A TEENAGE girl was arrested for allegedly locking another woman in a house before sprinkling her with thinners and setting the place on fire following a dispute. Tariro Makusha, 18, appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti on allegations of attempted murder after setting alight Annamore Tawuya. Makusha was not asked to plead to the allegations…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday issued a stern warning to misbehaving Zanu PF bigwigs who have been causing major divisions in the party ahead of its provincial elections. Addressing the year’s last Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa thundered that the party would not hesitate to wield the axe against all such members. This…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya POLICE commissioner general Godwin Matanga, says his officers will be out in full force to deal with careless citizens who violate curfew restrictions during this festive season since the country is still battling the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as Zimbabwe has entered a fourth wave of the pandemic which has been exacerbated by…
Andile Tshuma THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it is ready to deal with the demand of blood which normally goes up during the festive season due to a high number of road accidents. Despite the blood bank having enough stocks to deal with demand, NBSZ Southern Region manager, Sifundo Ngwenya, called for responsible…
Melisa Chatikobo PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for the return of Zimbabwe’s historic artworks which were plundered by British colonisers and other Western explorers during the colonial era. This comes as various artworks created by natives, which includes statues, paintings, musical instruments and weapons as well as the remains of pre-independence luminaries, are currently housed…
Melisa Chatikobo THE Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) says farmers need to use early to medium maturity seed varieties to regain lost time caused by the delay of rains. This comes as a number of farmers had rushed to plant when the first rains came down two months ago despite warnings from the Meteorological Services Department…
POLICE arrested a 24-year-old man in Harare at the weekend, after he tussled with one of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s protectors, while allegedly trying to disarm the soldier who was guarding the residence. Sani Munyaradzi Musena appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with attempted robbery — with the State pushing for him to…
THE ruling Zanu PF is holding its last politburo meeting for the year in Harare today, amid growing tensions within the party over its impending internal provincial elections. The former liberation movement’s newly-installed spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that one of the main tasks of the meeting would be to assess the CVs…
ZANU PF senior politburo member Patrick Chinamasa, pictured, says Zimbabweans must give President Emmerson Mnangagwa more time to turn around the country’s economic fortunes after he has done well since replacing the late president Robert Mugabe. This comes as Mnangagwa came into power following a well-supported military coup in November 2017 which toppled Mugabe who had…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned child abusers and drug peddlers saying the government will soon introduce stiffer and deterrent penalties against them. This comes amid growing concern over rising cases of child abuse, infanticide, forced early child marriages and rape. It also comes as thousands of youths are throwing away their futures by getting hooked…
