BRANDON JOSPHAT PARLIAMENT says crumbling infrastructure, utility shortages, and deep structural challenges are plaguing the national sugar industry, threatening its viability.The concerns come amid growing challenges across the sugar value chain, with the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Industry warning that the problems are increasing production costs, reducing productivity and undermining the industry’s competitiveness.In a report…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says interest rates could fall further if the country maintains its current price stability, raising the prospect of cheaper borrowing for businesses and consumers.This comes as the policy rate was recently cut from 35 percent to 30 percent by the Central Bank.Speaking to the Daily News…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A 61-YEAR-OLD man from Mberengwa, Midlands Province, died after his wife allegedly struck him several times on the head and face with a farm brick during a domestic dispute.Manford Mchede died on Sunday at their homestead in Village Mnandi, under Chief Chizungu, Mberengwa, where he had been involved in a confrontation with…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER POLICE have arrested seven suspects in connection with stock theft and recovered 82 goats and eight sheep that were being transported in a Hino truck in Nyamapanda.The suspects were arrested around midnight on September 16 after police intercepted the truck, which was being driven by Farai Mabhandi of Chinake Village, Kotwa.National police…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called on the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to inspect prisons and correctional facilities over concerns about the treatment and welfare of deaf, mute and hard-of-hearing people in custody.The call follows the case of Fanuel Masora, a deaf and mute man whose sole means of…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITERA HARARE man found himself in court yesterday over two bottles of beer worth US$6,50 after allegedly walking out of a supermarket without paying.Ronald Musanjeya, 35, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo facing a charge of making off without payment as defined under Section 117 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) ActThe…