POLICE have confirmed the death of six people after a plane they were travelling in crashed in the Zvamahande area of Mashava, Masvingo Province, yesterday morning. The plane, a red and white Zcam owned by Murowa Diamond Company (RioZim), had left Harare for the mine at 6am and crashed about six kilometres from Mashava. “The…
THE department of Veterinary Services has warned farmers against failing to take all their livestock for regular dipping, adding that they risk losing their entire herds to tick-borne diseases. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Matabeleland South provincial veterinary officer, Enat Mdlongwa, said the department had been recording low numbers of cattle being taken…
IN a remarkable achievement, Cuthbert Nduwure, the Group Marketing Officer at CIMAS, has been honored as the platinum winner of the ‘Young…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, says parliamentarians should embrace technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) to expeditiously advance Parliament business. Speaking during a conference on artificial AI and parliaments in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday, Mudenda said the new technology would enable wider public consultation on coming up with new laws. “The advent…
ZESA is battling to pay for its electricity imports, resulting in outstanding debts of more than US$100 million, as it strives to keep the lights on in the country. This has seen some of the affected external suppliers threatening to switch off the under pressure power utility — a development that would worsen Zimbabwe’s resurgent…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is stuck in the past and his calls for the country to hold an election re-run were a “pipedream”. Addressing his second politburo meeting in Harare yesterday after last month’s general elections, in which he emerged as the presidential winner, Mnangagwa told senior…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is once again facing a serious shortage of blood. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief executive of NBSZ, Lucy Marowa, appealed for donations from members of the public, warning that lives could be lost if blood stocks did not improve soon. She revealed…
By Yvonne Ncube A MAN from Windmill Compound at Aislaby, Umguza in Matabeleland North Province, has been jailed for an effective 18 months after he was found guilty of assaulting his drinking partner with a machete on the forehead and nose for an undisclosed reason. Conelias Ndebele, 29, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Vivian Ndlovu…
A HARARE man allegedly stole nearly US$3 000 from his girlfriend before raping her on two separate occasions. Blessing Silas Moyo, 30, of Ushewekunze, was charged with two counts of theft of trust property, three counts of theft and two counts of rape when he appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday. Moyo was remanded…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are working on reducing high data prices and Internet connectivity through various engagements, Information minister Jenfan Muswere has said. He made the commitment yesterday at International Day for Universal Access to Information commemorations in Harare held under the theme: “The importance of the online space for access to information”. “(Government)…
