Rumbidzai NgwenyaSTAFF WRITERngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw SIX people were killed while 33 were injured when two trucks transporting fruits from Nyanga to Harare were involved in fatal accidents this week. The police said the incidents took place in the early hours of Wednesday at different places. In the first incident, a lorry carrying avocados, bananas and 16passengers to…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw SOCIAL Welfare minister Paul Mavima said the government has started to distribute food aid to the needy as authorities seek to alleviate food shortages in the country. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Mavima said this month alone they distributed 15 000 tonnes of grain to areas that were adversely affected…
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has transferred its high ranking officers to different departments in its bid to improve service delivery, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi has said. In a statement yesterday, Nyathi said the rearrangement will ensure the police will enhance the force’s capacity to tackle crime better in the country.“The police commissioner general Godwin…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu says her ministry lacks the necessary human and material resources to effectively discharge its mandate Addressing district schools inspectors (DSI) from seven districts who had been presented with vehicles, Ndlovu painted a grim picture of the situation in her ministry.She said at some schools in…
FIVE more suspects have been nabbed on allegations of being part of a syndicate that had been fraudulently siphoning money from the popular Mashwede Holdings resulting in the loss of US$70 000. Daniel Paradza, Delilah Masinjalo, Charity Mapengo, Centia Zvai and Kudzanai Munyama were not asked to plead to theft allegations when they appeared in…
Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw THE trial of the Chivhu mother who murdered her four children by slitting their throats and burning them has been postponed as reports of her mental evaluation are not yet available. Justice Priscilla MunangatiManongwa postponed the trial to October 24 to allow for the completion of the evaluation and tendering…
Hazel Marimbiza BULAWAYO residents have raised concerns over the mushrooming of unlicensed Liquefi ed Petroleum Gas (LPG) dealers in many high and medium-density suburbs, which they say pose a threat to their lives. This comes at a time many residents have resorted to using gas as an alternative source of energy due to, among other…
Hazel Marimbiza FARMERS have been urged to conduct thorough research before exporting their products as they risk running losses. The poor prices being offered to farmers locally have prompted an increasing number of farmers to consider the export market. Some of these farmers, however, according to Matabeleland North Agritex provincial officer Dumisani Nyoni, are plunging…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) has embarked on a blitz to recover over $17 billion it is owed by ratepayers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, HCC acting corporate communications manager Innocent Ruwende said the city had resolved to disconnect water and blacklist defaulters. “We are blacklisting defaulting customers so that…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo POLICE in Bulawayo have warned female drivers to be on the alert as robbers are reportedly targeting them and snatching valuables from their motor vehicles. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said they were investigating a series of theft cases from motor vehicles where female drivers driving…
