CABINET on Tuesday agreed that this year’s Heroes Day commemoration on August 14 will be held under the theme “Remembering our heroes — Nyika inovakwa nevenevayo/Ilizwe lakhiwa ngabanikazi balo with the main celebrations at the National Heroes Acre. President Emmerson Mnangagwa will lead the main commemorations. It is indeed a very important date in the…
EVOLUTION has become a buzzword in communities across the country, thanks in part to the way it has transformed the health sector. The Constitution prescribes that no less than five percent of the national revenue raised in any financial year must be allocated to the provinces and local authorities. Since the government drew up a…
THE government has released funds towards the operationalisation of three gold centres in the country’s three provinces. The gold centres are located at Makaha in Mashonaland East Province, Mukaradzi in Masho[1]naland Central Province and Penhalonga in Manicaland Province. A gold service centre is a one stop shop that offers technical services to miners, access to…
A FORMER prisoner, Nhlanhla Mutyambizi, 36, who had served a five-year jail term after being convicted of armed robbery, has been rearrested along with three other suspects for allegedly committing the same crime. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said Mutyambizi and his accomplices were found in possession of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF are relishing in the myriad challenges being faced by their political rivals ahead of the country’s upcoming national elections. Addressing Zanu PF supporters during a star rally in Cowdray Park yesterday, Mnangagwa also taunted the opposition saying their quest to lead the country was an unachievable dream….
THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has called on the government to ensure compliance with laws in order to deter violence being targeted at women politicians in the country ahead of this month’s polls. In a statement yesterday, ACHPR said reports of alleged escalating political tension and incidents that have resulted in…
LITHIUM miner Sandawana Mines says it has begun the construction and development of a primary health care centre in Mberengwa and a referral hospital for surrounding clinics. Speaking to journalists recently, Sandawana Mines general manager Godwin Gambiza said talks were already at advanced stages with relevant authorities to co-locate specialist services at the healthcare centre….
THE Supreme Court will today deliver its ruling in a matter in which 12 aspiring Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Bulawayo MPs are seeking to nullify a High Court judgment issued last Thursday that barred them from contesting in the upcoming general elections. Last Thursday, Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Bongani Ndlovu granted an application…
ZIMBABWEANS returning from South Africa at the expiry of their resident permits there in December will be exempted from paying duty on food items, vehicles and capital equipment. The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) confirmed yesterday that it would facilitate the smooth return of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (Zep) holders back home. “In order to ensure…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) say they are failing to conduct public voter education as they are yet to be registered by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to carry out the exercise ahead of the August 23 general elections. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE)…
