BULAWAYO councillors have unanimously rejected the order by Local Government minister July Moyo to use devolution funds to acquire fire tenders from Belarus. In a letter to town clerks, secretaries and chief executive officers, dated June 14, Moyo said each rural local authority would get one fire engine while urban local authorities would get two…
IN A push that spells trouble for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Zanu PF says it wants all political parties without formalised structures to be barred from contesting next year’s crunch national elections. Tough-talking Zanu PF secretary for Finance, Patrick Chinamasa, told the Daily News yesterday that it would be “wrong” to allow the…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said economic saboteurs won’t succeed in their attempt to derail the country’s progress. His remarks come as the country is battling to deal with hyperinflation and skyrocketing prices of basic commodities.Speaking during the burial of the late national hero Benjamin Mabenge at the National Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa…
Rumbidzai NgwenyaSTAFF WRITERngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has scrapped the payment of duty on importation of buses by approved importers with immediate effect. According to the gazetted Statutory Instrument (SI) 138 of 2022, approved importers are public bus operators duly registered in terms of Part III of the Road Motor Transportation Act (Chapter 13:15). “It is hereby notified…
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife Marry who is accused of money laundering has challenged further postponements of the case without trial asking the court to remove her from remand. This resulted in regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje ordering the State to avail the investigating officer to explain why investigations have not been concluded three years after…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw EXPERTS say Zimbabwe’s push for self-sufficiency in animal vaccinations is under threat from the country’s ongoing shortages of foreign currency. This comes as local companies which manufacture animal vaccines have been left struggling to meet demand due to the forex crunch.Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) economist, Reneth Mano, confirmed to the…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has hiked tollgate fees in local currency. This review, which came into effect yesterday, came barely two months after Zinara had made yet another toll fees review.In a statement issued on Tuesday, Zinara increased the fees by at least 20 percent.“We would like to advise our valued…
Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw A TOBACCO farmer, who was incarcerated for failing to pay back a balance of US$55 103 on an agricultural loan she received from Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco Company, will remain in custody after the High Court dismissed her application for release. Tabeth Makumbe was sent to Marondera prison in November 2020 after the…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER marabadat@dailynews.co.zw IGNORANCE of intellectual property and copyright laws among artists has fuelled piracy in the cultural and creative industry, the captains of the sector have said. Leading voices in the arts industry — from different genres: film, literature and music — converged in Harare yesterday where they deliberated on the ways…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada marabadat@dailynews.co.zw SUNGURA music icon Alick Macheso has lined up an international tour meant to promote his latest career album Tinosvitswa Nashe. The tour, which will commence this Friday, will see him showcasing in United Arab Emirates, Australia and Europe. “We are taking the album, our 12th project, to the world. Ours is people’s…
