Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT says the country has potential to grow its tobacco industry into a US$20 billion sector if value addition and beneficiation are fully embraced. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Obert Jiri said the country had…
Takudzwa Dhambu POLICE have arrested two men in connection with the assault of a 17-year-old girl in Guruve, Mashonaland Central, following the circulation of a disturbing video on social media. In a statement, national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi said the suspects were arrested after investigations into an incident in which the girl was allegedly assaulted…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya AUTHORITIES should ramp up their efforts to lift the lives of needy Zimbabweans and to ensure all citizens begin to enjoy the benefits of the country’s current relative economic stability. So said representatives of labour and consumers yesterday, who also told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper…
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has expressed satisfaction with the steady progress being made in the construction of its African Trade Centre in Harare, which is expected to be commissioned early next year. In a statement yesterday, the government said an Afreximbank delegation that recently toured the site noted that the project was advancing according…
Takudzwa Dhambu PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national hero status on the late Brigadier-General Mathias Tizirai Ngarava, recognising his immense contribution to Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle and post-independence service. The announcement was made by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Jenfan Muswere, who delivered the message on behalf of Mnangagwa at the Ngarava family home in…
THE police in Bulawayo have launched an intensive investigation into the kidnapping of a four-month-old baby girl who vanished from New Parklands suburb following a social media interaction. The case began after the infant’s mother engaged with an unknown individual on a WhatsApp platform offering children’s clothing. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police…
THE government says Zimbabwe’s aquaculture sector is undergoing a major transformation as the decentralisation of fingerlings production unlocks growth, productivity, and profitability for fish farmers. This comes after many years where fish farming was largely a gamble for smallholder producers, who depended on fingerlings harvested from rivers and unverified dams. This practice offered little assurance…
MEMBERS of the public should remain vigilant as more inclement weather is expected around the country going into the New Year. So advises the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) as heavy rains continue to lash many parts of the country, resulting in significant flooding in low-lying areas, as well as damage to key infrastructure like roads…
THE country has so far recorded one of its bloodiest festive seasons in recent years, after 100 people lost their lives in road traffic accidents up to December 26. Releasing road traffic accidents statistics for the period between December 15 and Boxing Day, national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, blamed errant drivers yesterday for the high…
AUTHORITIES have stepped up their hunt for a ruthless Guruve serial killer. In this regard, the military has now deployed heavily armed soldiers there to complement the work of law enforcement agents that are on the ground. This comes as many petrified villagers in the area where the chief suspect in the gruesome murders, Anymore…
