POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over an increase in the number of taxi drivers being robbed of their vehicles by robbers who pose as passengers. The police have since advised taxi drivers to be on high alert when offering their services, especially during the evening.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico…
ALL arrears owed to cotton farmers in both local and foreign currency will be cleared by the end of this month, Information…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will give police and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) more resources to go after those who reject or manipulate the country’s new currency, the ZiG. This pledge was made by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in the National Assembly on Wednesday, where he also assured legislators…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government has brought back its feeding programme for rural and urban schools, as authorities bid to mitigate the impact of this season’s drought on learners. The director for communications in the ministry of Education, Taungana Ndoro, told the Daily News yesterday that the programme was meant to keep learners in schools…
FORMER senator and Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister, Eunice Sandi Moyo, has died. She was 78. Zanu PF politburo member Tshinga Dube confirmed to the Daily News that Moyo died at Mater dei Hospital yesterday morning after a long battle with hypertension. “It’s sad, we are all gutted; she has rested. She had been unwell for…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are set to meet Zesa to ensure that the power utility feeds enough power to winter cereal farmers amid concerns that some growers were facing frequent electricity cuts. Most winter wheat farmers are currently at the planting stage, with the deadline for planting set for the end of…
THE government says the police are going to increase patrols in all areas where smash and grab crimes are rampant. This comes amid several reports both in Harare and Bulawayo of a marked increase in night time muggings where motorists have been targeted in smash and grab incidents. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, minister…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IT HAS now emerged that authorities are set to disburse funds due to the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) under the Political Parties Finance Act to the group led by Welshman Ncube. While Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi would not confirm this development outright when he was approached by the Daily News…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have roped in private players in tobacco processing to increase and improve value addition in the sector. Zimbabwe has a target to increase tobacco value addition from the current two percent to 30 percent by next year. It also plans to create a US$5 billion tobacco industry by then. Speaking…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE government has launched a mandatory vaccination drive in Hurungwe district, Mashonaland West Province, following the recent deaths of several children after a suspected measles outbreak. This follows reports of the death of 35 children early this month belonging to an apostolic sect. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday…
