THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have released a total of US$2,7 million to fight livestock diseases in the country. This comes as Zimbabwe is struggling to eradicate foot and mouth disease (FMD) and other tick-borne diseases, including theileriosis, better known as the January…
THREE Harare men are facing public violence charges after they allegedly assaulted three fellow imbibers for spilling their alcohol. Brian Madondo, 21, Timothy Sharu, 33 and Thias Dafi, 33, all residents of Eastview, stand accused of assaulting three men at KwaDyke Sports Bar at Mapondera Shopping Centre. The three, who are also being charged with…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s upcoming monetary policy statement (MPS) will go a long way towards stabilising both the local currency and prices. So vows RBZ governor John Mangudya, who reiterated to the Daily News yesterday that new policy measures would be taken to ensure that the buying power of the Zim dollar was…
By Brandon Josphat UNHAPPY Zanu PF legislators confronted Lands minister Anxious Masuka on Wednesday over the ongoing blitz by authorities on people living illegally on State and local councils’ land countrywide. Zanu PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi, yesterday confirmed the MPs’ meeting with Masuka at the party’s headquarters in Harare, but played down the differences…
A SUSPECTED thief unknowingly stole a satchel in downtown Harare containing a pistol before getting arrested a few hours later, a Harare magistrate heard yesterday. Takunda Emmanuel Madzimure, 24, who stands accused of theft, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi before being remanded in custody. Madzimure was ordered to return to court today to…
FORMER Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of US$500 for posting a video on social media that “damaged the reputation of the Zimbabwe Republic Police”. He was recently convicted of communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the State after Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka ruled that he had posted a video on…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES say they are having a series of engagements with industry and relevant stakeholders to address the issue of price hikes and distortion in the market. This comes as the prices of basic consumer goods in the country continue to skyrocket largely due to the relentless slump of the hapless Zimbabwe dollar…
A STABLE economy and predictable policy regime are key for “raising Zimbabwe’s social consciousness, and patriotism, and to a point where the country is able to promote its own anti-sanctions laws”, a top lawyer and Zanu PF legislator has said. This comes as the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration’s international reengagement efforts have continually been “negated…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) intends to hire 175 vehicles to conduct a national novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccination campaign commencing on February 20. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube confirmed that the council was seeking to hire private vehicles from local residents for the polio vaccination programme. Polio…
A HARARE company director, who allegedly sold off a company’s bulldozer while his business partner was bedridden and ill, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing theft of property charges. Archbord Masamvu was yesterday arraigned before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei before being remanded out of custody on free bail, and will return to court…
