May 2022

THE government is rebooting its re-engagement efforts with the United States of America (USA), amid plans by Harare to send a high-profile delegation to Washington to this end. Speaking in Harare’s Glen View high density suburb yesterday after commissioning boreholes there, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe’s delegation to America would include Foreign Affairs minister Fredrick…

MELISA CHATIKOBO MEAT and milk prices are likely to go up as the country is set to face grain bran shortages due to the importation of mealie meal, Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) economist Reneth Mano has said. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Mano said the importation of flour and mealie…

ZANU PF is set to amend its constitution to align it with the country’s Constitution, amid growing calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a female vice president. This comes amid growing pressure from women for Mnangagwa to appoint a woman as one of his deputies, as was the case before former vice president Joice…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government was committed to ending the country’s perennial water woes, including in the capital city, where thousands have been enduring shortages. Speaking in Harare’s high density suburb of Glen View 3 during the launch of his borehole drilling scheme, Mnangagwa said the construction of Kunzvi Dam would end the…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA BULAWAYO province has once again spotlighted the prevalence of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB), which it says was now a cause for concern as more locals based in South Africa and Botswana continue to flock back to the city. This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against non-adherence to medication which it…