A HARARE man who allegedly went around with a chainsaw and tried to cut down his sister-in-law has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate. Patrick Nyachowe, 45, appeared before magistrate Letwin Rwodzi facing a charge of attempted murder. He was released on $100 000 bail and remanded to May 29. It is the State’s case…
By Rutendo Ngara IN A BID to promote livestock marketing in the country, the government says it intends to rehabilitate more than 300 cattle sale pens throughout the country. This comes as the country’s national herd, which had depleted over the years owing to tick-borne diseases, had been on a recovery path, with the government…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged urban residents to vote out “incompetent” opposition led councils in the upcoming general elections as they had failed to improve on service delivery. Most urban councils have been led by the opposition for over 20 years now with Zanu PF leading the majority in rural councils. However, speaking in…
A HARARE woman is accused of committing fraud and robbing her employer of over US$4 500, a Harare magistrate heard last week….
HANDCRAFT industries in Bulawayo are set to benefit from a Swedish-funded gender-inclusive local economic development project, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said. According to BCC’s latest council minutes, women in the handicraft industries will get most of the funding. “It shall be recalled that the City of Bulawayo was one of the twelve local…
A HARARE man has been remanded in custody after he allegedly assaulted his wife early this month when he found her communicating with her former boyfriend. Lloyd Kudzai Mushinye, 27, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and was remanded in custody pending the release of a cyber-lab report by the State. Mushinye is also…
THE government has ended the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)’s monopoly on the purchase of grain after allowing farmers to sell their produce on the open market. This comes as maize, soya beans, wheat and barley were all on the controlled produce list, which restricted farmers to sell to the GMB or contractor who would have…
THE World Food Programme (WFP) says it is implementing a new US$52 million four-and-ahalf year strategic plan to ensure food security for underprivileged communities in Zimbabwe. In a report released last week, WFP Zimbabwe Annual Country Report July-December 2022 Highlights, the international humanitarian organisation said it is working to ensure foodinsecure citizens benefit from the…
By Ketty Nyoni PATIENTS suffering from haemophilia have called for the government’s intervention so they have easy access to imported medication. Haemophilia is a disorder in which blood doesn’t clot normally, which causes excessive bleeding both externally and internally after an injury. Symptoms include large or deep bruises, joint pain and swelling, unexplained bleeding and…
DIASPORA Zimbabweans are the target of a new wave of construction and property development investment vehicles. Banks have been foraying into mortgage-based…
