Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE country’s second city has been forced to suspend some of its operations aimed at engendering order in the metropolis due to violent attacks on its municipal police by street vendors. The deplorable attacks have seen the city recording several cases of serious injuries suffered by its local police, a senior…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw BOTH Houses of Parliament – the Senate and the National Assembly – resume sitting today after a nearly two-month break, with various motions and Bills set for debate. A draft motion by Bikita West MP Energy Mutodi proposing deferring the 2028 national elections by five years and extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the largest technology and telecommunications company in the country, has denied that it suffered a data breach last week….
EMPLOYERS called for an urgent meeting with the government and labour yesterday to explore ways of saving jobs in the country, amid the growing closures and scaling down of operations by distressed companies. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the executive director of the Employers Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz),…
ZIMBABWE in 2024 recorded a growth of 11,3 percent in pension fund investments and savings translating to US$2.16 billion, the director general at the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF),says. The ZAPF seeks to promote awareness of the importance of the provisions of pensions and other employee benefits through the coordination of employees, employers, and…
THE Zanu PF war veterans league has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts in making their lives better after the previous government had failed them. This came out over the weekend during the launch of the Presidential War Veterans Fund and Village Business Unit Empowerment Programme, a multi-million-dollar initiative designed to pull the country’s liberation fighters…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Health has reported a surge in anthrax cases, with 10 new cases recorded in just one week in Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces. This brings the total number of anthrax cases to 19 since the beginning of the year. The cases were reported in Gokwe North District (five), Gokwe…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested nearly 19 000 illegal transport operators across the country since the start of “operation no to “mushikashika” last month. The national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, yesterday confirmed the arrests. “On February 7, 994 arrests were made under operation, ‘No to Mushikashika,’ bringing cumulative arrests to 18 779. “So…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO residents have pushed back against the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s proposal to introduce a water utility system, citing concerns over transparency and rushed consultations. During a stakeholder meeting at the council chambers on Friday, residents’ representatives questioned the urgency with which the BCC is advancing the plan. While the local…
THE country’s foreign currency receipts grew by 21 percent in 2024 reaching US$13,316 billion from US$11 billion received in 2023 thanks to strong exports, latest figures from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe show. Exports proceeds (59,2 percent), international remittances (16,2 percent) and loan proceeds (11,9 percent) dominated the foreign currency inflows. “The improved foreign currency…
