A MT HAMPDEN man, 24, has appeared before the courts after he was arrested for raping a girl aged 13 before giving her US$1 to silence her. The man was remanded in custody to April 12 and advised to apply for bail at the High Court by Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei. It is the State…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the current drought a national state of disaster, while also appealing for at least US$2 billion in aid to assist food insecure people. This comes after other regional countries that include Zambia and Malawi recently declared their own states of disaster and also similarly appealed to the international community for…
Prisca Tshuma STAFF WRITER RETAIL giant, OK Zimbabwe, launched its annual mega promotion — The OK Grand Challenge — yesterday. The much-anticipated 2024 campaign will see hundreds of the retailers’ lucky customers walking away with prizes valued at a whopping US$1 million. As usual, this year’s promotion is being supported by scores of leading local…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE country recorded 27 deaths due to road traffic accidents that occurred during Easter holiday this year as compared to the 29 recorded last year during the same period. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said there had also been a decrease in the total number of road accidents although there…
ZANU PF has been forced to postpone President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “Thank You” rally in Mashonaland Central this weekend due to high cholera cases in that province. This comes after authorities had worked hard on bringing the latest cholera outbreak under control — including administering vaccines in hotspots. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF…
FUGITIVE Gweru murder suspect Peter Dube was arrested yesterday at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport after he was deported from Mozambique. Dube was on the police wanted list for allegedly killing two people and injuring his second wife in 2021. The incident followed a misunderstanding after allegations of adultery. The police confirmed Dube’s arrest. “The…
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By Ketty Nyoni THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has teamed up with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), as authorities ramp up their crackdown on traders that are rejecting the local currency. In addition, the two regulatory bodies will also punish severely all businesses which are caught selling their goods and…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is escalating its efforts to have citizens screened for malignant tumours. To that end, CAZ has made a fresh call to all citizens to undertake early screenings for colorectal cancer — one of the most common cancers in the world. “Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide,…
THE government is set to enrol its first batch of 750 National Youth Service (NYS) students beginning next month, Information minister Jenfan Muswere has revealed. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Muswere said the NYS, which seeks to provide a platform to groom youth to uphold Zimbabwean values and identity, would resume in…
