POLICE in Beitbridge have launched a manhunt on a suspect who allegedly murdered his neighbour after suspecting the victim had influenced his wife to dump him. Speaking to the Daily News over the weekend, Matabeleland South police spokesperson Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident ,saying it occurred in the Tshotshi area, Beitbridge. “Circumstances are that on July 31…
By Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE State-owned Kutsaga Tobacco Research Board is finalising on its programme not to rely on government grants, but to be economically self-sufficient by 2025. Its target to be self-reliant is based on plans of increasing the production of high-quality potato seed varieties. The country has mostly been relying on…
DECEMBER has now been set by authorities as the latest period for the completion of the construction of Harare’s US$88 million Mbudzi Interchange in Harare. This comes as authorities failed to meet the last expected deadline of the construction interchange bridge, which was July 31. The completion of the multi-million dollar project has been stalled…
SEVEN Harare men who robbed an octogenarian couple of over US$60 000 in 2022 have each been jailed for 12 years, the…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE LEADING food processor, National Foods’s contract farming scheme is empowering thousands of local farmers through improved market opportunities. Speaking after the tour of the National Foods plant in Harare by a Sadc delegation on Friday, National Foods group chief executive Mike Lashbrook said the contract farming’s scheme is managed through Paperhole Investments…
THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) is offering free family planning services in Bulawayo in an effort to promote residents’ reproductive health. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, ZNFPC marketing and communications officer Mission Gwafa said they were committed to ensuring family planning was accessible by everyone. “We are running a free…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) says it remains committed to ensuring that the promotion of human rights in Zimbabwe is not undermined as it is enshrined in the Constitution. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on the sidelines of the LRF’s 40th anniversary celebrations in the capital last week, LRF executive…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned Holy Cross Dam in Chirumanzu district, which was rebuilt by local member of parliament Barbara Rwodzi and other well-wishers after it had collapsed in 2007. After touring part of the 160 square kilometre dam, the Zanu PF leader and his Tourism minister (Rwodzi) also said the facility would support many…
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has implored public entities to conduct adequate research before partnering with the private sector to ensure revenue generated through Private and Public Partnerships (PPPs) improves the welfare of citizens. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a stakeholders meeting on Thursday, Zida head of project development…
By Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER FIDELITY Life Assurance of Zimbabwe says demand for its Vaka Yako/Yakha Eyakho housing scheme is high across the country and is now considering catering for Zimbabweans in the diaspora. Vaka Yako/Yakha Eyakho is a housing scheme that enables individuals to buy a residential property from a nationwide pool of available…
