A BEITBRIDGE court has sentenced two men to 21 and 26 years respectively for poaching endangered rhinos in Bubye Conservancy. The duo, Ignatius Maiga (34) of Mthimukuku village and Fanuel Mukucha (33) of Mushamba village in Gokwe had appeared at Beitbridge magistrate’s court where they were convicted. Maiga was sentenced 22 years for poaching two…
THE net is closing in on a group of people, who attempted an assassination on cigarette tycoon Simon Rudland after Jonathan Schoeman was arraigned before the South African courts facing a variety of charges, including murder and attempted murder. While the alleged mastermind of the failed hit Sebastian Groenewald – a former special forces police…
By Kudzai Chikiwa OVER 30 babies suffering from congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in the country’s southern region died during the Covid-19 lockdown while eight others are in desperate need of open-heart surgery, the Daily News reports. CHD is caused by the abnormal formation of the heart during foetal development. Speaking to the Daily News, Tendai…
By Pepertua Rojasi WOMEN’s Bank director Mandas Marikanda says small entrepreneurs are an engine for growth and development hence they should be considered for financial support for them to become tributaries into the main value chains. Speaking during a recent post national budget business forum hosted by the Daily News in Harare, Marikanda said it…
THE United Nations (UN) has warned that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to undermine nutrition with far-reaching consequences that could last for decades to come if the issues are not addressed. In its weekly update, UN Zimbabwe noted that children, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and people living with HIV and Tuberculosis were most vulnerable to…
A JOINT operation to weed out sand poachers and illegal miners in and around Bulawayo city’s outskirts is appearing to yield positive results, the Daily News has learnt. Code-named “No to illicit alcohol products, illegal mining, land barons and deforestation” the operation, which is being spearheaded by the police, Environmental Management Agency (Ema) and…
IMPALA Car Rental chief executive Thompson Dondo says the recent attacks on his firm have exposed his employees and family to grave harm, the Daily News reports. In addition, Dondo has also dismissed as “false and malicious” claims that he was in partnership with the State in running his car rental business. Speaking for…
A-40-YEAR-OLD woman from Mazowe has been arrested for hitting her landlord with a log on the head after he had given her notice to vacate his premises over allegations of her unbecoming behaviour. Chipo Nyepu stands accused of hitting Masimba Mlanga at Komani Estates after a misunderstanding over the eviction notice which was not good…
BULAWAYO Mayor Solomon Mguni has decried the delay by the government in approving the local authority’s 2020 supplementary budget, a development he says was hampering service delivery. In September, the local authority was forced to propose a $2,85 billion supplementary budget after the 2020 budget was eroded by an unstable exchange rate, inflation, price hikes,…
A POLICEMAN has been arrested for allegedly abusing his position by ill-treating a Harare woman at a roadblock. Clements Chipenda, 40, is accused of forcing Stella Madoka to lie and roll on the ground, which irked the woman resulting in his arrest. Chipenda was not asked to plead to allegations of criminal abuse of duty…
