THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has expressed concern over non-compliance by players in reserved sectors, particularly in the extractive industry, where mining companies are overlapping into transport and logistics. Zida chief executive officer Tafadzwa Chinamo told the parliamentary portfolio committee on transport on Monday that local investors were facing challenges due to being…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw OXYGEN supply in most public hospitals has significantly improved, with the government accelerating the establishment of processing plants countrywide. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere stated that to ensure a stable oxygen supply, especially during periods of high demand, “the government is investing…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) is considering engaging Zesa to negotiate a lower monthly electricity tariff for its water and sewer plants, which currently stands at US$1 million. The bill is significantly inflating the local authority’s operational costs. “As a council, we are facing a huge challenge in the running of our water…
CONSTRUCTION has resumed on the 250- bed Lupane General Hospital in Matabeleland North Province after the project faced multiple stoppages due to lack of funding. Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister, Richard Moyo, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that work had resumed and the contractor was back on site. “We are pushing, it’s now at…
BUSINESS experts are urging women entrepreneurs to shift their focus from local survival to global expansion, aiming to boost the country’s economy. Speaking at a recent Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) engagement in Bulawayo, Edna Makurazhizha, chairperson of the Comesa Federation of Women in Business, said global expansion was crucial for business…
SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO residents support a proposal by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to ban dangerous dog breeds, particularly pit bulls, citing safety concerns and a rise in attacks linked to the controversial breed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary of the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), Thabani Ndlovu, stated that banning pitbulls…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai yesterday dismissed an application by Thomas Chiminya, also known as King Munhumutapa, who sought to quash charges of undermining the president. Chiminya allegedly embarked on a “dethroning spree”, removing traditional chiefs installed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and “installing” his own, claiming to be King…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw A TRUCK driver, Alexander Mugove Mangadza, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chitungwiza magistrate Denis Magosi after being convicted of stealing wheat valued at over US$16 000. Mangadza will serve an effective 42 months in prison, with six months suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offence, and…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AMABVUKU man, Panashe Makura, 31, appeared in a Harare court yesterday charged with murder after allegedly fatally stabbing a 12-yearold boy, Keith Jona, who was left in his custody, and then mutilating his private parts. Makura was remanded in custody by provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo and advised to apply…
RUTENDO NGARA HARARE regional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka yesterday sentenced Tinaapi Nyawo to five years’ imprisonment for defrauding a pharmaceutical company of US$65…
