BY KETTY NYONIStaff Writer ZIMBABWE’S death toll from the current cholera outbreak, which hit the country in February last year, has reached over 700 and 36 000 cases, the Health ministry said yesterday. According to the Health ministry latest statistics, the disease has killed a total of 703 people, while 36 876 have been infected…
AUTHORITIES say Zimbabwe needs to develop sustainable and resilient micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as they contribute to meaningful economic growth. Speaking at a workshop for MSMEs in Bulawayo yesterday, Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the small business sector was the bedrock of the country’s economy. “It is important that we develop sustainable…
A SUSPECTED serial armed robber, whose nine accomplices were arrested a fortnight ago, appeared in court this week over the same US$152 000 robbery charges where the gang allegedly terrorised people in and around Harare. Happy Matambo, 58, appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing five counts of armed robbery and was remanded in custody…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) says some of its bus terminuses in the central business district (CBD) and Mbare Musika are in a dilapidated state and require urgent attention. The council is also working on removing illegal rank marshals who collect money from bus ranks. This comes as the HCC has…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is intensifying its campaign of popularising the new structured currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), with teams deployed across the country for the drive. The RBZ launched the new currency on April 5. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the central bank had partnered with…
THE government says there is a need to find lasting strategies to end the increase in human-wildlife conflicts as citizens are increasingly being targeted and killed by wildlife animals. Speaking at the human and wildlife conflict fund deliberations at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo yesterday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said the impact of…
A ZIMBABWEAN man who raped three children aged 8, 9, and 11 in Limpopo, South Africa, has been sentenced to three life…
HARARE City Council (HCC) has deployed its environmental police unit officers as it cracks down on litterbugs. This comes as the nation is grappling with the cholera pandemic as the water and sanitation situation remains a challenge despite the government recently deploying 34 trucks to collect trash in different places in the capital. Speaking to…
BULAWAYO City Council has committed to strengthening its business ties with the municipality of Polokwane, South Africa, by jointly exhibiting at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). Speaking at a welcome reception on Tuesday, Bulawayo mayor David Coltart said the relationship between the two cities was important as it benefited their residents. “The city’s…
RUTENDO NGARA A SECURITY guard who was manning an OK supermarket located along Fife Avenue in Harare has appeared in court over an alleged theft of groceries worth over $2,5 million which occurred in 2021. Safarawu Nyandoro, 42, appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi facing theft charges. He was granted US$50 bail. He was also…
