SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO City fathers have spruced up the metro ahead of this year’s eagerly-awaited Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which kicks off on Monday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, cheery mayor David Coltart said the local authority was working hard to ensure that everything was in order before the mega expo takes place….
Stella Madzivanyikamadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw FIVE armed robbers on Tuesday pounced on more than 30 shops and offices in Highlands, Harare, before fleeing with US$40 000.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Harare provincial police spokesperson, Luckmore Chakanza, confirmed the robbery at BIZHUB Properties.“The complainant who is employed as a security guard was conducting some perimeter checks at Highlands…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is facing a critical shortage of nurses with the country requiring an additional 1 500 personnel, the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, has said.This comes as the brain drain of health professionals from Zimbabwe has had a crippling effect on the country’s public health system and on health outcomes.Giving an update…
Tapiwa Chirumetapiwachirume@dailynews.co.zwj THE Masvingo City Council says it has lost US$245 000 in repairing its vandalised sewer infrastructure since the start of the year.This comes as the vandals are targeting septic tank covers, which they are reportedly selling to scrap dealers and iron smelters who make pots and other metal products.Speaking to the Daily News…
NON-AVAILABILITY of a milk processing plant in the Matabeleland region is severely hampering the growth of dairy farming, forcing many farmers out…
ZIMBABWE and the European Union (EU) are set to hold a landmark inaugural business forum next month aimed at promoting trade and investment between the two. Over 250 industry leaders and stakeholders will attend the meeting, which is expected to enable connections and partnerships to be established between businesses. In a statement, the EU said…
THE MDC and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) should seriously consider holding a joint congress as a key step towards uniting the opposition ahead of the 2028 national elections. So said opposition stalwart Morgen Komichi yesterday, who further told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — that the MDC and the…
AT LEAST 54 women and 300 babies across the country died during childbirth in the month of January this year alone. The shocking figures emerged yesterday as women and children continue to bear the brunt of the country’s ailing health system. They also come as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health is pushing for the…
By Rutendo NgaraSenior Staff Writerngarar@dailynews.co.zwFORMER Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni and the city’s ex-acting town clerk, Josephine Ncube, were yesterday remanded out of custody after appearing at the magistrates’ court facing criminal abuse of office charges involving US$20 million.The two appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and were remanded out of custody to May 14.It is the…
Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zwVENDORS have pleaded with the government for fair treatment by both national and municipal police officers amid reports they demand bribes and indiscriminately confiscate their wares.This comes as vendors in most parts of the country are almost always playing cat-and-mouse games with law enforcement agents amid accusations of operating illegally.Addressing the media in…
