ZIMDANCEHALL star Winky D delivered a dazzling performance at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on New Year’s Eve before a sold-out crowd. So big was the crowd that hundreds of music fans who turned up late for the show had to be turned away, as the tickets had been sold out. Titled ‘2 Decades…
THE ongoing nationwide police blitz against land barons deserves everyone’s support as these lawless individuals have inflicted untold suffering on many innocent home-seekers. Yesterday, we carried a story in which National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the police was hunting down suspected land barons in Mashonaland East Province after they illegally parcelled out large…
THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) says Zimbabweans should tap into the vast lucrative opportunities that come with industrial hemp farming. In 2020, the government legalised hemp farming for medicinal purposes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, TRB spokesperson Tatenda Mugabe said the board had discovered that besides concentrating on hemp production for medicinal purposes, the…
THE government has advised farmers intending to plant summer crops to do so before January 10, as the rainy season is expected to be shorter this year. This comes as Zimbabwe is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon , which is associated with normal to below normal rainfall and the onset of the rainy season was…
A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Sanyati in Mashonaland West Province drowned in a pool while trying to save his son, 8, who had earlier sank in the same pool after it had collapsed, police have confirmed. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the incident happened last Saturday at Sunrise Township in Sanyati….
By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have been urged to endeavour to provide clean water to all communities to eliminate cholera and other such preventable diseases. This comes as the government has revealed that the current cholera outbreak in the country has now killed more than 300 people and inflected nearly 15 000 others….
AUTHORITIES have introduced new technology at all the country’s ports of entry and exit, as the government steps up efforts to curb money laundering and human trafficking. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Home Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe said the technology was long overdue and would significantly help stem graft and illegal activities at the…
ZIMBABWE Cricket have named their squads for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka scheduled for R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo this January. The Chevrons will first face off in three ODI matches scheduled for January 6 to 1, before they meet in the T20I fixtures pencilled in for 14 to 18 this month….
THE government says it is rolling out digital technology at all State-owned power sites to curb cases of rising vandalism, especially of copper cables and transformers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Energy minister Edgar Moyo said vandalism has affected power supplies in the country and Zesa was digitalising all its infrastructure to deal with…
MASS public transporter, the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is seeking to purchase a total of 550 buses, including 50 electric buses, as it seeks to boost the country’s public transport. Zupco operates both urban, rural and cross-border routes. In a tender flighted by Zupco over the weekend, the State-owned company said it is seeking…
