GOVERNMENT says it is targeting to import about 430 000 metric tonnes of grain to feed the nation up to March next year. This comes as the country is grappling with the debilitating effects of the El Nino-induced drought that was declared a state of national disaster by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The grain requirements were…
FORMER Zanu PF national youth political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu says he has quit politics to concentrate on championing the fight against corruption. Tsenengamu was expelled from Zanu PF for intransigence and continued disparaging of senior party members in 2020 before forming his own political party, the Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe. Addressing the media…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Pumula South suburb, Bulawayo, has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend following a dispute over suspected infidelity. Moses Remayi appeared before Justice Evangelista Kabasa at the Bulawayo High Court facing a charge of murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was convicted after a full trial. Remayi…
THE government says it is committed to promoting multilingual education in a bid to ensure every child acquires necessary skills to compete in the global market. Speaking on the side-lines of International Literacy Day celebrations yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said multilingual education was a priority in the education sector. “The government of…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) is reportedly losing millions of dollars in foreign currency as its billing system has been non-functional for the past five years. This emerged yesterday when HCC finance committee chairperson Costa Mande was giving oral evidence before the five-member commission chaired by retired Justice Maphios Cheda to…
MARIST Brothers Nyanga won the Old Mutual National High Schools Quiz for the third time in a row at the final held…
THE United States (US) Embassy in Zimbabwe has launched a Protect San Rock Art project at Matobo Hills World Heritage Site as part of its several projects to preserve the country’s cultural heritage. This comes at a time the San Rock paintings at the Heritage Site have for years been waning mainly due to environmental…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to allocate stands to open air churches in a bid to curb rampant environment degradation and open defecation by congregants. This comes as BCC in June this year resolved to ban open air worshipping on the basis that they were disregarding existing laws such as Protection of lands…
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has installed a pre-paid bulk raw water meter for Beitbridge municipality. This comes after Zinwa recently cut water supplies to the Beitbridge municipality as the town accumulated an outstanding bill of over US$2million. According to Zinwa, payment patterns by the local authority were no longer sustainable and hence no…
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, known for starring in Barbie and Saltburn, are to join forces in a major new film adaptation…
