HARARE – Zimbabwe’s mining industry revenue is set to reach $3 billion this year, from $2 billion in 2016, as revenues from chrome mines whose exports had been previously banned consolidates sharp rises in other metals, Mines minister Walter Chidakwa has said. The minister revealed this as official statistics showed sharp rises in mineral revenue…
HARARE – Last weekend’s abandoned Castle Lager Premiership match between Highlanders and Dynamos created a lot of heated debate. What is really sad about the aftermath of the events at Barbourfields Stadium is that the real issue at hand was ignored. The fans and even the media placed a lot of emphasis on whether Christian…
HARARE – Government plans to reduce the pensionable age from 60 to 50 years and is also considering increasing pensioners’ monthly allowances from as low as $20 to $150 before year end. Speaking during a question and answer session in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Social Welfare minister Prisca Mupfumira said government is preparing to…
BULAWAYO – Kwekwe City Council (Kwekwe) has dragged the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to court demanding the latter be ordered to stop partial or complete disconnection of water supply over payment arrears. The local authority is arguing the disconnections are unlawful. This comes as the Midlands town has been without running water since last…
HARARE – Opposition MDC youths take their door-to-door campaign to Norton today, as they move to urge party members to register as voters ahead of next year’s election. The party’s national youth assembly president, Happymore Chidziva, told the Daily News yesterday that the programme — Bereka Mwana Tiende — launched last month in Harare by…
HARARE – More than 32 000 people affected by floods will benefit from the United Nations (UN) Central Emergency Fund (CERF) which committed $1,6 million to provide shelter, water sanitation and hygiene to 20 districts. The UN response comes after $8,2 million was last year allocated towards assisting over four million people that were affected…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and opposition parties who have been haggling over electoral reforms are meeting in the Inyanga resort town in a bid to find common ground over unresolved electoral issues. This comes as the opposition says it has gathered “overwhelming information” that the Commission wants to disenfranchise voters in their…
HARARE – Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has complained of financial leakages in the management of Harare City Council’s (HCC) City Parking business. Briefing parliamentarians on the rot in local authorities recently, Kasukuwere said the huge sums collected in parking fees in the Harare CBD were not properly accounted for. When the City Parking project…
HARARE – Madziwa Teachers’ College (Madziwa) students are crying foul over their expulsion from the learning institution over tuition. Dozens of students have been reportedly barred from attending class, including those that had paid half their fees. Some of the students told the Daily News that they have already been advised by the institution’s principal…
HARARE – Two churches — Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church (Mugodhi) and Kruger Apostolic Faith Church (Kruger) — are fighting over land in Mashonaland East Province, in a battle that has since spilled into the High Court. Mugodhi, which seeks authority over the land, has filed an application before the court suing the Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe…
