Takudzwa Dhambu THE ministry of Agriculture has officially closed the biological window for planting maize and tobacco for this season. This comes as the closure of the planting window is particularly significant for staple maize and the country’s major cash crop, tobacco, which both require specific heat units and sufficient rainfall over time to reach…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, yesterday reserved judgment in a matter involving businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are seeking leave to appeal against both conviction and sentence at the Supreme Court. The businessmen were convicted of fraud involving over US$7 million and handed lengthy jail terms in…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya ZANU PF structures will continue to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a bid to nudge him to accept the party’s drive to extend his stay in power to 2030. So says the former liberation movement’s director for information, Farai Marapira, who adds that the ruling party is confident that this…
Takudzwa Dhambu HARARE City Council has issued an urgent flooding warning following reports of flash floods across the capital. This comes as urban flooding remains a recurring challenge in Harare, largely attributed to poor drainage systems, blocked stormwater drains, and the expansion of informal settlements on wetlands and other unsuitable areas. In a public notice…
BULAWAYO City Council has expressed concern over local businesses failing to engage with municipal procurement processes. Deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu yesterday raised concerns that many local enterprises had not been participating in procurement, while some that did take part lacked knowledge of the processes. “The city is concerned that many local businesses are not participating…
Yvonne Ncube In Bulawayo A 19-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man and his friend appeared in court yesterday for allegedly raping his 12-year-old step-sister. The accused, whose identity has been withheld to protect the minor, is alleged to have committed the offence repeatedly between November 2024 and March 2025 at their family home in Nkulumane. He appeared before…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER AN APOSTOLIC sect leader facing cyberbullying charges will learn today whether he will be granted bail in Harare. Elisha Rushinga allegedly made remarks on social media accusing Lloyd Gwasira, popularly known as Madzibaba Moses, of stealing US$1,2 million from the government and flaunting riches. The State, during the bail application…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER DISTRESSING details of how Guruve serial killer accused, Anymore Zvitsva, allegedly murdered his many victims in cold blood emerged yesterday after he faced a bedside court at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. Zvitsva, 33, allegedly carried out his gruesome murders using an assortment of horrifying methods that included a wire, spear,…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER HARARE City Council is stepping up its engagements with authorities in a bid to resolve the capital city’s deepening infrastructure crisis. Of particular concern to both city officials and the metro’s long-suffering residents are its deteriorating roads and persistent water shortages. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE police have instructed motorists to comply with officers during traffic stops, warning that confrontational behaviour undermines law and order and compromises public safety. The warning follows the viral circulation of a social media video showing a heated confrontation between a driver and police officers in Harare yesterday. National police spokesperson…
