A 23-YEAR-OLD man was stoned to death at a beer binge and dumped into Umzingwane River, Esigodini, last week. Lawrence Khumalo of Umzingwane, Matabeleland South, was found floating on the river. He had allegedly been involved in a beer brawl at Carmen Farm in Esigodini with two suspects, Mncedisi Ncube and Thobani Khumalo, both aged…
THE government recently received eight crane trucks and two Nissan NP300 bakkies from the African Development Bank AfDB to enhance disaster preparedness and response in Manicaland Province The donation, which came under the Post Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (PCIREP), follows Tropical Cyclone Idai, one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition of Debt and Development (Zimcodd) says rural women should be economically empowered to boost efforts to end gender-based violence…
CHURCHES say they are escalating their efforts to foster peace and unity in the country as Zimbabweans gird for next year’s by-elections and the fast approaching 2023 national polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Frederick Chiromba, pictured, said they would — in this regard — soon meet…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday held a meeting with Zimbabwe traditional chiefs in Harare where he said his government was eager to improve their welfare. Addressing the gathering at the National Annual Chiefs Conference in Harare, Mnangagwa said the traditional leaders would receive vehicles under the Chiefs Vehicle Scheme to fulfil the needs of their…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing a critical staff shortage at the city’s revenue halls owing to Covid-19 cases that have hit the municipality. Acting-town clerk Kimpton Nzimande yesterday urged ratepayers to use digital platforms for transactions as banking halls were incapacitated. “The city of Bulawayo would like to advise its valued customers, ratepayers…
POLICE have launched a manhunt for three suspected killers of Shelton Kayali, 23, of Ndumani village under Chief Wedza in Zvishavane. Law…
A WARY Pretoria has once again deployed the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to protect the country’s infrastructure ahead of the festive season. This comes amid recent violent attacks on commercial trucks, particularly those driven by foreign nationals, as well as Wednesday’s court ruling which deemed former president Jacob Zuma’s medical parole to be…
IN A sign that relations between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom (UK) are worsening, a senior official has said London would continue with sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. This comes after Mnangagwa accused both Britain and the United States of America (USA) of sponsoring a regime change agenda against his government. Now, UK secretary…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday received US$3,52 million worth of facial recognition software and equipment from the Japan Grant Aid which will help track about 115 553 wanted persons. The facial recognition equipment, digital forensic equipment which is connected via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) has been linked to the Robert Gabriel…
