FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says there is no need to increase the weekly $2 000 bank withdrawal limit for individuals as a move to combat the black market. This comes as the Treasury chief and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last year introduced a number of measures, including limiting the amount people could transact on…
Zimbabwe-born recording and mixing engineer Tanatswa ‘So Sus’ Pfende now based in Canada has been nominated in the Juno Awards — considered the most prestigious music honours in that country. Tanatswa is in line for the Dance Recording of the Year category — the annual award which recognises the best dance music recording by an artist…
NYARUTOMBO Primary School in Mbire District has completed the construction of classrooms, teachers’ accommodation and ablution facilities funded by the Japanese government. The school now has a greatly improved educational environment as a result of the facelift which cost US$88 616. The new educational facilities were funded through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security…
IN the recent past, several former senior members of the MDC have been defecting to Zanu PF. The ruling party is ecstatic and believes more MDC officials will join its ranks as it plots a total annihilation of the opposition in the 2023 harmonised polls. The Daily News on Sunday Chief Writer Mugove Tafirenyika hooked up…
Following the announcement by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) on the resumption of voter registration, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) commended Zec for adhering to the dictates of the law as espoused in the Electoral Act on the need for continuous voter registration. Zec announced the resumption of electoral activities through a Press statement….
The government has launched an ecosystem-based management project aimed at utilising inland fisheries resources for food security in Kariba recently. This is a technical cooperation programme between the government of Zimbabwe and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) for enhancing community resilience and sustainability of small-scale fisheries of Lake Kariba. The project is set to undertake poverty reduction…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development has revealed that the country’s airports needed urgent refurbishment as they are in a bad state. Zimbabwe has eight major airports namely; Robert Gabriel Mugabe International, Victoria Falls, Joshua M. Nkomo International, Masvingo, Hwange, Kariba, Charles Prince and Buffalo Range. “The committee on its visit to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa blew his gasket during a Zanu PF politburo meeting yesterday, warning his errant lieutenants that gossiping, rumour-mongering and petty jealousies would not be tolerated in the party. The bristling 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also implored his brawling colleagues to respect the former liberation movement’s constitution and work to promote party unity. This…
THE month-on-month inflation rate in March has slowed to 2,26 percent, shedding 1,19 percentage points on the February rate of 3,45 percent, official statistics show. The year-on-year inflation rate for this month as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 240,55 percent. This means that prices as measured by the all…
DEBUTANT Perfect Chikwende scored Warriors’ solitary goal as they edged the Zebras of Botswana one-nil in Francistown last night. The Simba SC forward, who was making only his first appearance for the Warriors pounced after the Zebras’ goalkeeper Kabelo Dambe had parried captain Knowledge Musona’s long-range free kick back into play. Chikwende reacted quicker to…
