THE government has decided to waive duty on imports of fertilisers and agro-chemicals in a bid to enhance productivity ahead of the 2019-2020 farming season. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday that farmers could now import fertilisers and agro-chemicals duty free. [GoogleAd] “The government is aware of the fact that…
© TRADITIONAL chiefs are up in arms with government, protesting that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is paying lip service to their welfare issues. Chief Witness Chikwaka led the charge in the Senate, imploring government to increase the salaries of chiefs in the same manner they are regularly reviewing upwards civil servants’ salaries. [GoogleAd] “I would want…
© VICE President Kembo Mohadi, pictured, has revealed that government is mulling a complete ban on single-use plastic in 15 months in line with global trends aimed at limiting environmental pollution. Plastic is not biodegradable and takes decades to break down, with single-use plastic being a particular menace. [GoogleAd] Calls to ban plastic in preference…
© ILLEGAL artisanal diamond diggers are desecrating graves that are still to be exhumed for reburial in designated cemeteries in Chiadzwa, the Daily News can report. Families that were hastily moved out of the diamond fields to pave way to formal mining operations are blaming government and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) for failing…
© ZIMBABWE’S health institutions are manned by unqualified staff as a result of a recruitment freeze imposed by government, the Daily News can report. This was revealed last week by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care in a report to the National Assembly on the state of medicines and drugs supply in…
© People living with HIV in Zimbabwe who are on antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) are being given expired medication, the Health and Child Care parliamentary portfolio committee and the Thematic Committee on HIV and Aids has said. This emerged during the joint sitting of the committees when they received oral evidence from the Zimbabwe Aids Network…
© ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi has outlined plans for service stations, airports and hospitals to run on solar energy as part of efforts to respond to the electricity shortages crippling the country. This comes as the country is grappling with 18-hour power outages, a development that has left many companies and industries struggling to perform…
© BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) fears typhoid could break out among residents of the second largest city amid reports the city recorded an increase in diarrhoea cases in July alone compared to the previous month. According to the council health report, the city — reeling from critical water shortages — recorded a jump in diarrhoea…
© THE 12th annual Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo has started here and will run in Zimbabwe’s second largest city from today until Saturday. The three-day expo, organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), showcases the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products and attracts international visitors and media from across the world. [GoogleAd] By yesterday,…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is in a tailspin, characterised by skyrocketing prices of goods and services, dearth of both domestic and foreign investments, rolling power cuts affecting industry and commerce, high unemployment, and the ever-worsening political crisis. This is despite Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s commitment to turn around the country’s fortunes when he launched his much hyped…
