By Rutendo Ngara KUTSAGA is exploring the possibility of exporting tobacco seed to Chinese and Italian markets in a bid to grow its sphere of influence. Zimbabwe is one of the leading tobacco producers in the world with its produce attracting high demand particularly from the Chinese market. Speaking to the media after the tour…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw PREPARATIONS for the 11th edition of the Diplomat of the year Awards set for 22 March 2024 at Tongfu Restaurant are now at an advanced stage. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Diplomat of the Year Awards Founder, Reginald Chapfunga said preparations were now complete. “We are ready to roll. ‘‘This…
THE spike in sexual offences is a cause for alarm, which should prod the relevant authorities into action. According to Musasa Project, which provides relief to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), it recorded a staggering 6 000 cases of rape last year — a shocking 80 percent of which had involved family members of the…
RISING songbird Rachel Chinouriri, a United Kingdom-based artist of Zimbabwean descent, has boycotted the Southwest (SXSW) in Texas in protest over the…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE recent partial removal of sanctions on Harare by Washington will help to lift trade relations between Zimbabwe and the United States of America (USA). So believes Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the USA, Tadeous Chifamba, who adds that the country will ramp up its efforts to foster a “mutually beneficial partnership” between…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN YET more bad news for reeling citizens and businesses, Zesa has intensified its power cuts due to a major fault at the key Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes a few days after the embattled power utility cut back its electricity generation operations at Kariba Hydroelectric Power Station, due to…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITER THIS year’s tobacco marketing season opened yesterday with the first bale being auctioned at US$4.92, a marked improvement from last year when the first bale was sold at US$4, 32. This comes amid expectations by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) of around 235 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN, 35, from Wanani Mine in the outskirts of Bulawayo has been dragged to court for allegedly axing his tenant for turning off his radio before 8 pm. Maqhawe Mahlangu yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mahlangu facing attempted murder charges and was remanded out of custody to…
Ketty Nyoni HARARE city on Tuesday conducted public interviews in search for a new chamber secretary. This comes as the local authority has for years been operating without a substantive chamber secretary since the departure of Josephine Ncube in 2018. Ncube was succeeded by Charles Kandemiri who took over in an acting capacity before he…
POLICE have confirmed that three students were killed and one injured when a Toyota Fortuner vehicle veered off the road and hit them in Mutare, Manicaland Province. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred at the two-kilometre peg along Christmas Pass-Shamhu Road. ‘’The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a fatal…
