AUTHORITIES have surveyed households facing food shortages due to reduced agricultural yields and rising living costs triggered by the Middle East conflict.The country is already feeling the impact of rising prices, with fuel and essential goods becoming increasingly expensive, placing pressure on vulnerable households.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the minister of Public Service, Edgar…
MADZIBABA Benji, real name Daniel Matamba, hosted one of the most successful community outreach programmes in Goromonzi over the weekend.The programme which included anti-drug and substance campaigns and anti-child marriages bore fruits as thousands of people including traditional chiefs, upcoming musicians, local legislator Beatrice Nyamupinga and several Zanu-PF politicians among others thronged Mutanhaura Primary School…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is engaging the government to resolve a long-running dispute between Bikita Minerals and nine families in Murape Village, Bikita.The conflict, which began in 2023, saw access to a local well and school cut off after a trench was dug around homesteads to prepare for a tailings dam.In a statement…
SEX workers in the country have called on the government to legalise their profession, arguing that decriminalisation would protect them from violence, exploitation, and harassment by law enforcement agents.In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Springs of Life Zimbabwe national programmes coordinator Precious Msindo said sex workers were willing to comply with regulations, including…
THREE men from Killarney informal settlement have been remanded in custody after appearing in court on murder allegations.The accused, Brian Ndlovu, Kelvin Dube and Simbarashe Zhou, appeared before High Court Judge Justice Ngoni Nduna facing a murder charge. They all pleaded not guilty.The State alleges that on January 14, at around 10pm, the three accused…
A RUWA prophet appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of stealing cash and valuables totalling US$250 000 in Gunhill, Harare.Thomas Kanhu is jointly charged with Learnmore Mirison, with the pair facing unlawful entry into premises in aggravating circumstances.They were remanded in custody until today, when they are expected to apply for bail.The complainant in the…
TWO Bulawayo women allegedly caught attempting to smuggle US$22 000 worth of crystal meth to South East Asia have appeared in court.They were remanded in custody to today for bail.Michelle Mupati and Locadia Ndlovu are facing charges of dealing in dangerous drugs after allegedly concealing the narcotics inside hippopotamus sculptures and attempting to courier them…
A DISPUTE during a snooker game turned fatal after a man allegedly stabbed another at Mzenda Business Centre in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the incident, saying the victim later died from the injuries.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of Emanuel Phiri in connection with a murder case which occurred…
Masimba Makwembere THE eve of the 2026 Easter holiday was supposed to be a time of prayer and reunion for the Mujuru family. Instead, it became a national wake. On a stretch of the Harare-Masvingo Highway, at the 246-kilometre peg near Masvingo, a single moment of misjudgement extinguished six lives in a heartbeat. Lilian Maranda-Mujuru,…
Masimba Makwembere PARLIAMENT has summoned the minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, Anxious Masuka, to present a ministerial statement over low tobacco prices being offered to farmers at auction floors during this year’s marketing season. The move comes as prices have remained below the cost of production for most growers, averaging between US$1.50…
