TAPIWA CHIRUME MUREWA Rural District Council will exhume 17 unidentified human remains after developing housing stands on local burial sites.The planned exhumations would involve 10 sets of remains in the Shinhuru area, two in the Magamba area, four at St Dorcus Church in Murewa and one in the Mutamba area of Macheke.In a notice issued…
Bryn Matongo STAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has praised Transmedia Corporation for expanding FM radio coverage, dramatically boosting public access to vital information. Speaking at Transmedia’s annual general meeting in Harare earlier in the week, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said FM radio coverage jumped from 77 to 81 percent over the past year, with an…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER YOUNG people must embrace self-reliance, as depending on handouts will not lift their lives sustainably or drive Zimbabwe’s economic transformation, the minister of Youth, Tino Machakaire, has said.Speaking at an employment and entrepreneurship forum in Harare on Thursday night, Machakaire also said the country had to think creatively as it fought to…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER TEN people have died while 31 others have been injured in railway-related accidents recorded during June, raising fresh concerns over safety at level crossings and along railway lines.The latest incident occurred on Thursday evening at Nandi in Chiredzi, where a minibus was struck by a train at a level crossing, leaving five…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rallied Zimbabweans to unite, uphold peace and strengthen national cohesion as the country pushes forward with its drive towards socio-economic transformation, modernisation and industrialisation.Speaking during the burial of the late national hero, Victor Matemadanda, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said unity of purpose among…
SOUTHERN African countries are intensifying efforts to improve regional air connectivity and reduce the high cost of travel across the continent through the implementation of the African Union’s Open Skies initiative, a cabinet minister has said.The minister Transport and Infrastructure Development, Felix Mhona, said this on Thursday on the sidelines of the Sadc Cluster Meeting…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR POLICE have launched a specialised cybercrime unit to combat the rising wave of local and international online crimes targeting both ordinary Zimbabweans and businesses. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said yesterday that the move was aimed at strengthening the…
Kudzanai Gerede in VICTORIA FALLS SOUTH Africa’s business community has condemned anti-foreigner intimidation ahead of planned June 30 protests, warning that this will result in major disruption to operations and severe economic losses. This comes as intimidation of foreign nationals working in that country has heightened with some protesters invading workplaces demanding identification of employees….
CHIEF WRITER CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Number 3 Bill (CAB3) is returning to the National Assembly for legislators to consider critical Senate revisions. The bill passed the Senate on Wednesday with a decisive two-thirds majority, with 75 senators voting in favour and just four against. The proposed Senate amendments clear up the rules on presidential succession, removing…
Tapiwa Chirume MASVINGO City Council has imposed a six-month dog and cat tie-up order following a surge in stray animals in the town. In that regard, city officials have warned that all wandering pets will be at risk of being euthanised during this period. The order, which runs until December 31, requires all pet owners…
