Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the central bank will soon be introducing a $50 note to augment the current stock of notes in circulation. In his Monetary Policy Statement delivered yesterday, Mangudya said the introduction of the new bank notes would not cause inflation,…
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority has restored water at Ngomahuru Mental Hospital where patients were taking baths in nearby Magwagwadza River. This comes after villagers living in the vicinity had alerted responsible authorities about the situation, resulting in a lawsuit being filed against Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa)…
A LOCAL service provider, Zimvest Mining, has launched an online trading platform for local and international investors, which is expected to enhance the ease of doing business in the sector. Zimvest Mining is an online marketplace for providers of goods and services to the mining community to list their businesses and products for free…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynewsco.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon Zanu PF structures to gear up for the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, which he said will provide the ruling party with the platform to wipe out the country’s brawling opposition. Addressing the Zanu PF politburo in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa also said the polls…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S Covid-19 vaccination programme gets under way today, with authorities set to inoculate 100 000 frontline workers. In a ministerial statement presented in Parliament on Tuesday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — who is also the minister of Health and Child Care — said the vaccinations would include health workers in…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw POLICE arrested 3 454 people on the first day of the Covid-19 lockdown extension on Tuesday as some people continued to defy even the relaxed measures against the pandemic. This brings the cumulative arrests of lockdown violators to 434 999 since March 2020 when the government imposed the measures…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw TOBACCO farmers are demanding foreign currency payments for their crop ahead of the upcoming 2021 marketing season. This comes as the farmers, represented by Tobacco Farmers Union of Zimbabwe (Tofuz), are complaining that inputs and labour were being charged in foreign currency yet they received Zimbabwe dollar payments for…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ZESA Holdings (Zesa) lost property worth over US$4 million to theft and vandalism of infrastructure in 2020 alone, resulting in incessant power cuts currently bedevilling the country. This comes as Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), last year announced it would spend US$13,5 million to…
Vasco Chaya SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw THE late Zim- dancehall star Soul Jah Love has been described as an independent person, who lived his life to the fullest by his family. Jah Love passed away at the young age of 31 on Tuesday night at Mbuya Dorcas Hospital in Prospect, Harare where he was rushed…
Anesu Mirisawu LIFESTYLE WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans both at home and abroad have been shaken by the tragic passing on of Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love. The singer, whose real name is Soul Muzavazi Musaka passed away on Tuesday night at a local hospital following diabetes complications. National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) director,…
