RENOWNED industrialist Busisa Moyo says there is a need for the country to invest in technology as part of aiding the manufacturing sector to enhance sustainable economic growth. Speaking during a webinar hosted by First Capital Bank Zimbabwe at the weekend, the chief executive officer of United Refineries Limited said the country needed to explore…
THE government is working on new mechanisms aimed at abating the continuing upsurge in the prices of basic goods, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Speaking at the burial of the late General Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi at the National Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa also called upon businesses to help authorities to develop the country’s economy. In…
RAPPER Stunner, born Desmond Chideme has denied assaulting his wife Dyonne Tafirenyika, describing the allegations as a fabrication after he dumped her for continued cheating in their marriage. Stunners told the court yesterday her marriage to Dyonne had not been rosy as she was allegedly violent that at one point she stabbed him while he…
Melisa Chatikobo chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council loses almost US$250 000 daily through space barons collecting money from vendors, the capital’s Provincial Affairs secretary Tafadzwa Muguti has said. In a statement yesterday, Muguti said his office had embarked on a joint operation with relevant stakeholders to plug the leakages. “For some time now there has been a…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw THE country has started rolling out fourth Covid jabs to people who want to further fortify their protection against the respiratory disease, the deputy minister of Health John Mangwiro has said. Speaking in the Senate last week, Mangwiro also said everyone in the country from the age of 12 onwards…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO FOLLOWING a recent spike in machete and armed robberies in the country’s second largest city, the police say they have nabbed eight robbers out of 13 wanted suspects. The robbers were reportedly terrorising victims with machetes before stealing their property or cash and in some instances murdering them. Addressing journalists yesterday,…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has demanded an investigation into possible corruption regarding the distribution of Covid-19 grants to vulnerable groups by the Labour and Social Welfare ministry and a communications company. This comes as the government set aside Covid-19 relief funds to cushion vulnerable members of society during the hard lockdown to contain the spread…
Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwean High School Moot Court Team is set on yet another ride to conquer the world, as they are to compete in the European Moot Court from June 25 to July 5. The 11 member team, which was recently crowned the 2022 winners of the International Moot Court (IMC)…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has embarked on a national engagement programme to demystify wrong perceptions about electoral processes in the country as the nation prepares for next year’s general elections. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana said the commission was partnering with the Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) and…
THE late businessman and socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s sisters, Juliet and Neria, have asked the court for an opportunity to respond to the State’s opposition to have his two vehicles, a Bentley and Rolls Royce Ghost, held by the police released to them after the State described them as proceeds of crime. Ginimbi died while…
