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By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT’S efforts to reduce the deadly theileriosis disease, also known as January disease, through improved distribution of tick grease, are bearing fruit following a reduction in cattle deaths from the outbreak. This comes after only 19 percent of cattle were affected by theileriosis in 2024, compared to 47 percent in 2021….

Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@daliynews.co.zw THE Midlands Special High Court Circuit last week convicted 24 people in separate murder trials, while 24 others were also sent to prison for culpable homicide. The special circuit started its sitting in the province last week and has two High Courts at the magistrates court in Gweru and Gokwe. “This serves…

By Stella Madzivanyika THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that a mine employee based in Hwange was fined US$200 or four months’ imprisonment after he was convicted for assaulting his wife during a domestic violence incident. “The offender allegedly struck his wife on the left eye and repeatedly hit her head and right hand…

THE Civil Registry Department says there is a need to improve death registration in rural communities as this affects national mortality data collection. Speaking at the Zimstat data to policy dissemination forum in Harare at the weekend, Civil Registry Department assistant registrar Lettisia Zinengeya highlighted that low death registration in rural areas also impacts governance,…

THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) reports that Bulawayo recorded the highest crime rate in the third quarter of 2024, with the metropolitan province nearly doubling the national crime rate. In a 2024 third-quarter statistics report released on Friday, Zimstat expressed concern over the increase in crime across the country. “The national crime rate was…

BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA GOVERNMENT is struggling to distribute presidential agriculture inputs across the country due logistical problems and has since advised farmers to source their own transportation. The inputs for the 2024/25 farming season are stocked at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots. In an interview with the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the ministry…

TWO bogus police officers, John Jaji and Iyeni Njani, have been sentenced to 40 years in prison each for armed robbery after being convicted by the Bindura Magistrates Court.  In a statement yesterday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the duo impersonated police officers to rob unsuspecting victims of goods and cash.  “The duo, posing…

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) has issued a warning regarding a fake version of the Abhayrab rabies vaccine being sold through unauthorised sources. This comes after the ministry of Health recorded 635 dog bites across the country in the first two weeks of January this year. In a circular at the weekend addressed…

Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects linked to a recent spree of robberies in Harare using pirate taxis, popularly known as mushikashikas. Police nsational spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests yesterday, stating that the suspects used illegal public transport vehicles to rob unsuspecting travellers. “The police confirm the arrest of…