ARMED robbers yesterday shot dead a 10-months-old baby in Macheke, Mashonaland East, in an attempted robbery. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the killing of the baby by a gang of seven robbers. According to the police, the robbers pounced on a Macheke family intending to rob them and started shooting at windows from outside…
THE Agriculture ministry says that a large number of farmers are defaulting on repayments of their loans advanced through the National Enhanced…
IT IS crunch time for many Zanu PF bigwigs who are set to slug it out in the party’s provincial elections which take place today and have been overshadowed by the former liberation movement’s ugly fighting. At the same time, it emerged yesterday that Zanu PF had disqualified 15 more officials who were eyeing the…
SADC region experts have said there is need for sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) programming to be responsive to climate shocks. …
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) says farmers should not panic that there might be a drought this agriculture season following a temporary break in rains in recent weeks in some parts of the country. However, the MSD said farmers across the country should expect to start receiving rains this coming Thursday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday,…
POLICE have warned night clubs and pub owners for operating after curfew time which they said is also contributing to the increase in crime and putting lives of many at risk. This follows a series of raids by the police at areas such as Zindoga in Waterfalls and other hangout areas in the capital on…
Blessing Masakadza and Rumbidzai Ngwenya WITH most of the violent crime being experienced in the country now occuring during curfew hours, authorities say they will crack down on all people violating national coronavirus regulations requiring them not to move around during restricted hours. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, a concerned national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, pictured,…
Hazel Marimbiza PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said a multi-prolonged development agenda will be prioritised and accelerated in marginalised rural areas and communities. He was speaking yesterday at the fifth edition of the annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service held under the theme “Pursuing nation building initiatives in the spirit of Godly patriotism, ownership, unity and…
PRESIDENT Emerson Mnangagwa yesterday praised Sirizani Butau for his bravery and selflessness after he risked his life to help passengers escape from a burning bus following a collision with a fuel tanker in Mutare on Christmas Day. A Mutare-bound Beta coach crashed head-on with a Pathera Logistics fuel tanker after the driver tried to avoid…
POLICE in the Midlands have warned vehicle owners to heighten the security of their cars when parked and avoid offering transport to strangers as cases of vehicle theft are on the rise in the province. Midland provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko made this call following the theft of two motor vehicles, one in Lower Gweru,…
