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Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zwPOLICE in Plumtree and Mwenezi have arrested two women for unlawful possession of 131 bags of command agriculture fertilisers.The police said the two were on their way to resale the products when they were intercepted. In the first incident, the police arrested Shylet Dumani (42) in Plumtree on Monday when she was transporting…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO POLICE have arrested a man in connection with the death of two of his lovers whom he allegedly murdered on separate occasions. According to police, Emmanuel Mahembe, 37, allegedly murdered Idah Chigumbate, 37, and Patricia Mutero, 35, before stealing their vehicles. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the development saying: “The Zimbabwe…

TOBACCO auction floor selling dates have been extended to accommodate high volumes of tobacco that farmers still have, Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) public relations officer Chelesani Moyo has said. The auction floors were closed on Wednesday before farmers pleaded with the authority to extend the days citing late maturity of their crops as well…

THE Information ministry says it is ready to assist media houses who want to access foreign currency on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe auction system to improve their operations. In a ministerial statement in response to the information parliamentary portfolio committee on the state of the media in the country, deputy minister of Information Kindness…

AN ISRAELI billionaire Gilad Shabtai has set his eyes on massive investments in Zimbabwe, targeting infrastructure development, agriculture, mining and real estate. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has, since 2018, been running under the mantra ‘Zimbabwe is open for business” in a bid to woo foreign direct investment into the country. Shabtai flew…

THE High Court has thrown out a case in which City of Harare, Augur Investments and its director Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, pictured, were being sued by the Zimbabwe Homeless People Federation and two others seeking to stop a 2007 transfer of land from council to Sunshine Development (Private) Limited. In the joint-venture, Augur would provide…

Dionne Kanyowa THE Johane Masowe WeChishanu Muzinda apostolic sect has lost  a fighting chance in repossessing their church land after the High Court declined  to allow them to  challenge a  default  judgment awarded against them  despite arguing that their erstwhile  lawyer had sabotaged them . The default judgment dismissed the application to have the church declared the owner of a piece of…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw IN A shocking incident, a pack of hyenas savaged a Zaka East family on Tuesday night, leaving one of them requiring the amputation of both hands. This comes amid growing concerns over worsening human-wildlife conflicts in many outlying areas of the country. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks)…

Brendon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE South Korean embassy is sponsoring agricultural projects in Wedza, Mashonaland East, as they seek to improve the livelihoods of rural dwellers. The projects, running under Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA), include greenhouse construction, boreholes sinking, vaccination storage facility and incubator. Speaking during the commissioning of the projects recently,…