PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged mining companies to improve the livelihoods of people living in mining communities, saying they must not concentrate on extracting resources from poor societies. This comes after several complaints by communities in mining areas over environmental degradation caused by mining companies that also do not plough back their revenues. Officially opening…
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Benjani Mwaruwari is a worried man. The former Warriors and Manchester City forward had high hopes when he succeeded Rodwell Dhlakama in April. This was after Dhlakama had stepped down as the head coach of Madamburo having been suspended on unproven allegations bordering on corruption. With the Castle Lager Premiership race…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER marabadat@dailynews.co.zw ELA the Garden in Harare is the place to be on Sunday as the Newlands-situated joint will host the ninth edition of the Chiwoniso Maraire, pictured, commemorations. The celebrated mbira songstress died in 2013 aged just 37. Aptly dubbed “A Night of Ancient Voices,” the event — organised by Elen Athitaki, the…
THERE is a raging debate in the National Assembly on whether Zimbabwe should introduce a stiff mandatory rape sentence as a deterrent to would-be offenders. Suggestions are that offenders must be incarcerated for 40 years for committing the crime. This is coming at a time the country is witnessing growing levels of despicable gender- based…
LONG-SERVING Dairibord Holdings chief executive officer Anthony Mandiwanza is retiring after serving the company for 43 years, 26 of them at the…
THE Chamber of Mines has said the mining industry is projected to generate US$6 billion this year as the sector is currently on a strong recovery path. This comes after it emerged yesterday that the sector contributed US$5,2 billion in export earnings in 2021. Speaking at the 2022 Mining Industry Suppliers Forum, Chamber of Mines…
THE High Court has thrown out a case in which City of Harare, Augur Investments and its director Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, pictured, were being sued by the Zimbabwe Homeless People Federation and two others seeking to stop a 2007 transfer of land from council to Sunshine Development (Private) Limited. In the joint-venture, Augur would provide…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will seek to serve a second term in office, and will not be challenged at the Zanu PF congress scheduled for October this year, his spokesperson George Charamba said yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News in the light of sustained claims of fissures between Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Charamba also emphasised that…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzeyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT and Harare City Council yesterday agreed that the State will now pay Geo Pomona Waste Management Company until the municipality is capacitated to pay service fees for the Pomona deal. This comes after HCC failed to pay US$780 000 for the month of May which had already attracted a…
Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the US$500 million Cyber City project in Mount Hampden, Harare, is a testimony of the success of the country’s efforts to re-engage with the international community. Dubai-based billionaire Shaji Ul Mulk is bankrolling the project. Speaking during a ground-breaking ceremony of the Cyber City yesterday, Mnangagwa…
