By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THERE is enough foreign currency in the country to meet all the needs of the market, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) insisted yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — RBZ deputy governor, Innocent Matshe, also said the central bank was open to engaging with…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE police and the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) department have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to combat vehicle theft. This partnership will enable the police to access databases of registered vehicles and those entering the country, enhancing law enforcement capabilities and improving vehicle tracking and registration processes. At the signing…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT yesterday implored countries in Africa to ensure that they innovate, collaborate and empower workers through labour systems. Speaking during the 51st African Regional Labour Centre (ARLAC) governing council meeting in Zambia on Thursday, the minister of Public Service, Edgar Moyo, said the future of the organisation was bright if they…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are crafting a policy to test suspected civil servants, public transport drivers, and suspected drug users as part of efforts to fight the rise in drug and substance abuse. This was said yesterday in Harare by the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, after the government received drug testing equipment…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has urged residents in flood-prone areas to open their weep holes or risk facing legal action as the local authority seeks to push residents to ensure that storm-water drains naturally. This comes as some residents have defiantly refused to open their weep holes, in a development that has seen some…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION leaders have renewed their bid for national dialogue to help mitigate the country’s escalating economic challenges which have recently seen some major businesses shutting down or downsizing their operations. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — they said yesterday that the nation’s economic hardships manifested Zimbabwe’s…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s leading independent national commercial television station, 3Ktv, is continuing to set the pace for…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw A DEVASTATING road traffic accident that claimed the lives of 24 people yesterday along the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway near the Lutumba tollgate, has been declared a national disaster by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The horror crash came as the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe recently revealed that a staggering average of five people die…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw WANTED war veteran and Zanu PF central committee member, Blessing Geza, yesterday failed to turn up at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where he is the complainant in a US$1,3 million fraud charge. Geza is reportedly on the run over four counts which, according to the police, include incitement to…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts to be the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) secretary general, has blocked the party’s MPs from attending a public lecture by the outfit’s leader Welshman Ncube as the infighting in the party rages on. This comes as Ncube organised the Morgan Tsvangirai Memorial Lecture on Saturday in…
