© THE MDC has cancelled its 20th anniversary celebrations that had been scheduled for Rufaro Stadium on Saturday as a mark of respect for former president Robert Mugabe, who died in Singapore last Friday. The late Mugabe, 95, was removed from power in November 2017, following an army intervention that elevated his former deputy Emmerson…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is in a tailspin, characterised by skyrocketing prices of goods and services, dearth of both domestic and foreign investments, rolling power cuts affecting industry and commerce, high unemployment, and the ever-worsening political crisis. This is despite Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s commitment to turn around the country’s fortunes when he launched his much hyped…
© THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has warned businesses and long- suffering Zimbabweans that power supplies are only likely to improve from April next year as it is struggling with rickety plants and acute short ages of foreign currency. In fact, so dire is the power situation in the country that Zesa also said…
© SOUTHERN African countries are set to come up with measures to safeguard telecommunications users from electromagnetic field radiation. This comes amid fears that exposure to radiation from electromagnetic fields may cause cancer and other health problems. Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete, yesterday, told delegates attending a Communications Regulators…
© THE GOVERNMENT has directed oil companies to prioritise fuel supplies to service stations in Bulawayo ahead of an anti-sanctions musical awareness gala set to be held in the province this Saturday. In a letter dated September 5, 2019, Energy ministry permanent secretary Gloria Magombo directed fuel companies to prioritise supply of fuel to service…
© THE 12th annual Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo has started here and will run in Zimbabwe’s second largest city from today until Saturday. The three-day expo, organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), showcases the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products and attracts international visitors and media from across the world. [GoogleAd] By yesterday,…
© A FULL house is expected at the launch of the second quarter “State of the Economy Report” to be hosted by the Daily News Business Breakfast Forum at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare tomorrow. The report is meant to be a dashboard on key economic indicators which are vital to policymakers and business….
© A YEAR after under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube introduced his Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) in a bid to steady the economy, Zimbabwe continues to burn amid fresh bread and mealie-meal shortages and skyrocketing prices of basic goods, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar, which was re-introduced by Ncube…
© BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) fears typhoid could break out among residents of the second largest city amid reports the city recorded an increase in diarrhoea cases in July alone compared to the previous month. According to the council health report, the city — reeling from critical water shortages — recorded a jump in diarrhoea…
© THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (Secz) says it will hold its first annual general meeting (AGM) on September 30. [GoogleAd] In a press statement yesterday, Secz corporate secretary Cordelia Mutandangura said the AGM will be held at its Borrowdale offices in Harare. During the meeting, the company is set to receive, consider…
