THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that farmers in most parts of the country, including those who planted early using the…
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has pleaded with the government to urgently avail more resources to the police, to curb the waves of violent crime ravaging the country. In a report this week, the chairperson of the Defence and Home Affairs committee, Levi Mayihlome, implored Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to increase the police’s budget more than five-fold, especially…
IT HAS emerged that the home of the former top policeman, Joseph Nemaisa — who shot dead three robbers at his Harare…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangangwa yesterday capped 5 483 University of Zimbabwe (UZ) learners at the institution’s 40th graduation ceremony held in Harare. Of the 5 483 graduates, 53 percent were females and 54 percent were doing science subjects. Speaking at the ceremony, UZ Vice Chancellor Paul Mapfumo said for the past two years, the university has…
THE portfolio committee on Health and Child Care believes that the vote allocated to the Health ministry in the 2022 National Budget is inadequate especially during this Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as the ministry had submitted a bid of $232,2 billion to Treasury for its 2022 programmes but received an allocation of $117,7 billion leaving…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora says the country’s mooted national dialogue should address all the outstanding key issues from the 2009 government of national unity (GNU), which were meant to end electoral disputes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid fading hopes of the necessary talks taking place before the 2023 polls, Mwonzora said these reforms needed to…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has challenged the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to embark on education and awareness campaigns to conscientise citizens on the importance of paying tax. This comes as most Zimbabweans especially those employed in the informal sector shun paying tax and other related levies. These traders end up falling foul of…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said it is in the process of converting some of its cemeteries into solar farms. The city has been mooting ambitious green energy projects, with talks of converting old grave yards to solar farms having gained momentum since 2019. The city said it was adopting and implementing…
A FORMER cop, Francis Takura, who was arrested together with a rogue soldier after pouncing on a former detective’s house in Chadcombe, has been slapped with 13 counts of armed robbery which occurred in different parts of Harare. Takura has also been handed more charges of torturing and threatening people with rape and death during…
Shamaine Chirimujiri AN EAST View man has found himself in the dock after he allegedly raped his six-year-old daughter on several occasions. The suspect, who cannot be named to protect the child, was remanded in custody to December 12 for a possible trial. He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court when…
