By Stella Madzivanyika GOVERNMENT has advised informal traders to insure their goods and properties with reputable insurance firms to guard against disasters. This follows the recent inferno outbreak at Mbare Musika traders’ market where thousands of informal traders lost their wares. Addressing the affected traders at an alternative trading site in the same suburb yesterday,…

By Brandon Josphat PARLIAMENTARIANS have bemoaned failure by the government to timeously pay their sitting allowances and avail fuel coupons, saying it is now compromising efforts to fulfil their mandate. Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Marondera Central Caston Matewu raised a point of national interest in the National Assembly on Thursday, saying the…

By Masimba Makwembere A DARK cloud has engulfed Kuwadzana 5 after all the seven people who died on Thursday morning in a horror accident along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway are residents of the same suburb. Kuwadzana 5 is part of the sprawling Kuwadzana high-density suburb located west of Harare. A kombi that they were travelling in…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man who allegedly raped his friend’s daughter, 14, at a funeral wake appeared in court on Thursday where he was remanded in custody. The minor girl later fell pregnant as a result of the rape. Tichaona Njanji appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. According to the State, in April 2024…

Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s electricity crisis is set to worsen over the coming weeks due to breakdowns at the key Hwange Power Station, vandalism and challenges associated with the onset of the wet season. Energy and Power Development minister, Edgar Moyo, told Parliament this week that Hwange’s older generators — 1 to 6…