Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly beating his neighbour to death during a heated dispute over a girlfriend. Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu confirmed to the Daily News that the suspect, Brian Moyo of Clark Road, Suburbs, was apprehended on Sunday after a report implicated him…
AS Finance minister Mthuli Ncube rises in Parliament tomorrow to deliver the mid-term budget and economic review, the air will be thick with anticipation. From the bustling streets of Harare to the boardrooms of industry, a nation grappling with persistent economic challenges is looking to him for a lifeline. The ball, unequivocally, is in his…
GOVERNMENT is moving to ease the burden on businesses and ordinary citizens, with the Cabinet approving a comprehensive review of levies, licences, and permits across 12 key economic sectors. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced the initiative yesterday at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare, stating the process was a “marathon, not a sprint” that would…
AUTHORITIES are implementing measures to resuscitate the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) chief executive officer John Mangudya said yesterday. Presenting oral evidence on cotton funding to the parliamentary committee of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development in Harare, Mangudya said measures being put in place would enable Cottco to settle…
GOVERNMENT has transformed United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) into a modern medical facility with the addition of a 52-room diagnostic laboratory, an investment that significantly upgrades the health institution’s capabilities. During a tour of the hospital, UBH chief medical officer William Busumani explained that the new facility houses departments such as haematology and biochemistry and can…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw OVER 5 000 farmers have been issued with title deeds by the government since the programme’s inception, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, has said. This initiative comes as the government has engaged local financial institutions to ensure the seamless issuance of the title deeds to farmers. “The situation has…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested several suspects in connection with cases of armed robbery, theft, and fraud that occurred between July 11, 2023, and July 21, 2025, across Gweru, Harare, and Bulawayo. National Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests, stating that the suspects were linked to seven armed robbery cases, including the audacious…
CIMAS Health Group has once again thrown its weight behind the Egypt– Zimbabwe Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Mission, known as Open Heart Camp 2, helping deliver life-saving procedures to children. This comes as statistics reveal that at least 4 500 children are born with congenital heart disease in Zimbabwe each year, highlighting the urgent need for…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE EDITOR chayav@dailynews.co.zw AFTER hours of back-breaking work at a village cooperative (mushandirapamwe) in Chireya, Gokwe North, a heavily pregnant Revai returned home to find her three children asleep, each showing worrying signs of illness. Distraught and desperate, the 24-year-old single mother began to contemplate how she could save her children from what…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE REVITALISED Harare giants CAPS United yesterday announced the capture of 20-yearold midfielder Kennedy Mupomba and striker Tende from English side Chelmsford City and Eastern Region Soccer League outfit Masvingo United respectively. The duo become the latest in a string of mid-season signings by the Green Machine, who are a transformed unit under Zambian…
