Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw A GANG of eight unidentified robbers pounced on a mine in Bindura and got away with a gold carbon valued at US$36 000 on Unity Day. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the case, saying they were hard at work investigating the heist. “The ZRP is investigating a case of robbery which…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over an increase in car thefts during the current festive season, following two recent incidents at Chigumira Shopping centre in Luveve suburb. Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said both cases involved Honda Fit vehicles stolen from the same parking area while their owners were…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE country’s continuing economic challenges are stretching the patience of poor Zimbabweans, top economist Eddie Cross has warned. Speaking on Thursday night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross also said the economy would remain under pressure as long as authorities battled to manage the country’s exchange…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE SCORES of schools across the country were last week destroyed by Cyclone Chido, while 12 people were marooned along Limpopo and Munyati rivers, although no deaths were recorded. This was confirmed over the weekend by the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) disaster response and coordination director, Farai Hokonya. “We are happy that Cyclone…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE ZIMBABWEANS should expect sunny and hot conditions to persist in the next coming days, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasts. This comes as the country last week received rains across the country after Cyclone Chido downgraded to overland depression. “Partly cloudy and hot conditions are expected, with a possibility of isolated showers…
THE highest number of new male and female prisoners in the last quarter of 2024 is made up of youth aged between 20 and 29, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. In its third quarter report released yesterday, Zimstat said more had to be done to curb crime as the number of prisoners…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE GOVERNMENT says it has created a conducive environment for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and for women to operate in and prosper for national economic development. Speaking at a government and media engagement in Harare last Thursday, Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa said officials from her ministry were across the country, including remote areas,…
LAW enforcement agents will be out in full force across the country throughout the festive season to maintain peace, prevent crime and ensure road safety, the government says. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper— the minister of Home Affairs, Kazembe Kazembe, stressed yesterday that authorities were geared up to uphold…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has turned to divine intervention in a bid to solve the city’s water crisis. Coltart, who has been at the forefront seeking various alternatives to address the water crisis, said yesterday that the situation was now beyond the local authority’s control. “During the last few days I have had a succession…
THE Bulawayo United Residents Association (Bura) has established a committee that will use the grassroots approach to tackle drug and substance abuse effectively. Bura programmes leader Mthulisi Mukhwa Moyo said current approaches were not contributing much to the national goal of eradicating drugs and substance abuse because they were disconnected to the situation on the…
