THE minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka, has assured farmers that the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) will this week pay US$3million it owes them. Addressing the media in Harare on Tuesday, Masuka said the outstanding money was expected to be availed by the Treasury. “The government’s desire is to pay for grain as expeditiously as possible…
Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zw AARON Sanyamahwe of Unit N Seke, Chitungwiza, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted on four counts of rape. “The Chitungwiza Regional Magistrates Court imposed a severe penalty of 20 years per count, with the sentences to run concurrently. “The offender targeted vulnerable young women seeking employment, posing…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has realigned and introduced special – ised expos to accelerate innovation and economic development. In an update yesterday, the ZITF chief executive officer, Nicholas Ndebele, said the shift was informed by feedback from various stakeholders during past trade fair editions. “As part of our realignment strategy, we will…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has licensed nearly 171 independent power producers (IPPs), with only 48 currently operational. This comes as IPPs are steadily increasing electricity generation, now producing an average of 120 megawatts (MW) daily, up from 50 MW at the beginning of the year. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says the outbreak of bedbugs in the city is not severe, with traces found in only two houses in Mpopoma. In a statement yesterday, the BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube, said they were monitoring the situation and were ready to respond to any infestations. “On June 9, 2025, the city…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBU A BEITBRIDGE man, Arnold Ncube, has been handed a four-month jail term after he was convicted of stealing three donkeys. The Beitbridge Magistrates Court convicted Ncube of Tshatsilikiti Village, Lutumba, Chief Staudze, and sentenced him to four months in prison for stealing three donkeys belonging to Dowelani Mulaudzi in Masumpa Village, Chief Masioka,…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw TWO illegal gold miners, Evelyn Nkomo and Rasper Nkomo, from Gwanda in Matabeleland South Province, were this week sentenced to two years’ imprisonment each at the Gwanda Magistrates Court for engaging in illegal gold prospecting along Njeni River in Lupane. “The pair was found prospecting for gold on 4 June 2025, at…
TSHIAMISO Trust, established to facilitate compensation for former Zimbabwean mine workers in South Africa, says it is targeting to assist close to 4 000 ex-Wenela employees. The ex-workers are suspected to have been exposed to permanent lung impairment from silicosis or workrelated TB. “The Trust successfully accredited Baines occupational health services to facilitate both the…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBU POLICE have confirmed the arrest of Linas Tshuma regarding the suspected theft of US$46 000 which was in a parked vehicle in the Kwekwe central business district. Seven other suspects are still on the run. The police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said after the theft, detectives made a follow-up and arrested the suspect…
THE ministry of Health, in partnership with Cordaid and the World Bank, has boosted maternal healthcare in rural hospitals through capacitating maternity waiting shelters and availing essential medical equipment. The move, a part of the Zimbabwe Covid-19 Response and Essentials Health Services (ZCRPEHSP) project worth US$21,5 million, covers 25 theatres and maternity waiting homes across…
