THE Agriculture and Rural Development Authority (Arda) has expressed concern over the country’s youth shunning farming despite rolling out programmes specifically targeted at them in rural areas. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Arda chairperson Ivan Craig said while they were doing well in providing irrigation systems for all groups of people, youth were being…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of possessing a python skin. Buzani Nyathi, 23, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga where he was convicted and sentenced for contravening Section 45 (1) (b) of the Parks…
By Ketty Nyoni LEADING supermarket chain, OK Zimbabwe, has assured its shoppers that its traditional OK Grand Challenge promotion for 2024 will be more thrilling compared to previous editions. This year’s 34th edition was held on June 3, running under the theme; “My Happy Place” and saw the grand winner, Virginia Dende, from Kadoma walking…
A 32-YEAR-OLD man from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo yesterday appeared in court facing attempted murder charges following allegations he axed his 96-year-old grandmother on the head following a heated misunderstanding. Hloniphani Ncube appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube and pleaded guilty before he was remanded in custody to July 2. State allegations are that…
A HARARE magistrate yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for former president Robert Mugabe’s son, Robert junior, after he failed to appear in court for the start of his trial. He is facing charges of malicious damage to property and two counts of assaulting or resisting arrest by a police officer. However, Mugabe failed to…
A CRYPTOCURRENCY dealer who was arrested last week for allegedly stealing over US$400 000 from a local specialist doctor, has been denied bail by a Harare magistrate. Lloyd Chiyangwa initially appeared before the court on June 6, facing a charge of fraud and has been in custody pending the determination of his bail application. However,…
AN OFFICER with the Presidential Guard of the Zimbabwe National Army yesterday appeared before a Harare court for possessing three live rounds. Kudakwashe Zvobgwo, 32, was arraigned before magistrate Munashe Chibanda facing a charge of contravening a provision of the Firearms Act. He was released on $100 000 bail before being ordered to return to…
THE ninth suspect arrested in connection with Thabo Bester’s prison escape made a brief appearance in the Bloemfontein, South Africa, magistrate court…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has partnered with the government and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in refurbishing the small-to-medium enterprises centre. The partnership was entered into in a bid to establish safe trading markets for women and youth entrepreneurs in the country’s secondbiggest city. According to latest council minutes seen by the Daily News…
A SUSPECTED armed robber, who is believed to be one of the suspects who allegedly robbed a Chinese company of nearly $1.8 million in local currency in Aspindale, Harare, in 2018 has appeared in court. Christopher Asoni, 43, was arrested last Thursday after being on the run for nearly five years and appeared before Harare…
