Andile Tshuma POLICE have arrested more than 80 people in a space of a week under a nationwide anti-drug and substance abuse operation. Drugs worth nearly $2 million were recovered from various suspects, as the police continue to close in on more people in the drugs ring. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, pictured, yesterday confirmed…
THE trial of a senior police officer who was accused of using a car that was held as an exhibit at a police station before being involved in an accident has been set for March 31. Kirisipeni Mutsengi, who was officer commanding CID Vehicle Theft Squad, Southerton, Harare, allegedly took and used the car which…
SEVERAL bus operators, including the government-run Zupco, have abandoned routes in Mberengwa owing to bad roads, leaving villagers stranded. The roads have been worsened by incessant rains that have been pounding the area over the past months. Locals told the Daily News yesterday that several bus operators have discontinued servicing Mberengwa-West Nicholson and Buchwa-Rutenga highways which lead…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over increasing Tuberculosis (TB) deaths in the city in the past five years. The council yesterday revealed that the death rate in the city was oscillating between 13 and 16 percent since 2016. Speaking during a presentation on the province’s management of TB, BCC deputy chief…
TOBACCO prices are unlikely to be reviewed upwards this season as the high-end market for premium brands has reached its limit, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has said. This comes as this year’s tobacco marketing season is set to commence on the 30th of this month with contract tobacco sales starting a day later….
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has partnered with the United Arab Emirates’ DP, a world chain and logistics company, in a railway infrastructure development deal. In a statement yesterday after a briefing with the UAE delegation, NRZ acting public relations officer Martin Banda said the partnership fell into the railway company’s revival strategy. “As…
THE government says the expansion of Sabi Gold Mine will create 800 jobs for locals after it recently approved a joint venture between Chandiwana Mines Private Limited and Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) for the resuscitation of the mine. Addressing stakeholders at the mine, minister of State in the President’s Office in charge of policy…
A ZVISHAVANE woman and her two infants sustained severe injuries after her neighbours allegedly set her house on fire over adultery gossip accusations. Tavona Zhou, 28, and her two children, (ages not supplied) had to be rushed to Zvishavane District Hospital after the incident. Raviro Dube, 28, and her suspected lover Atinos Msipa, 32, yesterday…
Dionne Kanyowa A HARARE woman who is suing a dispensing optician Neil Mtungwazi and Pearls Opticians for causing blindness in her right eye after an alleged wrong treatment, has decided to amend her damages claim alleging her initial claim had been eroded by inflation. Mary Machingura was yesterday allowed by the High Court to amend…
Shamaine Chirimujiri A VEHICLE Inspectorate Department (VID) accident evaluation officer Ronald Mazhindu has accused Zimbabwean cricket player Tarisai Kenneth Musakanda of reckless driving, resulting in former tennis player Gwinyai Chingoka’s death. Testifying in court on Tuesday, Mazhindu said VID was only able to use Masakanda’s indications because they attended the scene days after the accident…
