HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe says the government is committed to protect the rights of foreign investors in the local casino and gaming industry. Kazembe was speaking at the weekend during the official opening of a new Chinese-owned gaming firm – Sunday Crew Casino which is located in Highlands, Harare. “It takes all of us…
THE Jairos Jiri Association in Bulawayo has called for support in helping people living with disabilities to deal with substance and drug abuse. Speaking to Daily News at the weekend, Jairos Jiri Rehabilitation Centre manager Tafadzwa Gochayi said people living with disabilities were often sidelined from mental health and substance abuse programmes as they were not perceived…
DIVERSIFIED financial services group Old Mutual (OM) is still considering listing on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFSE) as it seeks to put the financial interests of its investors at the fore. Addressing journalists on the sidelines of the Palm River Hotel launch in Victoria Falls last week, Old Mutual chief executive Samuel Matsekete said…
MANY Zimbabweans have urged authorities to resist the temptation to impose a fresh hard national lockdown after a new coronavirus variant was recently identified in neighbouring South Africa and Botswana. People who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the government should, instead, intensify its vaccination programme to give the country’s recovering economy a chance to heal further,…
ZANU PF activist Sybeth Musengezi has challenged the opposing affidavit filed by party secretary of administration Obert Mpofu in a High Court case challenging the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa,]. Musengezi cited Zanu PF as the first respondent, Mnangagwa as the second, Mpofu as the third, former party secretary for legal affairs Patrick Chinamasa as…
Melisa Chatikobo HARARE City Council will intensify its preservation of wetlands in order to help the local authority reduce the resources it uses on procuring water treatment chemicals. HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said pollution of water bodies had increased the chemicals needed for water purification. “We have set aside $83.5 million for the preservation of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has attributed the sharp increase in ratepayers who are settling their bills on time to the implementation of its new credit control policy. The policy was designed to assist ratepayers in managing their arrears while improving the council’s cash flow position. The local authority has been operating without a documented…
Melisa Chatikobo THE Livestock & Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) has urged the government to decentralise the selling of maize to reduce the cost of stockfeed for smallholder farmers. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, LMAC economist Reneth Moyo said allowing farmers to sell grain to each other would significantly reduce the cost of livestock. Moyo…
Dionne Kanyowa TWO suspected armed robbers appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi on Friday accused of being part of a gang that ransacked a Zvimba house before getting away with goods and cash amounting to US$9 000. Prosecutors told the court that Charles Mavhunga, 39, and David Khulala, 31, together with two of their accomplices,…
Dionne Kanyowa A METRO Peech & Browne employee in Harare was on Friday jailed for 36 months after stealing US$6 201 from the wholesaler. Prosper Chadenga, 37, will serve an effective 12 months from his sentence after Harare magistrate Simon Kandiero suspended one year on condition he repays the money. Another 12 months was suspended…
