BY YVONNE NCUBE THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has suspended commuter train services offered in conjunction with the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco), following unsettled debts that are being owed to the parastatal by the mass public transporter. In a statement yesterday, NRZ public affairs manager Andrew Kunambura said operations will resume after Zupco…
THE government on Thursday set aside ZWL$195.5 billion in next year’s national budget to fund devolution projects such as construction of health…
BY BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE Harare City Council (HCC) has been forced to import its water chemicals from neighbouring Mozambique as local suppliers are failing to meet demand. Harare is facing a water crisis with some suburbs going for over two weeks without running water. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, HCC mayor Jacob…
By Nyasha Dube THE High court has postponed the hearing of an application in which the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is seeking to repeal a magistrate’s decision to dismiss Zimbabwean businessman, Frank Buyanga’s arrest warrant. The application, which was set to be heard before Justice Pisirayi Kwenda last Wednesday was postponed indefinitely. Buyanga was arrested…
THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has bemoaned high incidences of discrimination and sexual abuse among females in the film industry. This comes after a situational analysis of the film industry in Zimbabwe indicated that women constitute 31 percent of practitioners in the sector, with 69 percent being males. According to the report, 71.9…
By Blessings Mashaya and Regis Chingawo FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube’s proposed $4,5 trillion 2023 national budget has received mixed reactions, with consumer rights groups calling on authorities to come up with more measures to cushion the poor. Ncube unveiled his budget at the new Parliament building in Mt Hampden on Thursday, which he said was…
By Nyasha Dube TWO Harare men were this week struck to death by lightning, while another male in the capital was severely injured and currently battling for his life at a local hospital, the police have reported. The Harare incidents, which happened in two separate cases, took place on Tuesday. The police reported that Leonard…
By Rutendo Ngara AS THE country hurtles towards next year’s general elections, the government has called upon the police to exhibit professionalism in their conduct to guarantee peace and security. Speaking during a graduation ceremony for uniformed forces, including members of the Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe and police at the Police Staff…
SOUTHERN African countries will converge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, next week to discuss the governance of labour migration as an instrument for…
Regis Chingawo, SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has called for a stakeholders’ approach that includes lawmakers and government ministries to stop child marriages, which are on the increase in the country. In its findings on the national inquiry on sexual exploitation and abuse of young girls and child marriages released yesterday, the…
