Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT is targeting to grant 2 500 farmers title deeds by March and hope to complete the process by next year under the land tenure implementation programme. This comes as the government last year introduced a new land tenure system to ensure bankability and transferability of farm titles. This also…
Cloud Fusire SEASONED coach Darlington Dodo has been appointed as the assistant coach to Norman Mapeza at the four-time league winners FC Platinum. The Platinum Miners, who finished last season’s campaign second on the log table with 61 points, five behind eventual winners Simba Bhora, have roped in Dodo to provide Mapeza with technical back-up…
THE introduction of a new heritage-based curriculum in the country’s public schools has been met with confusion and frustration among teachers. The ministry of Primary and Secondary Education’s alleged failure to engage teachers in the curriculum formation and implementation process has resulted in a lack of readiness among educators. Teachers have expressed concerns that they…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw ONE of the country’s leading sugar producers, Triangle Limited, has announced plans to retrench some of its workforce due to economic challenges. This comes as most companies are struggling to operate with Beta Holdings and Khaya Cement recently applying to the Master of the High Court to be placed under…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has raised concerns over rampant illegal gold mining in the city, saying it is preventing the water supply dams from filling up this rainy season. He was speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday. “Dam levels have risen by only 4,53 percent despite substantial precipitation, with the city’s…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw WILDLIFE expert Edson Gandiwa has been appointed the new Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director general, replacing Fulton Mangwanya. Mangwanya was recently appointed director general of the Central Intelligence Organisation by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Gandiwa has over 20 years of experience in the fields of wildlife conservation and…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are planning on rolling out a cholera vaccination programme in areas that have high risk of the disease, including Harare and other urban centres. This comes as the government has administered at least 5 000 cholera oral vaccines (OVC) in Mazowe district, Mashonaland Central Province, after an outbreak…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HEART specialist at the Diagnostic Heart Centre in Harare yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of altering receipts before stealing ZWL800 000 between 2020 and 2023. Tholakele Nokuthula Moyo is facing theft charges and appeared before magistrate Isheanesu Matova who granted her US$100 bail and remanded…
Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw MUTARE High Court last year achieved a 100 percent clearance of criminal, civil and family cases for the second consecutive year. This was confirmed by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judge Justice Ben Hlatshwayo while opening the 2025 Legal Year at the Mutare High Court. He said the Judicial Service Commission…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 17 countries will battle it out at the inaugural Mr and Miss Albinism Africa pageant to be held this April in Harare to raise awareness on all things albinism, the organisers have said. The continental showcase – to feature Botswana, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique,…
