By Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw ORGANISERS of Intwasa Arts Festivals, one of the biggest arts events in the country, say this year’s edition will highlight issues of drug abuse on youths through drama competition. This comes as the nation is battling to control drug and substance abuse problems especially among the youth. “This is a process…
IN RECENT weeks there have been increasing calls for an all-inclusive dialogue in the country to resolve political and economic crises that have been haunting the nation for decades. The church, opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, the ruling Zanu PF and civil society agreed that only dialogue would resolve the country’s challenges. Its high time…
POLICE have arrested five suspected serial cattle rustlers for stealing more than 41 cattle on different occasions. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said Francis Masvora, 54, and Takudzwa Masvora, 26, allegedly stole 28 cattle in and around Turf area in Kadoma from January last year to February this year. “On March 27, 2024 a…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE new governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mushayavanhu, should leave no stone unturned in the quest to shore up the local currency and to stabilise prices. So say economic experts who told the Daily News yesterday, ahead of the expected release of his first monetary policy statement…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has embarked on a nationwide artificial insemination programme targeting 6 000 cattle in the first round in a bid to promote the growth of the national herd. This comes as the country continues to lose cattle due to various reasons which primarily include drought, January disease, anthrax and foot…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zimbabweans have criticised the move by the government to ban the importation of personal vehicles that are more than 10 years old. This comes after the government gazetted a Statutory Instrument (SI) last week, which completely outlaws the importation of such vehicles. The secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE woman Christine Mutara, 45, lost US$6 000 to an alleged fraudster, Kauma Pilo, 65, in a botched residential stand deal. Pilo appeared before a Harare magistrate facing fraud charge and was granted US$100 bail and remanded to May 7 for trial. It is the State’s case that Pilo sold the…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF says it will soon commence an exercise to reorganise its structures from the cell to provincial executives in order to keep the party visible on the ground. This comes as the ruling party last week directed all provinces to stop the restructuring of its district coordinating committees (DCCs) and focus…
BY RUTENDO NGARA TWO Harare men were arraigned before the courts for allegedly towing a car held by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) as an exhibit in a case they were investigating. The two are being prosecuted for obstructing the course of justice and they were remanded out of custody to May 9. Jossam Aarons,…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has called on youth, women as well as people with disabilities to take climate change action and have their voices heard. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a two-day climate change action training recently, ministry of Environment climate change scientist Tatenda Mutasa said the government was…
