THE recent price increases of basic goods in the country, in both United States dollars and local currency (ZiG), have sparked a heated debate between retailers and manufacturers. Retailers blame manufacturers for the price hikes, while manufacturers attribute the increase in production costs to the unavailability of foreign currency from banks. This has resulted in…
Ashley Moyo and Anesu Mirisawu HUNDREDS of musicians turned up for a copyright awareness workshop held at the Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare yesterday. Organisers of the workshop, Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura), said the positive response shows that people are finally conscious of the need to understand copyright issues. “This has been a…
SOME parts of Harare are enjoying steady power supply after the government asked Zesa to curb load-shedding at all the venues of Sadc’s meetings. The permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy, Gloria Magombo, wrote to Zesa chairman Sydney Gata last week in this regard, in a bid to ensure that the important gathering’s proceedings…
Emmanuel Marambe SENIOR SPORTS WRITER LOCAL football fans have largely welcomed the appointment of German expatriate Michael Nees as substantive Warriors head coach, but warned the Zimbabwe Football Association(Zifa) and football agents against interfering with team selection. The 57-year-old former technical advisor of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, who also had stints as national coach of…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Sadc countries to collaborate in order to expedite the region’s industrialisation agenda set in 2016. This comes as the government is revelling in the 400 exhibitors who are showcasing their goods and services during the ongoing Sadc Industrialisation Week (SIW), which began on Sunday….
THE trial of 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, who are in remand prison following their arrest in June for participating in an unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct, started yesterday. Accused, who include CCC chief administrator Jameson Timba, pleaded not guilty before Harare magistrate Collet Ncube. The trial was supposed to start on Monday…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw A GROUP of 12 unidentified robbers pounced at a warehouse in Harare on Tuesday and got away with over US$25 000 in cash. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said they were investigating the robbery. “Police in Harare are appealing for information which may assist in the investigation of a…
HEALTH experts have implored authorities to remain vigilant after they were finally able to declare the country cholera-free. This follows Zimbabwe’s long battle with the bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and which claimed nearly 1 000 lives over the past 18 months alone. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the president of…
Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE country lost 150 583 hectares of land to veld fires which claimed two lives since veld fire restriction period kicked off on July 1, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said. This comes after the latest veld fire destroyed six hectares, five gardens and killed a grandmother in Mhondoro…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who are in remand prison over alleged fraud charges, yesterday appeared in court facing fresh US$9 million fraud allegations. In the latest charge, the State is accusing the two, who are owners of Juluka Ennd Joint Venture, of allegedly forging the company’s documents…
