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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander David Sigauke as an ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In an extraordinary government gazette published on Friday, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said Mnangagwa also appointed deputy clerk of Parliament Helen Bangawe Dingani as ambassador to the…

THE government is set to embark on a national identity documents issuance programme specifically targeting apostolic sects in the country. This comes amid reports that some citizens did not have the requisite national documents on account of religious beliefs with the latest example being of women and children who were allegedly abused at Madzibaba Ishmael’s…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw UNITED Kingdom certificate of sponsorship processor Munyaradzi Mangoma allegedly defrauded Paidamoyo Chamatunhu of US$5 100 after he promised to assist her in processing paperwork to go and work in Britain. He was remanded to today for bail application by Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei. It is the state case that sometime in…

POLICE have apprehended four male suspects linked to a spate of break-ins that have been taking place in Bulawayo’s affluent suburbs where hordes of home appliances worth over US$28 000 were stolen. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the quartet had been targeting houses in Fortunesgate, Morningside and Hillside since February. Following their arrest, police…

By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE woman was allegedly found in possession of 10 sachets of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Crystal meth) worth $1 million. Leon Taruvinga was remanded in custody to today for bail application after she appeared before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya. Investigating officer Tafadzwa Karombo alleged that on Thursday detectives from Criminal Investigations Department (CID) drugs…

THE director of the department of livestock in the ministry of Agriculture Andrew Chamisa has urged farmers to insure their livestock to avoid losses during drought. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week declared drought a national disaster adding that there is a need for US$2 billion to cover for all the human needs…

THE government has warned motorists who have additional headlights on their vehicles that they risk having them impounded ostensibly because they are causing road traffic accidents. This comes as the country has recorded 27 deaths due to road accidents that occurred during the Easter holiday this year. Speaking in the National Assembly, on Thursday, deputy…

By Rutendo Ngara THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao) of the United Nation says it is reviewing its 2024 Zimbabwe programmes to incorporate resilience building in their humanitarian work. This comes as the country launched its first ever satellite Zimsat 1 in 2022 to improve early warning information communication in the country. In its latest…

POLICE in Bulawayo have apprehended four male suspects linked to a spate of break-ins that have been taking place in Bulawayo’s affluent suburbs where hordes of home appliances worth over US$28 000 were stolen. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the quartet had been targeting houses in Fortunesgate, Morningside and Hillside since February. However, following…