Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received US$13 million and ZIG115 million from the government to pay winter wheat farmers who delivered their crop to the State entity this year. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, GMB chief executive, Edson Badarai, said the government was keen to clear…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Aids Council (Nac) is implementing HIV/ Aids prevention strategies at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge targeting youths aged 15 to 24 years. Nac district Aids coordinator Doreen Jambaya told journalists in Chipinge yesterday that HIV/Aids prevention programmes sought to educate young people in the camp, which currently has a population…
By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw A NYANGA motorist has been fined US$350 and barred from driving after he was found guilty of negligent driving. Lloyd Masanga of Bonde Village, was arraigned before the Nyanga Magistrates’ Court this week. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on 30 January 2024 and at around 0700 hours,…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO Nkayi brothers, Japhet and Likhwa Mpofu have been sentenced to six years in prison each for culpable homicide after fatally assaulting their elder brother, Jabulani Mpofu during a family altercation. They appeared before Justice Christopher Dube-Banda at the High Court in Bulawayo. They were at first charged with murder…
By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw A BINDURA man will serve the next 30 years in jail after he was found guilty at the Bindura Magistrates’ Court for raping his 13-year-old daughter and forcing her to massage his manhood. The convict and the complainant’s mother separated after which the complainant went into the custody of…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Collet Ncube yesterday handed a wholly suspended sentence to Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) administrator Jameson Timba and his 34 accomplices who were last week convicted of participating in an unlawful gathering last June. They had been in remand prison since then. Passing his ruling, magistrate Ncube said…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw JAPAN International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has committed to continue assisting Zimbabwe in strengthening its healthcare management systems. Addressing delegates at the 35th Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer Programme (JOCV) anniversary in Harare, Jica Zimbabwe representative, Shigeki Furuta, said the Japan government, and through its agency, had dispatched over 570 experts to provide…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw TOMORROW, all attention will turn to Borrowdale in Harare where gospel music star Janet Manyowa will unveil her new seven-track album, Worship Moments. The black-tie event, promising an electrifying experience, will take place at Manyowa’s familiar stage, the Celebration Centre Foyer. “We have already released one of the tracks,…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER DYNAMOS and Ngezi Platinum Stars will be seeking to atone for a disappointing league campaign when they face off in the final of the Chibuku Super Cup, a match whose winner will secure a place in next year’s Caf Confederations Cup. The match will be played at Rufaro Stadium in the…
SPORTS WRITER THE Chevrons were brought down to earth at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday as a stunning century from Saim Ayub led Pakistan to a dominant 10-wicket victory in the second one-day international, levelling the series at one-all. Zimbabwe’s Chevrons, who won the rain-interrupted first ODI on Sunday, chose to bat first after…
