THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has secured a partner to invest US$12 million in the construction of a modern trade exhibition and shopping centre in Bulawayo The project aims to transform the trade exhibition hub and is part of the ZITF’s initiative to modernise its premier trade showcase grounds and exhibition centre. On…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw YOUTH minister Tino Machakaire’s refreshingly candid concerns about the dire state of Zimbabwe’s public hospitals stirred heated debates in the country yesterday. This came after the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — recently focused national attention anew on Zimbabwe’s failing health sector, which is weighed down by…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) says the country has seen a sharp rise in mobile, internet usage, and increased investment in network infrastructure with over 15,6 million registered as cellphone users. This was confirmed by Potraz director general Gift Machengete in a sector performance report for 2024. “Active mobile subscriptions…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POWER cuts have taken a fresh turn for the worse, following another breakdown at the vital Hwange Thermal Power Plant. And in even more bad news for some residents of Harare, Zesa also confirmed yesterday that one of its major substations — that supplies electricity to the capital city’s southwestern…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is pushing for international financial institutions to relax lending conditions to ease the burden on developing countries, which are struggling with crippling debts, deputy Finane Minister Kudakwashe Mnangagwa has said. “We cannot depend on a global financial architecture that was established for a world that existed 80 years ago,” he said…
STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw A MENACING outbreak of bedbugs has infested Kwekwe, with areas like Amaveni and Mbizo being the worst hit, Kwekwe City Council has confirmed. The blood-sucking parasites have forced some families to burn their belongings and sleep in temporary shelters to escape the infestation. Kwekwe mayor Albert Zinhanga said the council has been…
IN a remarkable recognition of her contributions to the real estate and construction sectors, Leonita Mhishi has been nominated for the prestigious…
ZESA has assured winter wheat farmers of reliable power supplies during this year’s planting season. The assurance was made during a recent meeting of the Goromonzi Commercial Farmers’ Association members ahead of the 2025 winter wheat farming season. Zesa’s commercial engineer Samson Masimba pledged full support to farmers during the season, urging them to pay…
EUREKA Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Delta Gold Zimbabwe, has announced plans to exhume and relocate 46 graves in Mazhambe and Muroiwa villages, Guruve Rural District, to pave the way for the expansion of a mine waste dump. The reburial exercise is scheduled to commence in July. In a notice yesterday, Eureka Gold Mine stated…
DINSON Iron and Steel Company is prioritising the local market before embarking on massive steel exports. According to chief executive officer Tanaka Shumba, the company aims to satisfy local demand first, and any surplus will be exported to the region and beyond. “We need to first satisfy the local demand, our intention is to supply…
