By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man who was convicted of malicious damage to property wept uncontrollably when he was sentenced to eight months imprisonment at the Harare Magistrates Court last week. Pathos Chimba (32) cried asking for forgiveness from the complainant, Caroline Lamb, adding that it was not his fault when he damaged her…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has conducted the first natural air cured Turkish tobacco sales in Mangwe, Matabeleland South Province, since 1962. This comes as Kutsaga, formerly Tobacco Research Board, has introduced four climate smart tobacco varieties for introduction in areas that have not been growing the golden leaf mainly…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 28-YEAR-OLD man working as a gardener in Bulawayo’s Montrose suburb has been slapped with an effective five-year jail term after being convicted of attempting to rape his employer’s daughter. Mgcini Tshuma from Montrose suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Dambudzo Malunga last week facing an attempted rape charge. He pleaded…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to get insured to reduce risks. Speaking during a two day training organised by the Insurance Commission of Zimbabwe (ICZ) for business officers at the weekend, IPEC public relations manager Lloyd Gumbo said although insurance does not prevent…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says infants accompanying female inmates are not treated as prisoners and are provided with the best care in line with the country’s constitution and international standards. This comes after an uproar over an opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist’s one- yearold baby living in prison following the arrest of…
THE government says the introduction of the e-passport system has managed to reduce corruption in the Civil Registry Department. This comes as the department has over the years been cited as one of the country’s hotspots of graft as passport seekers were made to pay officials for their papers to be processed. Speaking during the…
ZIMBABWE’s economy is set to grow by 6,5 percent next year rising above government policy blueprint target of five percent on anticipated improvement in rainfall and electricity generation, minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube says. The National Development Strategy (NDS) 1 which spans from 2021-25 seeks to grow the economy by an average of five percent….
THE need for opposition parties in Zimbabwe to unite and engage in talks with the ruling Zanu PF cannot be overstated. For decades, the country has been plagued by a political crisis that has hindered progress and development. The fragmentation of the opposition has allowed Zanu PF to maintain its grip on power, perpetuating a…
In 2018, Pelagia Chikwera, a soft-spoken mother of three, attended a free cervical cancer screening at a hospital in Harare. “There was…
By Ketty Nyoni THE ruling Zanu PF and the opposition need to engage in more mature politics, end their decades-long toxic relationship and work together in the interest of the country and all its people. So says the Mayor of Harare and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) big shot, Jacob Mafume, who adds that “all…
