RUTENDO NGARA Senior Staff Writer THE Department of Veterinary Services is intensifying efforts to curb the importation of various animal diseases through meat or livestock trade. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday, the department’s chief director, Pius Makaya, said the government aims to curb the entry and spread of animal diseases, including tick-borne diseases,…
CHIEF WRITER THE government is seeking to tap into Belarus’ skills in manufacturing modern electricity cables and transformers to enhance power distribution and prevent vandalism. This move comes as the country grapples with increasing cases of vandalism of electricity infrastructure and the theft of copper cables, challenges that continue to derail Zesa’s efforts to strengthen…
BLESSINGS MASHAYA Political Editor ZANU PF’s Harare provincial executive has rejected the co-option of former MP Shadreck Mashayamombe into one of its district structures, calling the move illegal. The rejection concerns Mashayamombe’s co-option into the District Coordinating Committee (DCC) 6 as the secretary for local government. In a letter to other top provincial executives and…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat WORKERS, consumers and businesses expected Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to do much more than he did when he presented his 2026 National Budget in Harare on Thursday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — these key stakeholders were critical of Ncube’s budget yesterday, which they…
CHIEF WRITER THE police have intensified their engagement with transport operators in a renewed push to reduce road accidents and curb crime during the busy travel period as the country heads into the 2025 third-term school holiday and festive season. This comes as law enforcement agents and other key stakeholders want authorities to urgently review…
THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) is demanding an urgent inquiry into the government’s failure to enforce laws against child marriages. In a petition to Parliament that has been endorsed by more than 2 000 women’s rights activists and 86 organisations, WCoZ accuses authorities of failing to implement Section 3 of the Marriages Act, which…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) has released the 2025 Grade Seven results, marking a slight decrease of 0.52 percent in the national pass rate compared to the previous year. Announcing the results in Harare yesterday, the Zimsec board chairperson, Paul Mapfumo, said while there was a drop in the pass rate, it…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Ministry of Agriculture yesterday condemned US$7.7 million fraudsters Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, stating they tarnished the country’s image and derailed the Vision 2030 agenda through their corrupt activities. Ministry representative in the fraud case, Alga Mhindurwa, yesterday told High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda that the government had…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya UNDER pressure Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, gave hard-pressed Zimbabweans with one hand and then took from them with the other yesterday. This follows Ncube’s welcome lowering of the country’s much-criticised tax on ZiG transactions from January next year — which will boost the local currency — although the minister simultaneously…
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa, Turkish ambassador to Zimbabwe, Berna Kasnaklı Versteden, and Egypt’s envoy, Maha Serag Eldin Kamel, will be among the high-profile guests gracing the Professional Women, Women Executives, and Business Women’s Forum (Proweb) awards in Harare tonight. Proweb President Tendayi Hlupo-Mamvura confirmed that the awards, scheduled for tonight at a local hotel…
