Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw A MEMBER of Parliament is pushing for the tightening of the country’s laws to ensure that smoking in all public spaces is completely eliminated to safeguard the health of citizens. Speaking in the National Assembly late last week, the MP for Shamva South, Joseph Mapiki, said with harmful public smoking remaining common…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AUTHORITIES have banned all maize imports to promote local farmers and ensure that buyers source their grain domestically. According to the permanent secretary in the Agriculture ministry, Obert Jiri, the decision follows a bumper harvest from the 2024/25 summer cropping season, which was a result of good rains. “As we come to…
AUTHORITIES are looking at ways of supporting reeling local diamond firms, amid the threat of massive job losses in the sector. This comes as the industry continues to bleed from the double whammy of falling prices on global markets and rising competition from lab-grown diamonds. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will headline this year’s edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference. Taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, South Africa, the event represents the premier dealmaking platform for the African energy sector. According to organisers, Mnangagwa’s participation would reflect the country’s ambition to unlock…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE in Gokwe have arrested a man believed to be mentally ill after he allegedly murdered his aunt and then gruesomely burned her body. The suspect, Tafara Machiri, of Ruraka Village, Nemangwe is accused of killing his 64-year-old aunt, Sylvia Sawa on Thursday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the…
ZIMTRADE has launched a targeted cluster programme to transform rural businesses into export-ready entities. This comes as the government has positioned rural industrialisation as a strategic priority towards an upper-middle-income economy. This is being advanced through targeted policy measures and interventions designed to unlock the economic potential of non-urban regions. Clustered assistance helps producers by…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer IT IS important that all Zimbabweans, including opposition leaders, join hands with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government to move the country forward. So says former Zanu PF youth league political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, who adds that peace, national unity and further lifting the lives of all Zimbabweans remain sancrosant priorities. Speaking…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer POLICE have arrested eight suspects in connection with multiple robbery cases in Beitbridge. The arrests come as the country has experienced a 33,7 percent surge in reported crime during the first quarter of 2025, which includes theft, robbery, sexual offences, drugrelated crimes, and murder, with the national crime rate standing at 2…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Staff Writer ZIMBABWE’S fuel sector is showing remarkable compliance, with 99,3 percent of all fuel samples across the country meeting national quality standards, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). As of July 30, Zera had tested 1 707 fuel samples, with only 12 samples failing to meet regulatory specifications. “This is…
GOVERNMENT says it is ramping up efforts to improve cancer care across the country, with plans to expand access to screening and treatment services nationwide. Speaking on the sidelines of a donation event at Mpilo Hospital on Friday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said they were working on various initiatives to…
