THE Mutare City Council has applied for a US$2,8 million loan to finance a series of key infrastructure and service delivery projects aimed at improving water supply, roads, and public amenities. The loan application followed a council resolution on borrowing powers passed on August 23, 2024, and has since been submitted to the ministry of…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE DYNAMOS…………………….(1)1 NGEZI PLATINUM ………..(1)1 TEN-MAN Ngezi Platinum Stars might have held Dynamos to a one-all draw at Rufaro Stadium yesterday, but the point gained was still enough for the Harare giants to climb out of the drop zone. With Bikita Minerals falling to a 2-0 defeat at ZPC Kariba, and Triangle United…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer AUHORITIES will crank up their ongoing clampdown on all the people who are in possession of illegal firearms in the country. In addition, police also warn that those people who don’t surrender such weapons during the current 30-day presidential firearms amnesty, which ends on October 24, will only have themselves to blame…
THABISO MUTIRWARA Staff Writer MORE than 1 000 vehicles were recorded violating traffic lights in the Harare central business district. National Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed that 1 241 vehicles were captured by the electronic traffic management system in Harare. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police releases the registration numbers for vehicles which were captured through…
POLICE have made a breakthrough in the murder case of prominent businessman, Joseph Mutangadura, who was killed by armed thugs in August this year. It emerged yesterday that law enforcement agents had arrested a suspect in the brutal killing in Gweru — one of the seven villains who took part in the attack. Mutangadura was…
By Tapiwa ChirumeStaff Writer THE Harare City Council (HCC) has issued a stern warning to the public over a land scam involving council owned land in Borrowdale’s Quinnington area along Walton Drive where fraudsters are reportedly selling plots illegally. The municipality raised the red flag after an advertisement, widely circulated on social media and other…
Thabiso MutirwaraStaff Writer WITH climate volatility posing an increasing threat to harvests, the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has rolled out a comprehensive suite of crop insurance products designed to protect farmers from a wide range of disasters, from drought to fire. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, AFC chief executive officer Cuthbert Masukume…
Takudzwa DhambuStaff Writer TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TIZ) says authorities must take practical measures to combat corruption. TIZ said fighting corruption required collective effort. “As Zimbabwe moves towards developing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS II), TIZ is emphasising the need for reforms that go beyond paper commitments and deliver real, lasting impact. “We are specifically calling…
HEALTH authorities at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have called for urgent supervision of breastfeeding practices to reduce preventable neonatal deaths. This comes after authorities recently revealed that newborn babies account for half of the deaths of children under five years old. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on the sidelines of a stakeholders…
THE Police Drugs and Narcotics Division has intensified its war on illegal substances, arresting a staggering 10 226 people for drug-related offences since January this year. This comes amid growing national concern over the scourge of substance abuse sweeping through communities. Speaking during a residents’ interface meeting in Harare on Thursday, Criminal Investigations Department (CID)…
