By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man, Wilson Mutambwani, is facing charges of assaulting Zanu PF legislator for Masvingo South, Tanatswa Mukomberi, for allegedly having an affair with his wife. Mutambwani of Braeside, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday, after being charged with assault and malicious damage to Mukomberi’s vehicle during their altercation. He…
The government must create a supportive environment for the manufacturing sector to thrive, experts have said. Speaking at a business indaba in Bulawayo at the weekend, the CEO Africa Roundtable chief executive officer, Kipson Gundani, lamented the decline of local manufacturers. “Competitiveness presupposes that there is efficiency. For you to be competitive, you have to…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Sadc chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has called upon Africans to rekindle the continent’s liberation ethos to remain united and fight common enemies. In his speech commemorating Africa Day yesterday, Mngangagwa said the youth or millennials should be taught that Africa’s sovereignty did not come on a silver platter hence its achievements…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwean government has suspended the importation of live clovenhoofed animals and their products from Gauteng Province, South Africa. Cloven-hoofed animals are those whose feet are divided into two or more toes, with each toe encased in a separate hoof. This means their hooves appear to be split, like a “cloven” or…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer THE days of bad and reckless driving on the country’s roads will soon be a thing of the past as authorities unroll new technology nationwide aimed at taming the local traffic jungle. So vows police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who adds that law enforcement agents are also planning to name and shame…
THE country’s public health sector is struggling to provide adequate medical resources, but the mooted National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) could be a gamechanger. This was revealed by the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health, Josiah Makombe, during a digital dialogue platform hosted by Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ). “The government is failing to…
KUDZANAI GEREDE CAPACITY utilisation in the mining sector is projected to reach 90 percent this year from 84 percent in 2024 on anticipated increases in production across all mineral subsectors, the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) has said. In its 2024 annual report released last week, the chamber said mineral output is expected to…
RUTENDO NGARA THE government officially opened the naturally cured Virginia tobacco marketing season in Marula, Matabeleland South Province, on Friday. The bulk of the Zimbabwean grown tobacco is flue-cured, but due to high levels of deforestation and climate change, the government has introduced air -cured tobacco which does not need firewood or gas to dry….
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer GOVERNMENT has defended the US$88 million charged by Tefoma Construction for the construction of the Trabablas Interchange, asserting that the seemingly high cost was a result of “various interventions required”. This comes as the government has received brickbats on social media with critics questioning the pricing, particularly in light of the Mount…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat PARLIAMENT will soon start gathering views from all key stakeholders, including members of the public, on the proposed compulsory registration of political parties in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Edison Zvobgo Jnr,…
