FOR two consecutive days we have been compelled to comment on police operations to curb armed robberies and flush out unregistered vehicles, pirate taxis and illegal vendors, especially in the capital. Armed robbers have become a menace in the country and are threatening to turn the nation into a jungle. They need to be stopped…
LOCAL retailers yesterday said they expect the power challenges in South Africa, which have affected cargo movement at the Beitbridge Border Post,…
SOUTH Korea yesterday formally requested Zimbabwe to support its bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its second largest city Busan….
GRAIN Marketing Board of Zimbabwe (GMB) operations director Forward Takaindisa says they have so far received around 111 metric tonnes from farmers since the beginning of winter-wheat harvesting season. This comes after the government said they were expecting around 380 000 tonnes of wheat. Speaking yesterday during the Zimbabwe wheat pre-harvesting conference in Harare, Takaindisa…
CHILDLINE Zimbabwe has expressed concern over increasing cases of child abuse, saying the country is recording 20 000 cases every year across the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday during the unveiling of an expanded Childline call centre through the support of the Australian Embassy, Childline national director Precious Taru said it was unfortunate…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says after next year’s elections, the government will not repeat the 2018 scenario where they allowed foreign lawyers to represent candidates who disputed the outcome. In 2018, South African lawyers were part of the then MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s legal team which challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the Constitutional…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, says as next year’s elections draw closer, it is crucial for Zimbabweans to embrace peace to take the country forward. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chamisa also implored the Church to take a leading role in “detoxifying the current poisonous political environment” in the country ahead…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Harare City Council (HCC) has made a U-turn on its demand for payments to be made in US$ only. This came after the local authority had notified residents and other clients that its services would now be paid exclusively in foreign currency, a development which attracted punishment from the central government,…
By Rutendo Ngara AT LEAST 80 people have been arrested in Harare in the ongoing blitz that seeks to flush out criminals while also specifically targeting unlicensed vehicles and illegal vendors. The blitz is a joint operation that includes the police, Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe, Harare City Council, the…
By Ketty Nyoni PARLIAMENT wants authorities to whip into line schools which are chasing away learners who have not paid their school fees, arguing that the practice is against a standing High Court ruling. Speaking in the august House on Tuesday, the legislator for Gokwe-Chireya, Tonderayi Moyo, said it was illegal to bar learners who…
