SENATORS have implored authorities to invest more in curbing the production and distribution of illicit beer across the country. This comes as Senator Maggie Chakabuda this week raised a motion in the Senate for the government to come up with measures that deal with the illegal brewing of illicit beer. Debating on the motion, senators…
Yvonne Ncube THREE Bulawayo men were on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to seven years each for armed robberies. Tatenda Ncube, Blessing Sibanda and Godfrey Mpofu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza. They pleaded not guilty to the allegations, but were convicted after a full trial. They were sentenced to 10 years in prison each…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER masimbam@dailynews.co.zw CORPORATE giants TM Pick n Pay and CABS have donated cancer medicines worth US$150 000 to Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo in a collective effort to fight the increasing scourge in the country. TM Pick n Pay contributed US$100 000, while CABS provided the additional US$50 000. The donation on Wednesday…
AUTHORITIES in Bulawayo have implored informal traders to register and be allocated trading bays to avoid falling victim to financial exploitation by individuals claiming to offer protection from municipal police. This comes as vendors operating at illegal sites in the city’s central business district (CBD) face daily running battles with the municipal police as they…
MUKURU has been granted a deposit-taking microfinance institution (DTMFI) license by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), marking a significant step in…
ZIMBABWE is losing nearly US$1 billion in annual revenue due to smuggling that tends to worsen during this festive season, the permanent secretary for Presidential Affairs, Tafadzwa Muguti, says. He revealed this following the launch of Harare’s provincial anti-smuggling campaign being implemented in all 10 provinces. Addressing the media in Harare on Tuesday, Muguti noted…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) says the high increase in road traffic deaths and injuries remain a pandemic and challenge in the country. Speaking at the launch of the festive season road safety awareness campaign in Norton yesterday, the safety council’s chairperson, Kura Sibanda, said poor road management by…
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) says it is using technology to create a more conducive environment for the rehabilitation and reintegration of serving inmates within Khami Maximum Security Prison in Bulawayo. Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ event yesterday, the ZPCS officer commanding Bulawayo, Provincial Commissioner Mkhulunyelwa Ngwenya said communication between inmates…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says Treasury will inject ZiG126 million for the procurement of sanitary pads for school girls. This comes as Ncube has allocated ZiG46, 76 billion to the Education ministry in the 2025 National Budget. Responding to MP’s recommendations on next year’s budget in the National Assembly recently, he said it was also…
TWO suspected card cloners who allegedly defrauded a retired soldier of US$13 000 appeared in court yesterday where they were denied bail. The State led by prosecutor Takudzwa Mutyavaviri argued that Timothy Bvuramiti and Trevor Muzanenhamo are not good candidates for bail as they are facing a serious charge. He also told the court that…
