December 2023

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is quietly confident that the nation will experience reduced load-shedding over the festive break. This comes as under pressure authorities have been scrambling to keep the lights on in the country owing to reduced water levels at Kariba Hydro Power Station and incessant technical faults at Hwange Thermal…

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has admitted that it is an uphill task to deal with exchange rate instability with authorities struggling to build enough foreign currency reserves. This comes as the local unit was yesterday trading at an average of $12 000 to the much-coveted United States dollar on the black market, although it remained…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN an effort to ensure that there is adequate medicine supplies in public health facilities, the government has purchased nearly 500 tonnes of drugs. This comes as the government recently expressed concern about the country’s low stocks of critical drugs.Speaking during the 2024 National Budget debate in the Senate on…

POLICE say foreign robbers, especially from South Africa, are now pouncing on Zimbabwe, with some of them targeting to kidnap prominent people for ransom. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the latest development, adding some of the suspected robbery suspects arrested on Tuesday, including South Africans, were plotting abductions of local wealthy people. He confirmed…

PIUS “Jamba” Mukandi, who was recently convicted of killing Moreblessing Ali and dumping her mutilated body in a disused well last year in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Jamba, who was arrested last year on a charge of murder, was convicted on December 4 this year by High Court judge,…