A HARARE woman found herself in court accused of misrepresenting that Vice-president Constantino Chiwenga was to host a dinner dance for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, ’s endorsement as Zanu PF presidential candidate for next year’s polls. Joyce Marufu, 40, was not asked to plead to fraud allegations when she appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda…
THE government has said Zimbabwe is expecting adequate rains this year and urged farmers to start preparing their land for farming. Addressing farmers virtually, Zvishavane Agritex Crop and livestick officer, Amereduth Shumba said rainfall is expected to be normal in the Southern Africa Development Countries (Sadc).“Rainfall this year is expected to be normal in the…
Brighton Muronzereyi SENATORS have appealed to the government to upgrade prisons facilities to cater for children whose mothers are incarcerated. Speaking in the Senate last week, Senator Shephard Makumbe said children of incarcerated mothers were suffering because of the nature of state prisons.“What happens when prisoners meet is that they socialise in their own way,…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmurozereyib@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has defeated Zanu PF in Bulilima council by-elections, Matabeleland South, after they won two of the three council seats. Taking to his twitter page, CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, yesterday paid tribute to the party supporters on the grassroots for the victory. According to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec),…
IT IS looking increasingly unlikely that the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition will agree on much-debated electoral reforms ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 harmonised elections. This has caught the under-pressure opposition on the horns of a dilemma — where they have to choose between two equally difficult choices: to participate in, or to boycott…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI POLICE have threatened to clamp down, name and shame people who are allegedly using the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family to commit criminal activities. In a statement yesterday, the police said they have received numerous reports of criminal acts being committed by suspects who are openly abusing Mnangagwa and the…
DEVELOPMENT agencies and non-governmental organisations involved in food relief programmes should use existing distribution channels to pro- mote transparency and avert corruption, the government has said. This comes at a time government has adopted a food deficit mitigation strategy meant to provide relief to 3.8 million food insecure people.Addressing a food deficit mitigation strategy sensitisation…
BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has requested the government to pay teachers a US$200 cushion allowance to enable them to return to school tomorrow. This comes after teachers’ unions said the failure by the government to address their salary grievances would force them to go on industrial action when schools…
TAMARY CHIKIWA LOCALS have challenged the government to rehabilitate roads linking rural and urban areas which they say are now in a deplorable state. Contributing during a stakeholders meeting that was attended by rural farmers, captains of the industry and government officials held in Zvishavane on Thursday, Andrew Masango, a horticulture farmer based in rural…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmurozereyib@dailynews.co.zw BOTSWANA and Zimbabwe are going to strengthen their border security and put in place measures to curb the spread of animal diseases. Officially opening the 112 edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare yesterday, Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi said six months ago in Victoria Falls the two countries had formalised and…
