THE famous American news magazine, Time, has featured one of the country’s most luxurious boutique hotels in Victoria Falls, Mbano Manor, on…
THE minister of Energy, July Moyo, has challenged Sadc countries to come up with new initiatives to address power challenges. Speaking in Victoria Falls yesterday during the 64th Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Management Committee, Moyo said the region has experienced insufficient power generation capacity and obsolete infrastructure. “Of late, the electricity supply industry in…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government has secured US$30,8 million for the procurement of cancer machines, confirmed the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, yesterday. The funds were secured from the sugar tax introduced by the government last year. Mombeshora confirmed the development in Harare while addressing journalists, adding that the government was making efforts to…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE son of the late Cabinet minister Joel Biggie Matiza, Batsirai, has won a High Court case against Nadia Vongai Mabvirakare, who attempted to remove him from a tree-planting project in Murehwa, Mashonaland East Province. Matiza is the current Zanu PF youth league environment secretary. In her court application filed under The…
Kudzanai Gerede MARKETS EDITOR THERE are fresh calls for the government to review the country’s plethora of taxes, which experts said yesterday were weighing down businesses and worsening the plight of poor citizens. Speaking at the Annual Tax Review Breakfast Meeting in Harare — hosted by the country’s number one business publication, The Financial Gazette,…
THE Business Council for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe (BCSDZ) says climate change can be a blessing in disguise for businesses if they craft innovative solutions to mitigate it. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement meeting on Wednesday, BCSDZ executive director Dingane Sithole said there were numerous opportunities for companies to develop the nation through innovative climate…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, has confirmed that progress has been made in drafting the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which will be tabled in Parliament before June. The proposed bill aims to improve healthcare access for citizens by creating an essential compulsory medical aid cover. Addressing the media in Harare…
SOUTHERN EDITOR INFORMAL traders have called for dialogue to find a lasting solution to the long-running battles between illegal vendors and authorities. This comes after the government on Wednesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to all local authorities to clear night vendors from the streets, citing littering and disruptions of other formal businesses in central business…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARTIES involved in the escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need to engage in constructive dialogue as a matter of urgency. So reiterated President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, when he addressed a virtual Sadc extraordinary summit. He repeatedly emphasised that dialogue was critical if the Sadc and East Africa…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have confirmed that some parents or guardians involved in selling illegal drugs are using their children as mules and have vowed to end such practices. This comes as the police have intensified a crackdown on drug dealers in the country. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday, Bulawayo acting…
