Tamary Chikiwa FARMERS here in the Midlands province are expecting a good harvest after they started receiving inputs under the Presidential Pfumvudza/Intwasa Scheme. In Mberengwa all the 37 wards received 258 762 metric tonnes of maize seed, 19 236 tonnes sorghum, 18 786 metric tonnes of millet, 1 962 metric tonnes of compound D fertiliser,…
Andile Tshuma POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested a trucker for allegedly failing to pay duty for household goods including 21 refrigerators worth US$120 000. The trucker, Stephen Matimbire, 43, was intercepted at an Engen fuel filling station in the border town on Sunday night. The arrest was made under the police blitz on illegal…
Shamaine Chirimujiri TWO notorious fraudsters were arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts on allegations of stealing 28 tonnes of Presidential Pfumvudza/Intwasa Scheme inputs from Maguire’s Warehouse. Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi denied bail for Golden Mutanda, 37, and Isabella Shuvai, 42, who are facing charges of fraud. Prosecutor Thomas Chanakira had avidly opposed bail for the…
MANY Zimbabweans, including labour and business leaders, say authorities have scored an “own goal” following Tuesday night’s introduction of contentious new coronavirus testing and quarantine measures by the government. They said the new measures — which require both returning residents and international visitors to get a PCR test upon their arrival in the country and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday reshuffled the politburo as he is strengthening his team ahead of next year’s by-elections and the fast-approaching 2023 polls. Mnangagwa appointed Christopher Mutsvangwa as the party spokesperson to replace the late national hero Simon Khaya Moyo. Mnangagwa also appointed Mike Bimha as the national political commissar while Alice Dube was appointed…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has exempted Tshabalala Extension suburb from the 72-hour water shedding programme following a diarrhoea outbreak that has seen more than 150 people seeking treatment. BCC town clerk Christopher Dube yesterday said a team of health personnel had to be dispatched to the suburb following distress calls from the community. “The…
M ANY Zimbabweans, including labour and business leaders, say authorities have scored an “own goal” following Tuesday night’s introduction of contentious new…
POLICE have escalated their investigations into the death of prominent businessman Douglas Munatsi, who lost his life in a mysterious fire at his Harare apartment over the weekend. This comes as close family friends told the Daily News yesterday that some of the 59-year-old Munatsi’s personal gadgets, including his mobile phones, have so far not been accounted…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night announced enhanced measures to combat Covid-19 infections, including responding to the threat of a new strain of the virus, Omicron. This comes as Covid-19 cases in the country, which have been oscillating between 10 and 30 in the last few weeks, have suddenly reached the 100…
A TOP Harare private school has suspended some classes for its junior section after recording a high number of coronavirus cases. This comes amid reports that two other private schools in the capital have also suspended lessons due to the resurgent pandemic. At the same time, 157 learners at Masvingo Teachers College have also tested…
