By Pepertua Rojasi THE recently-launched 2021 National Budget will be translated into local languages to ensure all citizens understand the economic objectives of the government, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Speaking during a post-budget business breakfast forum hosted by the Daily News in Harare yesterday, the Treasury chief said it was important for…
INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere says there is need to be more vigilant when it comes to ensuring citizens are protected from cyber criminals. Speaking at the Computer Society of Zimbabwe ICT summit in Nyanga at the weekend, Muswere said the government is working tirelessly to protect people from different online scams…
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has moved to combat corruption and plug revenue leakages by introducing a Procurement Management Unit (PMU). Zinara has regularly been in the spotlight with its employees reportedly fleecing the road fund administrator since inception in 2002. The PMU would be responsible for all procurement activities at Zinara which were…
THE City of Harare (Harare) has been ordered to demolish houses illegally constructed on wetlands in Latimer, Greengrove in Greendale whose construction it allegedly authorised. This comes after the Greendale Residents and Ratepayers Association (Greendale) which has been battling to drive out the leased occupants from the wetlands since 2018 had approached the High…
By Ambassador Brian A. Nichols THE United States congratulates the people of Zimbabwe on the remarkable progress made in the response to HIV/Aids and celebrate the news that our collective work has put Zimbabwe on the path to achieving epidemic control. On World Aids Day today, results released from the second Zimbabwe Population-based HIV…
ZIFA has called in Sports minister Kirsty Coventry to mediate between them and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) over their irreconcilable differences which have degenerated into a public spate. On Sunday the football mother body broke their silence, singling out SRC board chairperson Gerald Mlotshwa and an unnamed former football administrator within the SRC…
THE government yesterday outlined the regulations which will be used when Zimbabwean borders open this morning as the country slowly reverts to normal economic activity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Daily News reports. When the novel virus hit our shores earlier this year, the government imposed a strict lockdown from March 30 which saw all…
ZIMDANCEHALL music star Tocky Vibes celebrated his 27th birthday with a big bash at Hellenic Sports Club on Sunday. Surrounded by friends, the bash coincided with the chanter launching his 10-track singles collection titled Long Live Chama featuring Jah Prayzah, Edith WeUtonga, Poptain and Madam Boss. Tocky Vibes was supported by fellow musicians who…
FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza has warned his side to guard against complacency when they host Mozambican side Costa do Sol in the return leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round tie in Harare this weekend. The Zimbabwe champions carry two away goals from their match in Mozambique into the return leg at the…
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube is set to launch a new book titled Love, Sex and Marriage to educate his fans on relationships. Ncube told the Daily News the move was inspired by people who always asked him to share the secrets of his relationship with wife Nelsy. “Fans have always been asking what our (me…
