A HARARE-BASED company has lost more than US$70 000 and R4 500 to armed robbers, prompting the police in Harare to launch a manhunt for seven armed suspects. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the sad incident occurred on Thursday last week, when seven armed robbers attacked two security officers before…
By Brandon Josphat ZANU PF has directed its 73 parliamentary candidates who did not succeed in the August 23-24 general elections to return campaign vehicles the party gave them. This comes after the ruling party distributed vehicles to its 210 parliamentary candidates to prepare for the poll and to enhance its visibility around the country.In…
THE government is considering legislating for a cap on amounts that medical aid societies can use for overheads to ensure a large…
AT LEAST 500 000 households are set to benefit from the recently resuscitated presidential forage scheme. The scheme was introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2021, but slowed down last year amid reports that it had few takers owing to expenses involved.However, with the livestock sector crying foul over the high cost of feed and…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A QUEENS Park woman in Bulawayo has been nabbed for stabbing a patron with a broken beer bottle following a misunderstanding at a local bar in Bulawayo last Thursday.Patricia Ncube, 45, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Vivian Ndlovu facing a charge of attempted murder after she stabbed Samukeliso Chiremba, 39, three times…
VETERAN public relations administrators George Manyaya and Constance Makoni won the best Public Relations Officer (PR) and the PR practitioner of the year Awards respectively at a glitzy event hosted by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (Maz) last Friday. Speaking to the media after receiving the award, Manyaya, who is currently the general manager for…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Queens Park West suburb in Bulawayo who robbed school pupils of their cellphones on numerous occasions has been sentenced to an effective 19 months in prison. Leornard Tafirenyika Nyabadza, 43, appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Learnear Khumalo last Friday facing two counts of theft. He pleaded not…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE and Zambia are partnering on the treatment of sickle cell anaemia in a bid to promote awareness on the disease. Sickle cell anaemia is a group of disorders that cause red blood cells to become distorted and break down resulting in shortage of blood in the body.Speaking to Daily News…
WITH the year slowly coming to an end, entertainment loving people are set to be spoilt for choice this month as promoters have lined up an array of high profile events on October 14. Promoters have decided to congest October with events as they try to recover the business lost during the election season —…
BY ASHLEY MOYO AFTER two years of incessant pressure from music fans, a tombstone is set to be erected over the grave of the late Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love this month. The late singer’s manager Kudzanai Ruwisi, popularly known as Selekta Junky, said Shava Tombstones has sponsored the tombstone for the hugely popular musician…
