TRADITIONAL leaders in Matabeleland have embarked on an awareness and sensitisation campaign ahead of the targeted start of Gukurahundi public hearings next month. The president of the Zimbabwe Council of Chiefs, Mtshane Khumalo, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the drive was meant to plug a communication vacuum around the hearings between traditional…
AIR Zimbabwe is set to dispose of two of its Boeing 777 aircraft parked at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport in Harare. Boeing 777 planes are long-haul passenger aircraft offering various seating configurations, including business, premium economy, and economy classes. In a notice issued in the Government Gazette last Friday, Air Zimbabwe invited…
BY TAPIWA CHIRUME THE United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe says it will not solemnise same-sex marriages despite the church’s global general conference last year passing a resolution to embrace homosexuality. This comes after the decision by the global general conference to embrace homosexuality has divided the church in Zimbabwe with former leader Reverend Forbes Matonga…
INDUSTRY minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu said authorities are working on new measures to curb the smuggling of goods into the country. He was speaking at the Zimbrands Awards ceremony in Harare on Friday where he said the government proposed measures would protect local businesses and consumers. “The government remains committed to addressing the concerns of local…
HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans say they will only fully appreciate the ZiG when their lives improve markedly and the currency can pay for all goods and services. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — key stakeholders said yesterday that current market realities made it difficult for them to fully value the utility…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is prioritising the overhaul of the country’s public transport system and the rehabilitation of all roads in order to stimulate economic growth. This comes as the country’s public transport system has reached alarming levels, most notably during peak hours in urban areas when the demand for mass transit surges….
BULAWAYO residents are fretting over the rising menace of armed robberies in the metro. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the administration secretary of the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), Thabani Ndlovu, said the growing brutal attacks by gangs of machete-wielding brutes had left many city residents traumatised. “As residents, we are gravely concerned about…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is revising downwards the selling price of residential stands in Mahatshula East following an appeal by councillors who were arguing for affordable prices. The move could see stands prices drop from US$30/m² to US$27/m² excluding value-added tax (VAT) aligning the cost with the city’s recovery policy. The recommendation to adjust the…
SOME religious sectors and well heeled citizens are reported to be reluctant to have their children vaccinated against polio. This comes as authorities are conducting a mass polio vaccination programme for children under 10 years after a 10-year-old girl was diagnosed with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) caused by cVDPV2, marking the first human case in…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWE could soon have another government of national unity (GNU) if the ruling Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) agree on such an arrangement in Parliament. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the leader of the opposition in the august House,…
