CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader, Welshman Ncube, and opposition stalwart, Morgen Komichi, say Zanu PF will not engage in serious dialogue with its political rivals if they remain as weak and as divided as they are. This comes after former Cabinet minister and MDC stalwart, Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, recently said “nothing good” was…
By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is expected to officially open the highly anticipated Sadc Industrialisation (SIW) investment forum on Monday. The forum will be held on the side-lines of the 7th Annual SIW, a platform dedicated to fostering intra-African trade and regional investment. This year’s SIW, like its predecessors, is…
A 20-YEAR-OLD commercial sex worker has been dragged to court following allegations of stealing US$540 from her client. Thubelihle Makhabo from Magwegwe, Bulawayo, on Wednesday appeared before magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing a charge of theft. She pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded out of custody to August 5 on US$50 bail. State…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday issued a warning to impersonators who are using social media to con unsuspecting citizens. In a statement, Potraz director general Gift Machengete said foreign registered phone numbers were being used on WhatsApp to steal from people. “Potraz in its capacity as the designated data protection…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN an effort to clear Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) arrears, Treasury has released US$30 million to pay public schools. This comes as the government is owing public schools more than US$50 million, crippling learning institutions’ capacity to deliver on their mandates. Beam is a national assistance programme which…
GOVERNMENT must liberalise the cannabis sector if the country is to achieve a US$1 billion industry by 2025. Speaking in Harare yesterday…
Blessings Mashaya and Brendan Josphats AUTHORITIES will implement more measures to protect the ZiG, boost the country’s economy and further stabilise prices, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Presenting his 2024 mid-term budget and economic review statement in Parliament in Harare yesterday, a generally upbeat Ncube expressed satisfaction with how the introduction of the country’s…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says Harare town clerk, Hosiah Chisango, has a case to answer as he was allegedly giving instructions to award Juluka Enndo Joint Venture Company a US$9 million tender to refurbish the capital’s streetlights. This comes as Chisango, 54, and Arkims Mandaza, 42, the company’s principal contracts…
By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH authorities in Harare are decommissioning Cholera Treatment Centres (CTCs) as the city has gone for more than 35 days without recording a single cholera case. This comes as the country is now on day 25 without recording a single cholera case that it has been grappling with since…
ZIMBABWE’S Sables qualified for the final of the Rugby Africa Cup after knocking out defending champions and pre-match favourites Namibia 32-10 in a competitive match played at Namboole Stadium in Kampala yesterday. The shock win was sweet revenge for Zimbabwe who lost at the same stage and in the same cup in French city of…
