GOKWE Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena who was arrested together with Cottco executives, in an alleged scandal that saw over US$5 million being siphoned from the firm, has been granted $200 000 bail and ordered to surrender title deeds as surety. Wadyajena is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from Cottco money that was sent…
ACTING president Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the re-opened Cold Storage Company (CSC) Boustead Beef plant is set to benefit small holder farmers the most through provision of a competitive market. Speaking at the official pre-launch of the revamped CSC plant in Bulawayo, Chiwenga said the company, which had been lying idle, was back for good…
THE police have warned local motorists against using their vehicles in supporting illegal immigrants after arresting 171 foreign nationals without travelling documents in three days this week alone. The immigrants were allegedly helped by locals to gain entry into the country. “Motorists are warned against using vehicles in human trafficking episodes in connivance with foreign…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw THE government has pledged to act as the loans guarantor for frustrated farmers who are struggling to get funding for their ventures in order to ensure no land is idle, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has said. This comes as some resettled farmers are under-utilising land as they have no capital and no…
ZANU PF is cranking up the heat on the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), with the ruling party reiterating yesterday that the new kid on the block should be excluded from next year’s crunch polls because it does not have a constitution. Speaking to the Daily News two weeks after the former liberation movement similarly…
ZANU PF MP for Gokwe Nembudziya, Justice Mayor Wadyajena and his Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) bosses co-accused were yesterday shipped to remand prison pending continuation of their bail application today. Wadyajena is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from alleged Cottco money that was sent to a United States firm under the guise of…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants have appealed to the minister of Public Service Paul Mavima to reinstate the recently sacked Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union (ZPNU) leader Robert Chiduku. This comes as about 200 more nurses are facing disciplinary action for allegedly conducting trade union business during working hours and participating in what their employer has…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw LAWMAKERS have implored authorities to find lasting solutions to their accommodation woes in Harare, amid rising cases of legislators being turned away from hotels for non-payment of bills. Speaking in Parliament this week, vocal MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba, said one way of ending the accommodation challenges was for authorities to…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) has registered 814 new farmers for the 2022/23 summer cropping season. In a statement yesterday, the board said “as of Tuesday, the TIMB has registered a total of 80 314 growers, 814 of which there are new growers”.“We continually encourage growers to renew their grower numbers…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have finally scrapped the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors by fully vaccinated people, as the coronavirus situation in the country continues to improve. This comes after health experts recently urged the government to end the obligatory wearing of masks and also lift other Covid restrictions still in place to allow…
