Melisa Chatikobo chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE should de-dollarise and come up with a clear roadmap to strengthen its own currency and this will solve the current economic crisis which the country is facing, economist Persistence Gwanyanya said. Speaking at a discussion in Harare yesterday, Gwanyanya said dollarisation is not a permanent solution because it creates a vicious…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN Philip Chiyangwa who is the executive chairperson of Kilima Investment yesterday withdrew his High Court application against Lands ministry, in which he was challenging the alleged grabbing of his land for the construction of a Museum of African Liberation in Warren Park, Harare. In November last year, Chiyangwa filed a High…
UNION leaders will today toyi-toyi at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Labour minister Paul Mavima’s Harare offices — where they will hand over petitions on public sector working conditions. The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), an umbrella body for civil servants’ unions, confirmed the marches to the Daily News last night. In a letter…
FIRST LADY Auxilia Mnangagwa has called on African countries to address wildlife poaching, which she said was now a growing challenge across the region. This comes at a time the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has revealed at the same event that the use of drones had helped monitor and reduce cyanide poisoning…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Rwandan government is set to recruit hundreds of educational and health personnel from Zimbabwe and they have asked interested individuals to apply for the jobs. In a notice published yesterday, the ministry of Public Service in partnership with Rwanda’s ministry of Education said those who are interested must submit their applications…
The Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) with support from the Stop TB Partnership and UNOPS has trained 150 village health workers…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada marabadat@dailynews.co.zw TOP dancehall singer Winky D will rekindle his working relationship with songstress Gemma Griffiths as they partner for the Braai Out edition slated for this Saturday at King Fisher Park. Dubbed “Braai Mugarden” the edition is christened after the two’s popular chart-topping duet Mugarden which broke several records on the local music…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw WINTER Jazz festival, which is bouncing back at the end of July after an eight-year hiatus, will honour veteran artistes Bob Nyabinde and saxophonist Philip Svosve for their contribution to the music genre. Festival organiser Josh Hozheri said the honouring of the two respected musicians will be one of the highlights set…
ZIMBABWE and South Africa police services last week had a joint operation in Beitbridge and Musina to combat crime and managed to confiscate illicit goods valued at over R400 000 and arrested several criminals. Operation Basadi resulted in the arrest of 75 undocumented foreign nationals; confiscation of illicit goods valued at R382 300; five suspects…
SHAMVA police on Monday arrested Trish Muchando,21, for murdering her four-year-old son by throwing him into a river. In a tweet yesterday the police said she threw her son into Mazowe River on May 19 and the body was found floating in the river the following day.. “Police in Shamva arrested Trish Muchando, 21, in…
