SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation leader Henrietta Rushwaya, locked up for reportedly attempting to smuggle 6kgs of gold out of Zimbabwe, said the magistrate adopted a wrong procedure in denying her bail. Rushwaya, who has been in custody since October 26 after she was busted at the Robert Mugabe International Airport with the gold in her…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the conferment of city status on Victoria Falls is another clear testimony of his administration’s commitment to development, the Daily News reports. This comes as Victoria Falls, one of the country’s major tourist destinations, became the first city in Matabeleland North, and only the second after Bulawayo in the…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is not to blame for the recurrent flash floods that continue to hit the second largest city, insisting rain water drains were serviced. This was in response to a residents’ outcry that the local authority had not done enough to address the drainage system, seen by many…
By Kudzai Chikiwa AS THE second wave of coronavirus becomes a reality amid a surge in local cases and deaths, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is pinning its hopes on diligence and vigilance by its workforce to adhere to practices that reduce exposure to Covid-19. This is essentially so as the revenue collector wants to…
By Kudzai Chikiwa POLICE are increasingly concerned about the continued violation of Covid-19 regulations by the public and have vowed to step up patrols during this festive season. This comes as Zimbabwe has slipped into a second wave of the deadly virus, with fatalities breaching the 300-mark after nine more deaths in the last 24…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE recent increase in the price of diesel by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulation Authority (Zera) looks set to negatively affect farmers in the ongoing 2020/21 cropping season, the Daily News can report. Zera recently announced a 19 percent price increase for diesel in a new fuel prices notice. The price of diesel…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi SESAME seed contract grower’s firm, CFS Agro, yesterday launched the 2020/21 out-growers’ programme, to provide an alternative cash crop to cotton in the country’s arid and semi-arid regions. The seed’s main product is cooking oil while its by-products can be used to make livestock feeds. The scheme’s distribution of inputs for the…
SIX people, who were arrested on allegations of mopping up foreign currency from the public in Mutare using mobile money in transactions involving $5 billion, will stay in remand prison for a further 21 days before they can make a bail application. Simbarashe Charamba, Felix Tafadzwa Chikuse and their companies Family First Choice Supermarket and…
B ULAWAYO seeks to expand its master plan beyond its borders as it now faces a critical land deficit, the Daily News reports. This comes as the city’s planning consultant, Tiisetso Dube of Job Jika and Associates, has said it needed an extra 13 hectares to implement projects, including housing provision, that were proposed under…
By Nyasha Dube FAMILIES who are members of a housing cooperative in Stoneridge, Harare, are in danger of losing their properties after their urgent High Court application against a demolition order was dismissed. Takunda Freedom Fighters Housing Co-operative Society (TFFHCS) had applied for an urgent application to stop a demolition and eviction order granted to…
