THE State-owned Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it is moving to stop leakages and curb corruption in the parastatal. Speaking at the Zinara annual general meeting (AGM) in Harare earlier this week, board chairperson George Manyaya said they had deployed strategies in the form of information communication technology targeted at plugging and optimising revenue…
FIVE Zimbabweans living in South Africa, who allegedly came home and attempted to kill a local businessman over a failed deal, have officially been charged and placed on remand. Moses Monde, Malvin Manzinde, Malvin Tatenda Nyamuranga, Norbert Muponda and Joshua Mapuranga were arrested on March 20 after accusations of attempting to kill one Oliver Tatenda…
BILLIONAIRE Patrice Motsepe is in talks with Groupe Canal+ to join the French broadcaster’s multibillion-dollar bid for broadcaster MultiChoice Group, according to…
THE brutal power cuts of the past few weeks are set to ease after it emerged that Zesa is ramping up its electricity imports from South Africa and Mozambique. In more good news for the utility’s longsuffering customers, Zesa has also managed to bring back online the refurbished Unit 6 at the key Hwange Power…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will keep an eye on schools conducting illegal vacation lessons by deploying monitors across the country during the school holiday that commenced yesterday. This comes as the government has prohibited all schools from offering holiday lessons, stating that pupils had sufficient time to study during the schooling term.Speaking to…
Shamaine ChirimujiriStaff Writer AUTHORITIES have implored bus operators and drivers to prioritise people’s lives and to avoid road carnages this Easter holidays. This was said by the Transport deputy minister, Joshua Sacco, during the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe Easter campaign launch held in Harare, yesterday.“My clarion call this Easter is for a holiday that…
AN ARMED robber who stole US$5 from a motorist before causing a car crash has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Blessing Moyo was arrested last July after his victim, who was driving at the time, drove into oncoming traffic before being involved in an accident.Moyo was on trial before Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi…
A HARARE magistrate has convicted businessman Francesco Marconati and his son, Alessandro, on charges of disorderly conduct. Marconati, who is the director of Eagle Italian Shoes, and his son were on trial after attempting to intimidate his business partner, Li Song, into withdrawing charges against him.Li, who is one of the directors and shareholders of…
By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on farmers to be more productive as Zimbabwe battles to be food secure in the wake of the El-Nino-induced drought. He said this during the commissioning of Champion Foods milling plant in Tynwald, Harare, which has the capacity to mill 700 tonnes of grain per day.Mnangagwa said…
THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) says it is targeting to plant 60 000 hectares (ha) of wheat this winter wheat season, a triple of 20 000 produced last season. This comes as last year Zimbabwe achieved a record bumper wheat harvest of 400 000 metric tonnes.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Arda chairperson…
