INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza has underlined the importance of South-South co-operation in driving global economic recovery from surging inflationary pressures emanating from the Russo-Ukraine war as well as the legacy effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nzenza made the remarks during the virtual twoday Voice of the Global South Summit, a gathering of…
FARMER Gilbert Butau appreciates his maize, but in recent years, he said, he has had to accept reality: Climate change is making…
POLICE in Harare are hunting for a serial rapist who has violated five young girls at Churu Farm in Glen View 1, Harare, since last November. Harare provincial spokesperson Julius Chakanza told the Daily News yesterday that the rapist is targeting girls aged eight to fifteen. “We have received five cases since November from Churu…
A LAWYER based in Gokwe Town has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment after a magistrate’s court found him guilty of raping a four-year-old girl. Mike Mudara, 34, who is employed as a lawyer by the Justice ministry, was arrested last year after he molested his friend’s four-year-old daughter. He was arraigned before the Gokwe…
POLICE yesterday confirmed the death of three people while one was critically injured after a shooting in Wedza. In a statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they were seeking information that may lead to the apprehension of the suspect who gunned down three victims, including a police officer. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is urgently…
By Rumbidzai Ngwenya A HARARE man was stabbed to death this week as he attempted to stop a brawl between two men in Budiriro, Harare, who were fighting over a woman, leading to the arrest of two suspects for murder. The police said Isaac Mutsvene, 24, was stabbed with a knife when he tried to…
THE Zvishavane Town Council has slashed rentals from US$20 to US$5 for a four-roomed flat as the local authority moves to recoup revenue from its residents, who for years have been struggling to pay their monthly bills. The town’s finance committee chairperson, Patson Taruvinga, told residents during a council meeting yesterday that the decision, to…
HIGH Court judge, Justice David Mangota, has scolded 10 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs who sought to be allowed to wear yellow neckties in Parliament. This comes after the 10 approached the court accusing Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda of violating their constitutional rights. According to court documents, on April 5 last year, Mudenda…
A ZIMPOST clerk has been brought before the magistrate’s court after he allegedly converted the post office’s funds amounting to $12 million for his personal use. Givemore Dzuda, 35, was arrested earlier this week and is facing charges of theft of trust property. It is alleged that sometime last year, Dzuda and his accomplice, Tatenda…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Veterinary Services Department in the Agriculture ministry says it has manufactured 130 000 doses of the new Bolvac vaccine to fight the deadly Theileriosis disease commonly known as the January disease in the country. The department said it was “on top of the situation” as the new vaccines have seen Zimbabwe…
