IT HAS emerged that Bulawayo’s crime rate is double the national average, with Harare and Midlands following closely behind. This comes as authorities say that they handled more criminal cases last year than in 2022 — with some of the incidents having threatened State and public security. In a report yesterday, the Zimbabwe National Statistics…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is set to investigate allegations of abuse of young girls, women and men that occurred at Madzibaba Ishmael shrine in Nyabira, Mashonaland West Province. This comes after police last week arrested Madzibaba Ishmael, a self-styled prophet and the leader of Johane Masowe (Gore Jena…
A TOTAL of 1 336 573 kilogrammes of tobacco worth US$4.139 million were sold on the first day at auction and contract…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FARMERS in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, have received a shot in the arm after the United States Agency for International Development (USaid) released more than US$1 million towards hunger alleviation. This comes as the country is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon which led to the drying up of most crops and…
GRAIN Marketing Board has paid farmers all outstanding amounts for the maize that they delivered to the parastatal, a Cabinet minister has…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is reigniting the opposition’s push for dialogue with Zanu PF, in a bid to help fix the country’s myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, CCC spokesperson Nqobizitha Mlilo said it was pointless at this stage to focus on politics when the majority of Zimbabweans were…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN AN effort to address disparities in terms of internet connectivity between urban and rural schools, the government says it is rolling out internet-in-aBox across rural learning institutions. This comes as schools in rural areas are lagging behind when it comes to technology and infrastructure development which has negatively affected student…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has called on farmers to consider reducing the number of their livestock in view of the prevailing El Nino induced drought conditions. This comes also as the authorities have urged farmers to do hay bailing from the maize stalks which dried up so that they can stock some forage…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants have rejected the recent salary increments granted to them by the government. The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) — the umbrella body for government workers’ unions — told the Daily News yesterday that it was “very disappointed by the token increment”. This comes after authorities slightly…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA couple, Stephen Charakupa and his wife Anymore Munyaradzi Mauru, are facing theft and fraud charges after they allegedly duped two individuals of more than US$11 000 in two botched deals. Charakupa is an assistant operations manager at Real Star Security Company and Mauru is said to be employed by…
