By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has embarked on a nationwide artificial insemination programme targeting 6 000 cattle in the first round in a bid to promote the growth of the national herd. This comes as the country continues to lose cattle due to various reasons which primarily include drought, January disease, anthrax and foot…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zimbabweans have criticised the move by the government to ban the importation of personal vehicles that are more than 10 years old. This comes after the government gazetted a Statutory Instrument (SI) last week, which completely outlaws the importation of such vehicles. The secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE woman Christine Mutara, 45, lost US$6 000 to an alleged fraudster, Kauma Pilo, 65, in a botched residential stand deal. Pilo appeared before a Harare magistrate facing fraud charge and was granted US$100 bail and remanded to May 7 for trial. It is the State’s case that Pilo sold the…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF says it will soon commence an exercise to reorganise its structures from the cell to provincial executives in order to keep the party visible on the ground. This comes as the ruling party last week directed all provinces to stop the restructuring of its district coordinating committees (DCCs) and focus…
BY RUTENDO NGARA TWO Harare men were arraigned before the courts for allegedly towing a car held by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) as an exhibit in a case they were investigating. The two are being prosecuted for obstructing the course of justice and they were remanded out of custody to May 9. Jossam Aarons,…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has called on youth, women as well as people with disabilities to take climate change action and have their voices heard. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a two-day climate change action training recently, ministry of Environment climate change scientist Tatenda Mutasa said the government was…
THE government has implored schools to initiate peer counselling sessions to curb the rising cases of drug abuse among the youth in the country. Speaking during a drug awareness campaign recently, minister of State for Bulawayo province, Judith Ncube said schools had to play a major role in curbing drug abuse. “We urge schools to…
TWO livestock rustlers, one from Mozambique and the other one from Mukumbura in Zimbabwe, teamed up to steal six animals in Mt…
DOLLY Parton’s wish has come true. During a 2022 interview with “The Daily Show,” Parton was asked about the hundreds of cover…
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange listed financial services provider, ZB Financial Holdings, has appointed Agnes Makamure as the company’s acting chairperson with effect from March 20 2024. Makamure takes over from renowned banker and strategist Luxon Zembe who was seconded to superintend over the merger of two financial institutions, CBZ Holdings and ZB Financial Holdings, in December…
