ZIMBABWE is poised for a good agricultural harvest next year as the country continues to receive favourable rains, the World Food Pro – gramme (WFP) has said in its latest report. The report is on Zimbabwe’s food security and market monitoring and it indicated that land preparation and farming had intensified across the country, “which…
By Brandon Josphat THE government is mulling crafting regulations to compel State and private entities to submit annual audited financial statements, as some businesses were failing to comply with good corporate governance. This was said by the deputy chief secretary for policy analysis in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Willard Manungo who was…
POLICE in Zvishavane, Midlands, have arrested four notorious drug dealers, among them a 65-year-old man, as the law enforcers push to eliminate peddlers who are believed to be behind the rise in drug abuse in the mining town. The crackdown comes after it recently emerged that 12 young people in the Zvishavane district have died…
A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Mberengwa juvenile is up for murder after he allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old man to death with an okapi knife for dating his niece, police in the district have confirmed. The juvenile, (name withheld), who is now on the run, allegedly stabbed the now deceased Best Maduveko, 23, during a fight. Midlands provincial acting…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has cancelled licences of four golden leaf contracting companies after they were found guilty of failing to adhere to the industry’s rules through fuelling side marketing. The four companies are Bigway Investments, J and P Golden Tobacco, Leanrise Tobacco and Achievers Leaf Tobacco. The cancellation of…
By Rutendo Ngara POLICE have confirmed that over 20 people have died in road accidents across the country following the start of the festive season last Friday, with human error cited as a major contributor to the deaths. The festive season ends on January 16, 2023. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare yesterday, police…
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has challenged youth to join mainstream politics with national interests at heart. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the launch of the parliamentary youth caucus, Mudenda said the youth must take a leading role in the political discourse, as was the case during the liberation struggle. “When you come…
By Nyasha Dube LANDS minister Anxious Masuka has been taken to court by a Chiredzi farmer, Morris Chishonge, who is accusing him of ignoring a High Court order granted in 2017 to cancel a farm lease agreement. In his application filed at the High Court, Chishonge cited Masuka and another Chiredzi farmer, Levison Chiseva, as…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa A HARARE company, Tonia Investments, has approached the High Court seeking to stop the Malawian Embassy from interfering with its occupation of a building in the capital. In an application filed at the High Court, Tonia Investments cited the Malawi government and 18 of the company’s subtenants as the respondents. According to…
By Nyasha Dube A HARARE-HEADQUARTERED firm, R.P Mkushi and Sons, is suing the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for over US$180 000 after one of its properties in Gutu, Masvingo, was gutted by a fire following a spark from rundown power cables. R.P Mkushi and Sons, together with its tenant, Chakwesha Investments, approached…
