THE First Lady, Auxilia Mnangagwa, has called on women in business to play a pivotal role in the country’s economic revival, emphasising their capacity to drive meaningful change in sectors traditionally dominated by men. Speaking during an ongoing women’s business conference in Bulawayo on Thursday, Mnangagwa said women were key to the country’s development. “I…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has secured government approval to implement a long-delayed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, a move officials say will curb revenue leakage and improve financial efficiency. HCC mayor Jacob Mafume told councillors during a full council meeting on Thursday that the ministry of Local Government had given…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw WATER supplies in Kariba are under immediate threat after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) disconnected electricity to all municipal water stations. The action was taken due to an unpaid debt of ZiG24 million. The Municipality of Kariba announced the power cut yesterday, warning that it would directly impact…
CHINA President Xi Jinping and his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday announced upgrading the two countries’ relations to an all-weather community…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo WARD 3 councillor and Bulawayo City Council finance chairperson, Mpumelelo Moyo of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has been convicted in a high-profile land allocation bribery case. The conviction comes just a week after Bulawayo deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu, who was jointly charged with Moyo, was acquitted. Moyo was…
CHELSEA are currently in the midst of an attacking rebuild, and rumours of a possible move for 22-year-old Dutch midfield talent Xavi…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE Warriors will be gunning for nothing short of maximum points against Benin at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast tonight in a match whose outcome is crucial to either side’s hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals. The match kicks off at 1800hrs. The Michael…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS MUSIC star EXQ, who successfully launched his album in the UK recently, will share songs from his new album tomorrow at the Girlfest event to be held at Old Hararians in the capital. Titled Rhaka Rhaka, the album encompasses 15 tracks with collaborations from Roki, Takura, DJ…
HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora is absolutely correct — domestic health financing is the bedrock of strong national health systems. Speaking at the “Rethinking Africa’s Health Financing” conference in Zambia recently, Mombeshora made a crucial point. “For too long, our health systems have depended heavily on external support,” he said. “While this has carried us through…
SMALL business owners are pleading with the Harare City Council (HCC) to slash crippling market and operating fees in the upcoming 2026 budget, saying the current charges are driving many informal traders out of business. Speaking after a pre-budget consultative meeting on Tuesday, HCC’s Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) committee chairperson, Denford Ngadziore, said there…
