BY RUTENDO NGARA A SUSPECTED arsonist accused of reducing Mbare Musika to ashes last year has been removed from remand at Mbare Magistrates Court. Action Chakauya, a security guard, was facing charges of negligently causing serious damage to property valued at US$5 million. The State alleges that on October 8 2024, around 2100 hours, Chakauya…
YVONNE NCUBE A 23-YEAR OLD man from Bulawayo who deceived several individuals by falsely claiming he could secure jobs for them before collecting various amounts of money in the process has been slapped with a four-year prison term. Mehluli Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Eva Matura facing four counts of fraud. He pleaded guilty to…
POLICE have arrested two foreigners, Tihaise Darlin Elisha, 18, and Taylor Tamara Simone, 20, at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for trying to smuggle nearly 70kgs of loose skunky dagga into the country. The duo was travelling from Thailand with four monarch suitcases containing the illicit drugs. According to national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, the…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw NORTON Town Council plans to drill 29 commercial boreholes by year-end to improve water supplies for its residents. This initiative comes as the council continues to face water challenges despite signing a US$25 million deal in 2019 with a private contractor to construct a 40-megalitre water treatment plant. “We receive water…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is seeking private investors and developers to partner in large-scale housing projects to address the city’s growing housing backlog. BCC economic development officer Kholisani Moyo yesterday said housing remains a major challenge in the city. “Housing is a significant challenge. Thriving cities worldwide have robust housing sectors that drive growth. We…
THE Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) is intensifying its awareness campaigns on agricultural insurance to ensure farmers are insured and recover from losses emanating from climate change. Speaking at a field day in Umguza, Matabeleland North Province, yesterday, the ICZ head of operations, Nicholas Sayi, said the insurance initiative was part of a broader national…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed June 14 as the date for parliamentary by-elections in Gutu and Insiza North constituencies. The by-elections were occasioned by the expulsion of Gutu East MP Benjamin Ganyiwa from Zanu PF and the death of Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga. In an extraordinary Government Gazette published on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said the…
ZIMBABWE risks missing out on global carbon credit market opportunities due to public ignorance and limited efforts to demystify climate change and carbon trading, warns Africa Carbon Markets Forum(ACMF). Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the ACMF chief executive officer, Englistone Sibanda, said despite having vast forests, wetlands, and other natural carbon sinks that could…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has expressed deep concern over the rampant construction of buildings on wetlands, warning that this trend is undermining environmental conservation efforts. Ema spokesperson Amkela Sidange emphasised the need for greater commitment to wetland conservation and sustainability. With over 400 000 wetlands identified across the country, unchecked development poses a significant…
A 65-YEAR-OLD woman was allegedly duped of US$2 000 by a suspected bogus travel agent, Samantha Chiedza Gumbo, who operates a travel consultancy company in Zvishavane. Gumbo was on Wednesday arraigned before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo facing two counts of fraud involving US$4 700. She was remanded out of custody to May 30 on US$100…
