ZANU PF’s primary elections got off to a slow and often chaotic start in many parts of the country yesterday. This came as ballot papers were either received late, or some voters were missing from party registers. In addition, voting in the Midlands and Masvingo was inexplicably wholly deferred to today. The primaries are meant…
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has paid over US$24 million to wheat farmers and has pledged to pay off the remaining farmers next month. In a press statement, GMB chief executive officer, Rockie Mutenha, said farmers delivered a record tonnage of wheat with a total value of US$31 132 220. “The GMB advises the nation…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF will not tolerate any violence, chicanery or disruptions during the party’s primaries today, the former liberation movement’s secretary for security, Lovemore Matuke, has warned. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matuke underlined that party members found engaging in violent, dishonest and disruptive activities would receive severe sanctions,…
By Brandon Josphat POLICE say they are thinking outside the box including crafting more strategies to deal with cases of drug and substance abuse in the country. This comes as police have so far arrested close to 4 000 and recovered hundreds of kilogrammes of dagga and other drugs since it launched a blitz against…
A CHIVHU woman, Emelda Marizani — who killed her four daughters in cold blood in 2020 — has been sentenced to four life terms in prison. Marizani was convicted of the gruesome murder of her children last Friday, after she poisoned them, slit their throats and then set the house that they were in on…
YOUTH across Zimbabwe’s 10 districts accounted for 76 percent of political violence in the last three months, according to a study conducted by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC). This comes amid growing concerns that political violence could mar this year’s harmonised elections.The study titled the “Zimbabwe National Pulse Report” sought to analyse Zimbabwe’s political…
By Ketty Nyoni HARARE City Council (HCC) has expressed fears that it might not be able to contain cholera should there be an outbreak owing to its deteriorating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) situation. This comes as the local authority has so far recorded its first suspected cholera case since the disease was reported in…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have urged the public to remain vigilant and to get used to living with Covid, as the respiratory disease is still a major threat that is likely here to stay. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, the chief coordinator for the…
THE first of Al Jazeera’s four-episode documentary on alleged rampant money laundering and gold smuggling in Zimbabwe aired yesterday. This came a day after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) ordered a probe into the allegations against businessman Ewan Macmillan and preacher Uebert Mudzanire, popularly known as Uebert Angel. Macmillan and Angel featured prominently in…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government says it is most likely going to miss its target of being able to provide clean water and sanitation to all by 2030 owing to increased demand for the precious liquid. Speaking on behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the United Nations 2023 water conference in New York on Wednesday,…
