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) offices at Harare Central Police Station — in their bid to conceal the crime. The officer in charge of Harare CID Stores and Business, inspector Stanley Musekiwa, and his subordinates — Takaidza Mugwisi and Stanley Gwasundai— appeared before…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER NOAH Ferenando has been re-elected to serve a second term as Zimbabwe Table Tennis Union (ZTTU) president following the local sports body’s elective annual general meeting held in the capital over the weekend. Ferenando, who along with secretary general Tinashe Duri retained his position in the ZTTU executive, has promised to…
THE government at the weekend announced that Covid-19 is no longer a huge issue in the country. Cases of coronavirus have gone extremely down with the nation going for days on end without recording even a single case. This implies we are out of danger of the respiratory virus which ravaged the world from December…
