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Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw GOAT Breeders Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Divine Ndhlukula has bemoaned the shortage of extension officers, saying it is affecting the growth of their sector. Speaking to the Daily News over the weekend, Ndhlukula said farmers lose their goats as they fail to get professional help on time. “We need more extension officers because…

A MARRIED man is in custody after he allegedly struck his wife with a hoe twice on the head after she refused to show him a text message in her cellphone. Foster Mauyazva was not asked to plead to attempted murder charges when he appeared before regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje.He was remanded in custody to…

Cloud Fusire STAFF WRITER fusirec@dailynews.co.zw ONE of the country’s fast-growing internet service providers, Dandemutande is set to expand its operations by opening up more branches across the country. Dandemutande is one of the leading broadband internet service providers in the country and offers internet connectivity through fibre, wireless, and data centre services. The company celebrated…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Marcia Nyanda as the new permanent secretary in the office of the Vice President and Health and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga, pictured. In a statement yesterday, chief secretary to the president and cabinet Mischek Sibanda said Nyanda has already started her duties. “His Excellency the President Mnangagwa has promoted…

ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe has begun a business restructuring exercise as it adopts process automation and refocuses its business in response to a changing operating environment. In a brief statement, the company said the process will result in staff reductions as some roles have become redundant. “The changing economic operating environment has necessitated a strategic refocus…

THE Zimbabwe Forestry Commission (ZFC) has raised concerns over illegal settlers who are occupying plantations and are now destroying the forests. This comes as the country’s deforestation rate is currently at 260 000 hectares per annum with about 30 percent of that caused by tobacco curing. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, ZFC…

TWO police officers who were implicated in a scandal involving five other cops in stealing US$70 000 that was supposed to be booked as evidence following its discovery from a suspect have been granted bail. Maxwell Chidyamudungwe and Tyirai Muzarabani who are facing fraud and theft charges were granted bail on appeal at the High…

THIRTY-FIVE members of an apostolic sect who were last month nabbed for allegedly walking in town while singing a song denouncing poverty will stand trial on September 26. The congregants together with their bishop Kunyenzura Parere of Mirirai Jehovha Apostolic Church, who is also the president of Zimbabwe Transformative Party (ZTP), who are facing allegations…

Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED Nyatsime residents accused of public violence for allegedly destroying Zanu PF members’ houses while “avenging “ the death of party member Moreblessing Ali have been denied bail at the High Court. 11 out of the 16 Nyatsime-based members appeared before Justice Fatima Maxwell yesterday appealing against the magistrate’s court’s…

THE demand for Covid-19 vaccinations, especially the third jab, has since Wednesday increased with people now queuing at health facilities to get vaccinated. This comes after authorities scrapped the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors by fully vaccinated people, as the Covid-19 situation in the country continues to improve. Before the announcement on Tuesday, only…