HWANGE local authorities say the government’s delay in disbursing funds under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) has slowed down refurbishment of their roads. The road rehabilitation exercise comes after the government recently declared all roads a national disaster, before setting aside $33 billion for the second phase of the process being spearheaded by…
POLICE have impounded nine public transport buses for operating without permits and violating Covid-19 inter-city travel restrictions. This comes as the government recently allowed inter-city travelling only for learners going back to their respective schools. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, pictured, yesterday said law enforcement agents had impounded buses belonging to Extra City, CAG and…
TWO police officers, who were arrested for allegedly committing a spate of armed robberies in Bulawayo, have been granted bail by the High Court. Bongani Mpofu, 33, of Cowdray Park, and Dalubuhle Ndlovu, 37, of Mpopoma, were released on $20 000 bail each by Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Evangelista Kabasa. The two cops, who…
RESIDENTS in Victoria Falls say they have to travel at least 100km to the nearest voter registration centre, in a development attributed to the low voter registration turnout. According to the residents, the nearest voter registration centre is in Hwange and very few are able to travel that far, putting Victoria Falls at risk of…
BULAWAYO residents have confronted the local authority over exorbitant water bills which they contend are beyond their meagre incomes, especially during this Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as some residents have claimed that they have received “inflated” water bills ranging between $19 000 to $100 000. It also comes as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) town clerk…
THE Midlands Irrigation Development Department says it is working towards resuscitating a number of irrigation schemes under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 200-hectare per district farming project. This comes after Mnangagwa recently made a pronouncement for districts to embark on the farming projects to ensure the country is food self-sufficient. Provincial irrigation engineer Shingirirai Zano told the Daily…
A CHINESE employer, He Chisheng Mike, allegedly assaulted one of his employees, Charles Muswaka, in Matopo in Matabeleland South Province on Thursday before sacking him under unclear circumstances. According to Muswaka, his boss, who runs a mining firm, Yakuts Investment, broke down the door into his room, before assaulting him and telling him that…
A 42-YEAR-old Mberengwa man allegedly axed his brother to death following a fight recently in which the now deceased accused him of bewitching his family, Midlands police spokesperson, Emmanuel Mahoko, has confirmed. Mahoko said the now deceased, Takaruvinga Gumbo, initially attacked his brother Ndabazabo Msipha with an axe and stick, accusing him of bewitching his…
MIDLANDS State University (MSU) says it will employ over 2 500 Zvishavane locals in its modified coal tar project, which will cut bitumen imports from South Africa. MSU Zvishavane campus director Advice Vhiriri recently told the Daily News that the project would also help to save the much-needed foreign currency in importing bitumen, amid reports that the…
MDC MP for Mpopoma-Pelandaba, Charles Moyo, has accused Zesa Holdings for sleeping on duty and sabotaging the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) after areas in his constituency have gone for months without power. NDS1 (2021—2025) is Zimbabwe’s economic blueprint aimed at improving different sectors of the economy, including mining, manufacturing and agriculture towards the country’s…
