ZIMBABWE recorded a staggering total of 321 640 criminal offences between April and June 2025, according to the national statistics agency, Zimstat. This figure marked a 3.5 percent increase from the 310 876 cases reported in the first quarter of the year, reflecting a recent surge in crimes including robbery, sexual offences, drug related incidents,…
By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE 62nd National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Safety and Health at Work (SHAW) Conference began yesterday at the Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, setting the stage for three days of in-depth dialogue on how technology is redefining workplace safety in Zimbabwe and across the globe. Held under the theme “Occupational Safety…
THE expansion of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (RGMIA) is nearing completion, a major milestone in Zimbabwe’s drive to modernise its…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Fredrick Shava yesterday said the government is moving decisively to strengthen and promote human capital development in the country, a key pillar of its economic strategy. Speaking during a send-off ceremony in Harare of 16 agricultural engineering students to Russia under the Centre for Education Innovation Research…
THE Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) has commended Zimbabwe’s transformative measures in its tobacco industry, which have seen the country achieve a record production of 355 million kilogrammes in the 2024/25 season. Speaking to the Daily News during the ZimbabweChina Tobacco Expo in Harare last week, TBZ corporate affairs manager Lee Haamunji said Zambia aimed…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER ANALYSTS aren’t convinced that the push by Zanu PF to extend a thus-far reluctant President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office to 2030 will be good for the country and the ruling party itself. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential news paper — top commentators were concerned yesterday that…
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara says Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa have much to learn from China, particularly regarding infrastructure and development models. Speaking at the CEO Africa Annual Roundtable that ended in Victoria Falls yesterday, Mutambara underscored the need for the continent to use technology as a tool to accelerate development. “Look…
RUTENDO NGARA THE Government has expressed frustration over the slow rate of the winter wheat harvest, raising concerns that some farmers’ crops will be damaged by impending rains. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Agricultural Rural Development Advisory Services chief director Medlinah Mangwenzi acknowledged that while the short supply of combine harvesters had…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (Zimsa) is set to deploy mobile toilet facilities across Bulawayo. This initiative is part of an ongoing national effort to combat the spread of diarrhoeal diseases and promote a cleaner public environment. The plan followed a recent fact-finding mission where Bulawayo City Council public health…
THE government has called on players in Zimbabwe’s leather industry to strengthen the entire value chain by embracing digital design technologies and innovation to improve productivity. This appeal follows the recent completion of a 10-day Computer-Aided Design (CAD) training programme for 10 lead designers drawn from the Bulawayo, Harare, and Citywear Leather Clusters, as well…
