A BULAWAYO man, 40, was yesterday thrown behind bars for 18 months after threatening his victim with a knife before robbing him of his US$2. Ezekiel Lunga of Burnside appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga facing a charge of aggravated robbery. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted after a full trial. Lunga…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IT IS “strange” that some people appear “hellbent on pushing the made-up story” that President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants to extend his stay in office, his spokesperson has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, George Charamba also said this “piece of fiction” was the more surprising as neither the government nor…
Bryn Matongo matongob@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have embarked on an operation code-named Nyama Yabvepi (where did you get the meat) which they believe will curb the illegal sale of meat on the streets. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told the Daily News yesterday that the operation would target individuals who sell meat in open spaces and streets,…
ZANU PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Jabulani Sibanda says the recently introduced ZiG currency will play an important role in the resuscitation of industries in Bulawayo. This comes as Baker’s Inn, a division of Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa, recently commissioned a US$27.8 million plant in the country’s second capital last week. Speaking to the…
THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao) says it is scaling up efforts to reduce the use of highly hazardous pesticides in Zimbabwe and Zambia through assisting both countries to formulate a harmonised mitigation strategy to strengthen the regulation of the pesticides. Speaking during a stakeholder meeting yesterday, Ivy Saunyama, the Fao agricultural officer said while…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) says it is engaging both the judiciary and Parliament to address gaps in enforcement and penalties for violations of the Consumer Protection Act. This comes amid an upsurge in substandard goods on the market as well as the selling of counterfeit, underweight and expired products in violation…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw AUTHOR Sudden Dambuza is set to host his readers at the signing ceremony of his book Echoes of My Heartaches in Harare on Saturday. The event, a platform where the readers will interact with the author, is scheduled for Finking Financial Advisory and on June 1, he is expected to host a…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw INTEGRATED media services company, Jester Media Services (JMS) employees have received free medical check-ups, as part of the…
SUPPORT for the ANC has risen in the weeks leading up to next Wednesday’s elections, a tracking poll shows, suggesting it may only need a small coalition partner or could win a majority. Analysts have been speculating for months that the ANC will fall short of 50 percent of the vote for the first time…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) is targeting to feed 6 000 rural learners in Binga district, Matabeleland North Province under its supplementary feeding scheme amid the El Nino-induced drought. In its report released yesterday, the ZRCS said the feeding scheme was also meant to ensure that no child misses school…
