CANNABIS is the best alternative to the growing of tobacco with better returns to the farmer and the national purse, researchers have said. Chief executive of King Kong Organics, an organisation specialising cultivation and extraction of cannabis oils, Rene Joseph told the Daily News yesterday that there were greater opportunities that come with cannabis growing as compared…
Renowned author Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was arrested together with Julie Barnes for participating in the July 31, 2020 demonstration, has trashed the allegations, arguing there was nothing criminal about her conduct. The two were charged for allegedly participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, breach of peace or bigotry. But through their…
Andile Tshuma A 22-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man was arrested after killing his friend’s employer for allegedly underpaying his colleague. Comfort Nkomo, 22, of Lumawe Village in Mayobodo allegedly attacked a 62-year-old woman Munzara Mushoriwa. Nkomo’s friend, Gift Ndebele, who is still on the run and allegedly also took part in the murder, was employed by the…
Shamaine Chirimujiri CANDRINA Investments Private Limited (Pvt Ltd) has dismissed as malicious claims that Glen Forest Memorial Park is operating illegally and that there are moves to exhume about 40 000 bodies from the cemetery. The company, which runs the cemetery, at the weekend came out guns blazing, accusing one of its “disgruntled” shareholders, Joseph…
THE 2022 national census budget has been reviewed upwards from US$87 million to US$98 million following unforeseen consequences of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic. The Treasury has since released the money to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) ahead of the fifth national census in the history of the country that is scheduled for April 21-30…
Shamaine Chirimujiri A HARARE dealer Charles Takawira Maziti has appeared in court on allegations of defrauding a man of US$31 000 after he misrepresented that he could facilitate the importation of a truck from the United Kingdom (UK) for him. The 36-year-old man was freed on 20 000 bail before being remanded to April 5…
MBARE, one of the oldest suburbs in Harare, is home to some of the country’s finest businesspeople, soccer players and artists. Despite this rich historical background, it has become an eyesore, neglected and a pale shadow of its former self. Popular Mbare residential areas such as Magaba flats, Shawasha, Matapi, Matererini, Matagarika and the Mbare…
A SUSPECTED leader of illegal gold miners, Claudius Tavazera, 21, was killed when police engaged in a shootout with him and 30 other illegal miners in Bindura yesterday. In a statement following the incident, national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi said Tavazera and other 30 illegal miners had allegedly kidnapped and attempted to murder two Botha…
MELISA CHATIKOBO THE Election Resource Centre (ERC) and the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) have raised concerns over constituencies that allegedly do not have voter registration centres. In a joint statement at the weekend, the election watchdogs called the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to look into areas in several provinces that allegedly do not have…
MELISA CHATIKOBOTHE government says it is working closely with Agritex officers and AFC Leasing Company to distribute harvesting machinery amid equipment shortage. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Agriculture ministry, department of engineering and mechanisation acting director Martin Munyati said the government needed to ensure farmers have access to machinery. “It’s our mandate…
