HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police has upped the ante on culprits demanding serial numbers from voters’ registration slips, with the law enforcement agency warning the practice is illegal and criminal. This comes amid rising cases of voter intimidation, with traditional leaders and ruling party supporters being implicated. “It is a criminal offence for any…
HARARE – For beef lovers, the time of suffering and paying through the nose for steaks, braai packs and roasts could soon be coming to an end. Beef prices, which have been increasing for months, recently hitting rates high enough to inspire outbreaks of steak thefts at supermarkets and even the return of cattle rustling,…
HARARE – Zanu PF legislator for Buhera South Joseph Chinotimba and his son, Edwin, have been dragged to the High Court by a white-owned company, which is demanding over $800 000 from the duo after they “forcibly” took over its farm in January 2015. According to court papers filed last Thursday, prior to January 28,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe faces prospects of food insecurity due to a prolonged dry spell, with crops in some parts of the country showing signs of severe moisture stress. The parchedness could leave millions of Zimbabweans in need of food assistance at a time when the country is in the throes of a foreign currency crisis….
HARARE – The MDC’s election preparations are in disarray due to lack of funding as donors continue to give the party a wide berth. The Daily News can report that plans by the MDC to hold primary elections to choose candidates who will represent the party in parliamentary and local government polls are up in…
HARARE – A surveyor at Mining Promotion Corporation (MPC) reportedly manipulated his employer’s bank accounts and converted $380 000 towards construction of his house and other luxuries, a court heard. When Isaac Sinosi, 69, reported for work on January 26 this year, he discovered that the offence had been unearthed and immediately made a dramatic…
HARARE – The MDC’s election preparations are in disarray due to lack of funding as donors continue to give the opposition party a wide berth. Read full story in today’s paper. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police is under-resourced to deploy more cops at the Gulf Complex area in Harare, as incidents of mugging continue to rise, Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu said. The Gulf Complex is a busy and densely populated low-end shopping centre near the hectic Market Square bus terminus in central Harare. Videos…
HARARE – Anthrax virus infection is on the rise in rural Zimbabwe, with the Health ministry recording nine cases — four in one week — in the first two weeks of January this year. The people are getting infected by the deadly virus — which causes skin, lung, and bowel disease — after getting in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is on high alert to avert the spread of cholera, with the country screening travellers at the Zambian border points. Speaking in the National Assembly recently, Health minister David Parirenyatwa said Zimbabwe has been on high alert since the outbreak of the disease in Lusaka early this month. The outbreak in Zambia…
