THE government has authorised individuals and companies with free funds to import a maximum of fi ve metric tonnes up to December of cement and fertiliser amid shortages in the country. In a statement, Industry minister Sithembiso Nyoni said the permission to import cement and fertiliser was meant to avert the shortage in the market…
By Rutendo Ngara THE permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri says the government is working to ensure transparency in the ongoing land audit to ensure corruption is curbed. This comes amid revelations that Harare and the ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement topped the list of reported cases of…
TO COUNTERACT El Nino’s detrimental effects on crops, the department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) has appealed to farmers in the southern region to conduct extensive Intwasa/Pfumvudza preparations. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North provincial Agritex director, Dumisani Nyoni said farmers could be faced with hunger if they do not prepare…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Zimbabwe’s ambassadors posted to different countries to bring in investment and trade opportunities in order to uplift the citizens’ living conditions. Addressing the diplomats at State House in Harare, Mnangagwa said that it was critical for ambassadors to source for projects that have people-centred policies. “I challenge you to work…
BULAWAYO police are concerned about new drug hotspots where mostly women are ring peddlers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said police were pursuing all culprits. “We are worried as police, as we have been recently arresting women who are selling drugs. We have certain areas in the city which…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa said the government will keep promoting favourable conditions that guarantee the biofuel industry can sustainably supply feedstock for the blending of petrol with ethanol. Speaking at the commissioning of the US$7,3 million National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (Noic) ethanol storage and handling facility at the Mabvuku…
FORMER Finance deputy minister and Harare East MP Terrence Mukupe, who was on trial for smuggling a tanker filled with diesel into the country without paying duty, was yesterday found guilty and convicted by the High Court. Mukupe and his accomplices, Same Kapisoriso, Ngonidzishe Mutsvene and Joseph Taderera, were arrested in 2017 after being intercepted…
THE chaos ravaging the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) plumbed new depths yesterday after rival factions fielded candidates for next month’s keenly-watched parliamentary and council by-elections. Among those who fi led their nomination papers under CCC were MPs and councillors who were recalled by Sengezo Tshabangu — who asserts that he is the party’s interim…
THE attempted murder trial of Marry Mubaiwa at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday failed to continue after the former model’s lawyer, Harrison Nkomo, did not come to court. Mubaiwa, who is on trial for allegedly attempting to kill her former husband, Vice President Constatino Chiwenga, while he was hospitalised in South Africa, recently hired a…
Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) is in a dire financial situation which is seriously affecting service delivery. This comes as the council is owed nearly $500 billion by residents, businesses and government departments. HCC finance and development committee chairperson, Costa Mande, told a recent council meeting that the non-payment of bills…
