THE Department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) in Matabeleland South has raised hunger fears after it turned out that most of the maize crop in the province has already wilted owing to little rainfall received so far. This comes at a time the government has been urging farmers in dry regions to grow…
A 37-YEAR-OLD man from Masvingo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a magistrate’s court found him guilty of raping his 16-year-old niece. The man, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of the child, was arraigned before the Masvingo Regional Magistrate’s Court facing charges of rape. The National Prosecuting Authority informed…
A ZAKA, Masvingo man Brian Chiwara, who is being charged with culpable homicide, has complained to the High Court about the continuous postponement and dragging out of his trial. Chiwara was arrested in 2019 and has made numerous appearances before the Zaka magistrate’s court over the years, but his trial has still not come to…
Indigenous-owned company, Comoil Limited says it is set to expand its operations after acquiring two sites bringing the number to seven. Speaking…
TODAY’S generation has grown up in restaurants and fast-food canteens and the tradition of cooking healthy nutritious meals together slowly starts to…
IN AN endeavour to enhance and transform the education sector in the country, several Zimbabwean universities have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with different universities from Belarus. The MoUs that were signed yesterday in Harare will see students and lecturers involved in exchange programmes meant to enhance the country’s higher education sector. Addressing journalists after…
THE Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill sailed through the Senate yesterday and now waits for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent. This comes as the opposition and civic society have expressed fear that the proposed Act will further shrink the country’s democratic space and lead to the closure of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) perceived to be…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Hillcrest in Bulawayo has been arrested on suspicion of being a member of a five-member gang that recently raided a house in the Mahatshula suburb and stole US$7 000 and 160 000 Pula. Mlungiseni Sibanda was not asked to plead to armed robbery charges when he appeared before…
A HARARE woman Charlotte Chavavarirwa has taken the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to court following the seizure of her four vehicles. It is alleged that Chavavarirwa was the girlfriend of a NetOne employee, Daniel Kalira, who was arrested last year after he allegedly stole $150 million from the company. According to Zacc, Kalira would steal…
CHILDREN of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders won a reprieve late last week after the South Africa government backed down in a…
