A NYAMANDLOVU irrigation scheme is on the verge of collapse as community members are struggling to resuscitate the 50-hectare project which used to be run by a white farmer before the government’s resettlement programme. Soon after accessing the farm in 2002, at least 160 Umguza District villagers formed the Phaphamani Irrigation Scheme, but almost two…
RESIDENTS and companies in Avondale have petitioned Harare provincial development coordinator (PDC), Tafadzwa Muguti, to stop the Harare City Council from selling an open space in the area to Massbreed Investments for conversion into a recreational facility. In various petitions, the residents as well as local companies such as Beta Holdings and Intercontinental Trading, among…
A MANYAME Rural District Council employee Flossy Chavarika has written to the local authority demanding US$20 000 in damages from the council for causing her arrest at the beginning of this month. Through her lawyers — Thoughts Deme Attorneys at Law — Chavarika’s September 6 letter addressed to the chief executive officer Farirai Guta said that her…
POLICE in Midlands have launched a manhunt for suspects involved in the murder of a Shurugwi woman and a Gweru man early this month. This comes as police recently raised concern over the increase in murder cases, some of which have been motivated by petty issues. “Police in Midlands are investigating two cases of murder….
COVID-19 lockdowns robbed many Zimbabweans of basic necessities for survival, with food topping the list. In Chimanimani and Chipinge is was a…
HOME Affairs ministry’s Civil Registry Department has begun a decentralisation exercise aimed at enabling citizens in remote parts of the country to access birth certificates and identity cards (IDs). Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said the exercise was part of his ministry’s strategic plan for citizens to get legal documents regardless of their geographical location…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has taken Massbreed Investments, which trades as FAW Zimbabwe, to the High Court demanding the delivery of 15 trash compactors purchased from the company in 2017. According to court summons filed last week, HCC contracted Massbreed and paid US$3 095 514 for the delivery of 30 refuse compactors, but the…
Shamaine Chirimujiri A ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officer has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his workmate’s motor vehicle. Wilbert Kaseva, who is facing theft charges, was yesterday remanded in custody to September 22 after Harare magistrate Babra Mateko advised him to apply for bail at the High Court. Allegations against Kaseva…
SCORES of learners in Bulawayo were yesterday left stranded as the government-owned transporter — Zupco — struggled to cope with high demand, amid calls for it to increase its fleet. Learners around the city had a hard time getting to their different schools, with police officers embarking on a blitz targeting illegal transporters, leaving several…
THIEVES broke into Gwambe Community Clinic in Bulilima, Plumtree, and got away with 16 roofing sheets, Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson Loveness Mangena has confirmed. Mangena told the Daily News yesterday that the police were still investigating the incident with a view to apprehend the suspects. “We received such a report … and we are appealing to…
