AN UPLIFT in volumes has been projected for Zimbabwean consumer companies despite rising cost structures, a volatile policy and monetary environment as…
INTERNET and data access should be universally accessible in order to develop smart cities across the country, technology experts have said. This came out at the Smart Cities, Development and Property Development Masterclass held in Nyanga this week, where tech and property experts, academia and financiers converged to discuss the future of smart cities in…
BY BLESSINGS MASHAYA & BRANDON JOSPHAT ALTHOUGH the country’s opposition remains at sixes and sevens, many of its prominent figures continue to push for reconciliation among ever brawling rival leaders ahead of the 2028 national elections. However, the opposition stalwarts who spoke to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend said while the quest…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the Treasury to release ZiG400 million monthly to clear the outstanding US$50 million debt for the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) programme. Beam, launched in 2001, provides national assistance to orphans and vulnerable children in schools, and the government currently owes public schools. “The pleas from our people, especially you,…
PELANDABA-MPOPOMA Member of Parliament Charles Moyo has renewed calls for July 1 to be declared a public holiday in honour of the late Vice President and national liberation icon, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo. Speaking in Parliament last week, Moyo appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to use the Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act to establish…
SENATORS have called on the government to urgently address the issue of reckless driving in cities across the country, demanding decisive action against offenders. The concern was raised in the Senate last week by Manicaland Senator Irene Zindi who criticised authorities for delaying action against unruly drivers. “We asked this question three or four months…
PARLIAMENT has called on the government to allocate funds in the 2026 National Budget for the construction of expecting mothers’ shelters at all district and provincial hospitals. This appeal was made in the National Assembly last week by Bulawayo Province MP Thokozani Khupe, who said such shelters have been proven to reduce maternal and neonatal…
RUTENDO NGARA A ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official last Friday told a Harare court that the couple accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Gideon Gono, of $137 million admitted to the charge. Clark Makoni and his wife, Beverly, are appearing before magistrate Stanford Mambanje facing charges of allegedly changing bank signatures of…
THE Cresta Jameson Hotel, in central Harare, is to go under major refurbishment to improve its hospitality and target five-star standards from the current three-star. Speaking during a media tour of the hotel on Wednesday, the general manager, Chrispen Chimumvuri, said Cresta Jameson would undergo extensive renovations. “In terms of the state of the hotel,…
THE ruling Zanu PF’s powerful women’s league yesterday amplified the ongoing calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power to 2030. Speaking at the party’s headquarters in Harare, the league’s secretary for administration, Monica Mutsvangwa, said they wanted Mnangagwa to remain at State House beyond 2028 — in line with Zanu PF’s…
