A HARARE man appeared in court last Friday after he allegedly stole a gun from a security guard and went around threatening to shoot people. Peter Simango, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo facing three separate charges of theft and contravening a section of the Firearms Act. Simango was remanded in custody and will…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the Zimbabwe and Egypt partnership in the health sector will enhance local production of pharmaceuticals. Speaking during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the two countries in Harare, Chiwenga said while the country was facing challenges in accessing affordable medicines due to illegal sanctions imposed on the…
KUVIMBA Mining House, in which the government owns a 21 percent stake, plans to use US$300 million worth of iron fines stockpiled at its Buchwa Mine to assist in funding resuscitation of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company. (Zisco) Speaking after a cabinet meeting last week, minister of Industry and Commerce, Sekai Nzenza said Kuvimba…
Amid silent refrigerators affected by crippling power cuts, township grannies are relying on their smart and traditional preservation; grilling and smoking meat…
A HARARE woman has been arraigned before a magistrate’s court after she allegedly extorted US$3 000 from a Chinese national. Primrose Tarumbiswa, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday charged with extortion before she was released on $50 000 bail and remanded to June 28, while the State continues with its investigations. The…
FORMER Zanu PF Kambuzuma MP Tinashe Maduza, who is currently in remand prison facing sodomy charges, has been slapped with fresh charges after he allegedly duped a woman into buying a non-existent residential stand in 2021. Maduza, 34, was arrested in April after his former employee accused the politician of sodomising him. On the new…
THE government removed all duty and taxes on all basic goods, and they are no longer subject to import licence in an effort to stabilise the nation’s economy and guarantee the availability of essential supplies. In a statement yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government has put in place several measures to address the…
By Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE largest cotton-producing company in the country, Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), is targeting to expand cotton farming in the Matabeleland region by engaging rural farmers. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Cottco board chairperson Sifelani Jabangwe said the Matabeleland region has been lagging behind in cotton production yet…
A SELF-STYLED prophet, who testified in the trial of the seven suspects accused in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank January 2021 heist, told the court yesterday that he received two vehicles from one of the suspects. Shadreck Njowa, 55, Tendai Zuze, 35, Neverson Mwamuka, 35, Trymore Chapfika, 36, Tozivepi Chirara, 28, Dennis Madondo, 30, and…
A HARARE man has been arraigned before the magistrate’s court after he allegedly stole property valued at US$600 belonging to the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ). Tatenda Gwekwerere, 33, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday, where he was charged for being found in unlawful possession of railway equipment. He was remanded in custody and will…
