A 34-YEAR-OLD man from Msudu Village in Insiza, Matabeleland South Province, has been slapped with a 20-year jail sentence for raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter. The man who cannot be named for ethical reasons appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza this week facing a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was…
Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITERS FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube did not do enough to address the plight of struggling workers and poor Zimbabweans in his mid-term budget review on Thursday. So say representatives of public sector workers and some economic experts, who told the Daily News yesterday that Ncube’s mid-term statement was “not pro-poor” —…
THE government’s drive to ensure energy self-sufficiency for the country is on course with solar power firm, Centragrid Limited, set to feed 23 Megawatts (MW) into the national grid by August 1. This comes as the country is currently experiencing brutal power cuts which authorities have attributed to low water levels at Kariba Hydro Power…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE bail ruling of Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango and his accomplice Arkims Mandaza, who allegedly played a part in illegally awarding a US$9 million street lights tender to a company owned by businessman Moses Mpofu, has been set for Tuesday. This comes as the State has concluded leading evidence…
DARK Fibre Africa (DFA) Zimbabwe has connected over 1 500 people through wireless solutions to areas where it is not feasible to provide fibre services. DFA Zimbabwe is a licensed unified telecommunication services provider focusing on building, installing, managing, and maintaining a world-class fibre network infrastructure to transmit data across Zimbabwe. Speaking during an enterprise…
By Ketty Nyoni A GROWING number of Zimbabweans are being exposed and experiencing the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as Chinese medical practitioners deepen their involvement in local communities. This comes as a delegation from the Chinese Medical Association has established a strong presence in the country, offering a range of services, including telemedicine,…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has injected US$50 million into the interbank foreign exchange market in order to consolidate Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) stability. The apex bank governor, John Mushayavanhu, yesterday said since the introduction of ZiG on April 5, the RBZ had been participating in the interbank foreign exchange market to supplement liquidity under…
By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw A LEGISLATOR has raised serious concerns over the country’s rising child mortality. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Sikhuphukile Dube — a youth proportional representative for Bulawayo — called on authorities to urgently look into the deaths. Child mortality refers to the deaths of children under the age…
Thembinkosi Nyathi AFTER more than a decade away from the music scene, rising gospel artiste Towedzai Musakwa has made a spirited comeback with his new single, Tovimba Nemi. The last time his voice was heard on the airwaves was when he released a 10-track album Simba Mukaka. So much has changed in his life, ranging from the…
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is on a drive to capacitate youth and women-led small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it bids to integrate them into regional economies. The AfCFTA is a free trade area encompassing most of Africa. It was established…
