Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are considering a review of the country’s taxation in a bid to enhance the ease of doing business and attract investment in Zimbabwe. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the deputy minister of Finance, Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, said there was a pressing need for tax reforms to improve the overall business environment….
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER CHINA says Zimbabwe should shun dependency syndrome and be self-reliant in order to achieve its long-term goals and sustainable development. This comes after United States (US) President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on January 20, which called for a review and realignment of US foreign aid. As a result, all foreign assistance…
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says the country recorded a 13 percent increase in crime rate in the fourth quarter of 2024. In its latest crime statistics report released yesterday, Zimstat said the country was increasingly experiencing various forms of crime. “The police recorded 232 593 offences from July to September 2024, a 13…
Blessings Mashaya, Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWEANS should not lose sleep over Monday’s threatened mass demos as security forces are ready to deal with any illegal activities on the day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. At the same time, a clearly displeased Mnangagwa ominously warned misbehaving ruling Zanu PF big shots yesterday that they…
THE government is seeking partnerships with private investors to cover the gap created following the recent withdrawal of the United States (US) support of the country’s health sector. This comes after the US President Donald Trump early this year announced the suspension of foreign aid. As a result, a majority of USAid programmes in Zimbabwe…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) says the recently imposed water levy would be used to raise funds to repay the city’s US$98 million loan it secured from China to refurbish Morton Jaffray Water Works. This comes after the municipality early this month introduced three special new levies on Harare residents targeting water,…
By Brandon Josphat LEGISLATORS want Treasury to urgently disburse development funds long due to their constituencies. In this regard, MPs took the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, to task this week over the three-year delay in releasing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) grants. The MP for Harare Central, Lovemore Jimu, asked Ncube to clarify the government’s…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMASCO (Pvt) Ltd has written a letter of complaint to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) over the conduct of lawyers, Wilson Manase and Valentine Kwande’s conduct. Zimasco in their letter expressed concern over how Manase and Kwande handled a matter at the High Court concerning the alleged hostile…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatb@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to ordinary Zimbabweans for choosing peace and ignoring calls of causing anarchy in the country. Addressing the party’s politburo meeting at Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa said this had helped authorities to dash hopes of chaos mongers. “I applaud all my fellow citizens…
THE country’s opposition, as well as ordinary Zimbabweans, should resolutely resist all attempts by brawling Zanu PF bigwigs to use them as pawns in the ruling party’s internal power struggles as had happened in 2017. So says former opposition stalwart, Abednico Bhebhe, who adds that both the opposition and long-suffering members of the public have…
