By Rutendo Ngara and Shamaine Chirimujiri ZIMBABWE risks becoming a hotbed for rife murders like neighbouring South Africa, unless society and authorities work harder together to stop the situation from getting out of hand. So says Prosecutor General Loice Matanda-Moyo, who also told the Daily News yesterday that the slow pace in concluding murder cases…
By Masimba Makwembere and Stella Madzivanyika THE recent ban on preachers and traditional healers advertising themselves on radio and television stations caught affected constituencies by surprise. The president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha), George Kandiero, told the Daily News yesterday that they had only learnt about the ban from the media. “I…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com THE United States (US) has contributed US$62 million in 2024 to Zimbabwe in humanitarian assistance as the country faces its worst drought in 40 years. Speaking at the US belated Independence Day celebrations in Harare, the US ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, said her country’s goal was for a self-sufficient Zimbabwe where…
THE country’s premier mining showcase, Mine Entra, organisers say the upcoming annual exhibition is set to play a key role in driving industrialisation within the Sadc mining sector. The expo is scheduled to take place from October 9 to 11 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Grounds in Bulawayo. Speaking to the Daily News…
ONLY eight unlicensed firearms have been surrendered to the police since the start of a month-long amnesty for holders of illegal guns to give them up to the police without any criminal charges laid against them. The amnesty ends on September 30. This comes as authorities strive to eliminate illegal guns in the country, amid…
IT IS risky for authorities to sanction the selling of fuel in ZiG at the moment, as doing so could cause shortages in the country, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has said. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Ncube said the last thing that Zimbabwe needed was a fresh disruption of the delicate…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO Harare men, who allegedly hacked Grain Marketing Board (GMB) accountant Parrence Chikerema’s email before ordering two banks to transfer US$1,35 million into their personal accounts, have been remanded in custody. Dennis Nhapata and Challenge Phiri, both 40, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing fraud charges. They will return to…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com GOVERNMENT has suspended the allocation of urban state land to developers to pave way for tightening policies on its acquisition amid reports of increasing graft by land barons. The Local Government ministry yesterday said the suspension would only be lifted when an efficient and transparent system has been put in place…
UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability expert, Ephias Ruhode, says local businesses have to keep innovating to continue prospering. Speaking…
THE frosty relations between Zimbabwe and the United States of America (US) are reportedly thawing, according to Zanu PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa. Addressing the media at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare yesterday, Mutsvangwa said the government’s international engagement and re-engagement drive was producing positive results. “I want to say the new American ambassador (to…
