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JANUARY Disease has killed more than 1 000 cattle nationwide since the current agricultural season began, the deputy minister of Agriculture, Davis Marapira, revealed yesterday.Addressing the media after touring the Agroshape chemical manufacturing facility in Harare, Marapira stated the government had funded the production of veterinary medicines to curb the outbreak.“We have lost approximately 10…

THE troubles are piling up for the beleaguered Bellarmine Chatunga, the youngest son of the late former president Robert Mugabe and his second wife Grace.In addition to the original charge of attempted murder that South African authorities initially planned to prefer against him, Chatunga is now also facing charges of defeating the ends of justice…

THE government has intensified efforts to rehabilitate deteriorating roads in Harare following the commissioning of a high-capacity asphalt plant designed to accelerate road repairs.Speaking at the commissioning in Harare, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Transport, Joy Makumbe, said the facility marks a major step toward improving urban road infrastructure.“This asphalt plant is highly…

THE government is ramping up its surveillance and monitoring efforts in the light of the recent surge in rabies cases in the country.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, confirmed the move yesterday.“We have seen an increase in rabies cases…

THE country’s bid to transform the way in which state enterprises are run has received a boost from the African Development Fund (ADF) as the government moves to strengthen institutional support for reforms in the sector.This comes as the country is seeking to undertake the institutional support for the state enterprise reform project aimed at…

A 43-YEAR-OLD woman from Vumbachikwe in Gwanda has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing her tenant’s five-year-old son.Sibonokuhle Nkala denied the charge of aggravated indecent assault when she appeared before Gwanda regional magistrate Sithembiso Ndebele.Nkala was convicted after a full trial and was sentenced to an effective 17…

POLITICAL EDITOR THE continuing fragmentation of Zimbabwe’s opposition politics is undermining efforts to challenge the accelerating moves by authori­ties to introduce a slew of constitutional changes, MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Mwonzora also rued at the weekend the lack of appreciation by some…

Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Harare’s US$690 million 2026 budget has received official government approval, paving the way for new tariffs and the rollout of key service delivery programmes across the capital. Confirming the development yesterday, acting town clerk Phakamile Mabhena Moyo said the approval provided the legal authority for the council to begin executing…

Masimba Makwembere According to the National Pros­ecuting Authority (NPA), the man broke into the octogenarian’s house and forced her to remove her clothes before raping her. “The Bulawayo regional mag­istrates’ court has convicted Gift Ncube a 21-year-old man, on two counts of rape and sentenced him to an effective 40 years imprison­ment 20 years for…

Tapiwa Chirume THE ENVIRONMENTAL Manage­ment Agency (EMA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on vehicle emissions, inspecting 286 vehicles and penalising 11 motorists for excessive exhaust pollution during an enforce­ment operation along the Mazowe–Bindura highway. The operation forms part of the country’s broader clean air strategy aimed at curbing rising pollution levels linked to increasing vehicle…