By Nyasha Kunyiswakunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government says Covid-19 is no longer a threat as the country was now sometimes recording zero cases per day. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national Covid-19 response chief coordinator Agnes Mahomva said the disease was now being treated as any other illness, not a pandemic.“Covid-19 is no longer a threat…
TWO suspected car thieves, who allegedly lured their victim into Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) before towing away her car, have been arraigned before the magistrate’s court. Edson Dandara, 28, and Edson Hwema, 20, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who charged them with theft of a motor vehicle.The duo were remanded in custody and…
IT IS disturbing to note that political violence and hate speech are now rearing their ugly after the country counts down to…
THE Traffic Safety Council Zimbabwe (TSCZ) is intensifying road traffic campaigns around the country amid concern over the continued carnage on the country’s roads resulting in an average of five deaths per day in the country. Speaking during a TSCZ road safety workshop in Harare yesterday, TSCZ managing director Munesu Munodawafa said an average five…
By Farai Mabeza STATE-OWNED radio and television signal distribution services company, Transmedia Corporation, says it has acquired 50 000 set top boxes, which will be sold by new private television stations such as 3Ktv. Viewers with set-top boxes can access television signals from the new stations for free. Transmedia chief operating officer Rufaro Zaranyika told…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE Industrial Hemp Trust has bemoaned the slow pace of the growth of the industry locally, attributed to the rigid laws that regulate use of medicinal cannabis. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday head of the Trust, Zorodzai Maroveke said the industry was not growing as expected because of farmers’…
LOCAL start-ups, mainly the youth, have taken an active interest in the renewable energy sector riding high on the National Renewable Energy…
CHIEF magistrate Faith Mushure has denied claims of “judiciary capture” saying the country’s Constitution insulated judicial officers from external influence and ensured that they stayed impartial. This comes as there have been allegations from various quarters who have cried foul, mainly on social media platforms following the removal of prominent people from remand, while opposition…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has proposed the suspension of its ward-based budget consultations as the local authority fears that the process might be high-jacked and turned into political gatherings by politicians and political parties. In his latest financial report presented yesterday, the BCC financial director, Tennyson Mpunzi, said the council’s 2024 budget consultations risked…
A SUSPECTED fake real estate agent has appeared before a Harare court after he allegedly duped a woman into buying a residential stand that belonged to someone. The suspect, Farai Jongwe, 29, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud charges before he was granted US$100 bail and ordered to return on September 25….
