PARLIAMENT has demanded that the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should demote all school headmasters producing poor results. This came after the permanent secretary in the ministry, Moses Mhike revealed yesterday before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Education that they were facing logistical challenges in inspecting schools. In response, the chairperson of the portfolio…
THE construction of a US$22 million power line in Bikita by the Bikita Minerals Company is now 84 percent complete and will soon bring relief to thousands of villagers and businesses in rural Bikita, Gutu and Zaka. Bikita Minerals is the country’s biggest lithium producer, which is owned by Chinese firm, Sinomine, (Hong Kong) Rare…
THE government says it will deploy extension workers at mines across the country as the Mines ministry seeks to offer technical services in the sector and also avoid accidents. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mines ministry permanent secretary Pfungwa Kunaka said his ministry was consulting with other relevant stakeholders to create extension services in…
THE five women from Hatcliffe, Harare, who went viral on social media platforms after they allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old girl accusing her of having an affair with a married man spent another night in remand custody after a Harare magistrate postponed their plea recording. Zelpa and Natasha Kanduza, Fortunate Tembo, Olleyn Vinyugwi and Mitchel Kariwo,…
THE People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has rolled out 15 advanced automated teller machines (ATMs) across its service centres as part of enhancing customer experience and convenience. The leading financial services provider said the just-launched automated teller machines were part of 30 they intend to install across the country. “The launch of the ATMs is…
THREE unsuspecting jobseekers, looking for greener pastures in the United Kingdom (UK), reportedly lost nearly US$14 000 after they were duped by a fake job recruiter. Canaan Chinhoro, Tawanda Walter Chigwada and Tsitsi Lynette Nyakutsikwa, are said to have given the money to one Chipo Ndebele who claimed she was able to secure certificates of…
MEMBERS of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction that remains loyal to former party leader Nelson Chamisa are now at each other’s throats. This comes as the faction remains at sixes and sevens over whether they should withdraw from Parliament — and who should lead them in the august House should they stay engaged…
EFFORTS to nail notorious land barons are being frustrated by some citizens who are reluctant to report their illegal activities to authorities, the government says. Speaking in the Senate last week, Housing minister Daniel Garwe also said some of the people who were facilitating the illegal parcelling of land in the country included some traditional…
A MAN from Hatcliffe, Harare, is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to kill a man who was standing outside his house. Herbert Nhamo Kufandirori, 26, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei before being granted US$50 bail and he will return to court on February 29 for his routine remand. The court heard…
IN December 2021, Setfree Mafukidze, his wife and four children moved to Somerset in the United Kingdom, joining a long list of…
