BY RUTENDO NGARA THE Agriculture and Rural Development Advisory Services (Ardas) says at least 92 000 hectares of wheat have been planted now ahead of the closure of the planting window on May 31. This comes as the government has set 120 000 hectares target this year up from 90 000 plated last year. Speaking…
BY BRYN MATONGO POLICE have launched a manhunt for suspected murderer, Trymore Sixpence, who allegedly killed an unidentified man at Kabonile compound, Mt Pleasant Heights, Harare, on March 30. Harare provincial police spokesperson Luckmore Chakanza told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that Sixpence had struck his victim with a snooker stick on the head…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA ZIMBABWE and Belarus are working towards introducing direct flights between the two countries as a way of cementing their economic ties. Speaking during the donation of airport facilitation equipment to AirPorts Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ), the firm’s acting director for airport operations Rony Masawi said the organisation would take advantage of the…
A MAN, 24, from Inyathi in Bubi, Matabeleland North Province, has been convicted after he was arraigned before a local magistrate facing charges of assaulting his mother while drunk. Nkanyiso Ncube, 24, was convicted of physical abuse charges.“On 24 April 2024 at around 1500 hours, the complainant returned home from church and she found her…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zwLEADING brewer, African Distillers Limited (Afdis), on Thursday handed over residential stands in Nyabira to people who recently won its “Gold Blend Land of Gold” promotion. Afdis, had partnered with Leengate, a property developer, and secured three fully-serviced residential stands in Nyabira, Mashonaland West Province, for the grand prize winners.Other winners walked…
THE government has set the producer price for sugar cane at US71, 00 per tonne this season as part of efforts to end the dispute between farmers and manufacturers over the issue. In a letter to sugar cane farmers and millers dated May 13, Industry and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said the season’s prices…
By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Industry and Commerce has raised concern over unethical practices by some businesses which continue to violate consumer rights in the country. The ministry’s chief director, commerce and consumer affairs Douglas Runyowa said authorities will continue to arrest those guilty of violating the Consumer Protection Act and…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A COMMUTER omnibus driver from Kensington on the outskirts of Bulawayo has been dragged to court for assaulting a passenger who had failed to pay US$10 for transport fare. Fanethi Ndlovu, 41, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahambe yesterday facing a charge of assault. He pleaded guilty to the charge…
THE month-long judges’ interviews, conducted by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC), ended yesterday where it was revealed that one of the aspiring judges had a pending case after her conviction for swindling US$850. The first round of interviews started last month with 66 candidates for the High Court and nine for the Administrative Court. The…
A LOCAL construction company, Masimba Holdings Limited, has warned its workers and the public in general about smashand-grab muggings that have become…
