A HEATED debate erupted in Parliament this week, after male legislators said violence perpetrated by women against men in the country was rising. This followed a report on gender-based violence (GBV) that has been presented by the parliamentary portfolio committee on women’s affairs. Zanu PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi, said existing national laws predominantly safeguarded…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 27 suspected drug peddlers were arrested for illegal possession of dagga and other substances since the start of this month with over 150kg of marijuana seized during the blitz. This was confirmed by police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who said most of the arrests were made in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province,…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has raised alarm over the entrenched corruption among shipping agents and customs officials, warning the country’s ports of entry are increasingly being used as conduits for illicit enrichment. Speaking during the Shipping and Forwarding Agents Association of Zimbabwe (SFAAZ) 19th annual conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Zacc chairperson Michael Reza singled…
GOVERNMENT says it is pushing to become a regional hub for clean energy investment, with the authorities unveiling new policy frameworks, investment incentives and regional partnerships to accelerate the transition to renewable power. Speaking at the official handover ceremony of 12,2MW solar power plant at Blanket Mine on Thursday, Energy minister July Moyo lauded Caledonia…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE country’s now ubiquitous mbingas and zvigananda, who live large and appear to have staggering unexplained wealth, are in deep doo-doo. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc) confirmed yesterday that it would soon conduct lifestyle audits on all people…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will acquire more Covid test kits and medicines, amid a recent surge in the number of people infected by a new strain of the respiratory illness in other countries. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, confirmed the government’s renewed focus on surveillance and testing for the disease….
Shamaine Chirimujiri and Thabiso Mutirwara THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has fired four lecturers, who are also union leaders, for their participation in the ongoing demonstrations, where they are demanding a salary rise from US$250 to US$2 250. Association of University Teachers (AUT) president Munyaradzi Chamburuka, spokesperson Obvious Vengeyi, secretary general Bornface Mwakorera and organising…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS put Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on the spot on Wednesday, following his revelation that the Trabablas interchange cost a staggering US$114,3 million, significantly higher than the US$88 million initially reported in 2021. During a question and answer session in the National Assembly, Ncube faced a relentless onslaught of inquiries, leaving him…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have closed the Zone Gardens Nightclub beer outlet which is located at the Zanu PF district offices in Pomona, Harare, over noise pollution. In a letter dated July 8, 2025 addressed to the city of Harare, police and Zanu PF Harare provincial chairman Godwills Masimirembwa, the secretary for Presidential Affairs, Tafadzwa Muguti, said…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will inject more ZiG notes and coins into the market to boost the use of the local currency in the economy. This comes after ZiG transactions declined by eight percentage points in June — from 43 percent in May — threatening the current…
