By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CONSUMERS want the government to make good on its promises to nail all those found undermining the ZiG. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said last week that authorities were mulling the introduction of a slew of tough new measures to protect the ZiG, including jailing those convicted of sabotaging…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba on Sunday survived a road accident along the Harare-Chirundu highway. Information ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana yesterday confirmed the accident happened when Chigumba was travelling from Chinhoyi to Harare. “Yesterday (Sunday), Zec chairperson, Justice Chigumba, was involved in an accident on her way from…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it recently secured over 400 000 Euros from the Netherlands Embassy to rehabilitate its water projects. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting at the weekend, BCC engineering and sanitation director Sikhumbuzo Ncube said the city had reached out to various embassies and government ministries to secure financial assistance to alleviate…
By Emmanuel MarambeSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) has imposed a US$5 000 fine on Scottland FC for pitch…
THE government in Matabeleland South Province wants non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the region to align their operations with local developmental goals. In a letter addressed to district development coordinators (DDCs), town clerks and rural council chief executives, Matabeleland South Local Government Services acting provincial director Zacharia Jusa implored relevant stakeholders to address any inconsistencies in…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A MAN who stole a firearm and other valuables at an accident scene at the Whitehouse along the Harare Bulawayo highway last June was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison. Bright Makuvatsine, 25, was convicted of two counts, theft and contravening the Firearms Act. On the theft count, magistrate Ruth Moyo…
BY RUTENDO NGARA HARARE magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday threw out of the window an application challenging placement on remand of a couple that allegedly defrauded vice president Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Miniyothabo, of nearly US$1 million in three botched construction deals. Ndirowei dismissed the application made by Gray and Annavester Mudiwa who runs Gray Homes Construction…
FARMERS in Matabeleland North Province have been implored to produce on-farm feeds to prevent livestock succumbing to the El Nino-induced drought. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a fodder production training in Lupane district, Agriculture deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos said importing livestock feed was unsustainable for farmers. “If you are importing feed,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Sizinda in Bulawayo, who was electrocuted while attempting to steal from a Zesa substation was yesterday sentenced to an effective five years in prison. Dylan Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of damaging, destroying or interfering with electricity equipment. He pleaded not…
SASAI MONEY TRANSFER, a business of Cassava Technologies and one of the fastest growing international money transfer operators, has partnered with Airtel Money to expand its offer of free remittances to more African markets. The zero fees initiative, which was first launched in May 2024 by Sasai Money Transfer in partnership with Econet in Zimbabwe,…
