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Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw IN A shocking incident, a pack of hyenas savaged a Zaka East family on Tuesday night, leaving one of them requiring the amputation of both hands. This comes amid growing concerns over worsening human-wildlife conflicts in many outlying areas of the country. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)…

Brendon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE South Korean embassy is sponsoring agricultural projects in Wedza, Mashonaland East, as they seek to improve the livelihoods of rural dwellers. The projects, running under Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA), include greenhouse construction, boreholes sinking, vaccination storage facility and incubator. Speaking during the commissioning of the projects recently,…

LEGISLATOR Job Sikhala appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday challenging the State’s application to place him on remand on a fresh charge of obstructing the course of justice. Circumstances around the fresh charge, as alleged by the State, are that Sikhala recorded a video and uploaded it on the Internet while addressing mourners at…

Hazel Marimbiza COTTON Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) says it has put in place payment modalities to ensure farmers who usually endure late payments are paid on time. This comes as the company owes farmers millions of dollars for Cotton delivered as far back as 2020 with the government’s promise to help in the settlement of…

VILLAGERS evicted from Arnold Farm in Mazowe in Mashonaland Central by the State to pave way for the former First Lady Grace Mugabe are set to get compensation after a court awarded varying degrees of rewards to the 22 applicants. The 22 were represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights representative, Idirashe Chikomba and are…

LABOUR and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima says the government is facing hurdles in trying to improve the livelihoods of minority groups in the country as they do not want to cooperate with authorities. Speaking before the parliamentary thematic committee on human rights in Harare yesterday,  Mavima said there is was need for the government to…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw LIMPOPO-ZAMBEZI Transporters Company (LZTC), a group of trans-border transporters, has petitioned Parliament calling for the enactment of a law which will establish a Road Traffic Accident Fund (RTAF) to help victims of road traffic accidents. Speaking before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport yesterday, LZTC chairperson Shadreck Gwizo said this…