Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE government has guaranteed food security for 4, 5 million school children across the country from Early Childhood Development (ECD) up to Grade Seven until April 2025. This comes as the country is grappling with the effects of the El Nino-induced drought that have left over 10 million people food insecure…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North Province has been slapped with an effective 40 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a 70-year-old woman twice for ritual purposes. Gift Mathe appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mnkandla yesterday facing two counts of rape. He pleaded guilty…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AN INTOXICATED man, who fatally strangled his grandmother, appeared in court over the weekend where he was advised to apply for bail at the High court. Nhipalaakar Muyaya, 22, appeared before magistrate Ruth Moyo facing murder charges. According to the State, on December 26, 2024, between 0100 hours and 0500 hours…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH COURT judge justice Neville Wamambo yesterday reserved his judgment in a matter where Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Welshman Ncube has dragged Sengezo Tshabangu to court for allegedly illegally effecting some changes in Parliament without the approval of the party. The changes effected by Tshabangu earlier this month…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has dismissed as false claims circulating on the Internet that there was a fatal passenger aircraft accident with 181 people on board at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare on Sunday. In a statement yesterday, CAAZ said no such crash took place. “CAAZ…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for Conwell Mutale who allegedly caused the death of his friend, Shepherd Ncube, following an altercation during a beer binge. Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele told the Daily News yesterday that the tragic incident occurred on December 20, 2024 at Hlalo shopping centre…
MISS Ebony, a pageant which seeks promote cultural heritage and linguistic appreciation, is set to be staged in Zimbabwe for the first time from March 28 to 29 next year in Harare. The pageant, founded in Nigeria seven years ago, will see 15 models compete for the Miss Ebony Zimbabwe title. Miss Ebony Zimbabwe director…
RECENT revelations by the police in Bulawayo that the city recorded 35 cases of male suicides is yet more proof that male mental health has become a ticking time bomb. According to acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele, the reported suicides, which involved men from diverse age groups and backgrounds, were triggered by, among other…
THE total value of the country’s exported goods as of last month reached US$905,2 million, marking a 29,7 percent increase from the US$698,1 million recorded in October, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. In its monthly statistics update yesterday, the Zimstat acting director for macro-economics, Mable Chimhore said industrial supplies comprised 95,4 percent…
A SUSPECTED bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer, who allegedly duped a farmer of more than US$27 000 after promising him that he will facilitate a farm acquisition process, appeared in court on Friday. Shepherd Mangoma appeared before magistrate Ishenanesu Matiova facing three counts of fraud, impersonation and theft of trust property. He was remanded…
