Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN AN effort to reduce road traffic accidents, the government has introduced a new requirement for drivers of public transport, that they must be 30 years old and have at least five years of driving experience. The minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, announced the new regulations in a Statutory Instrument…
Staff water THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has attained a 108 percent polio vaccination coverage rate in its third round campaign conducted last November. BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said yesterday that the council is now preparing for the fourth round of polio vaccinations. “In the national novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) round…
BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government will introduce a raft of new measures, including the mandatory use of pointof-sale machines by informal traders, to boost the country’s formal sector. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said yesterday that the new policy steps would ensure fairer competition between the ailing formal sector and thriving informal players. This comes after President…
Staff writer muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president, Tendai Biti, has called for opposition leaders to work together to challenge Zanu PF. Speaking during an online discussion on Wednesday, Biti — a founding member of the then powerful MDC under the leadership of the late Morgan Tsvangirai — said it was regrettable…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO IN A heart-rending story, an apparently emotionally disturbed 34-year-old Cowdray Park woman is said to have killed her husband and her two young children yesterday morning. This comes as authorities have expressed grave concerns over the soaring number of murder cases around the country involving family members and people living within…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw SADC has expressed grave concern over escalating instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid hope that today’s extraordinary summit in Harare will come up with long lasting solutions to the crisis. This comes as the conflict has left hundreds of civilians dead in the past few days alone, while hundreds…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE magistrates’ court yesterday granted US$1 000 bail to Liu Guorong, a Chinese investor accused of swindling his business partner of US$440 000 in a botched mining deal. Liu appeared before magistrate Tilda Mazhande, who remanded him to March 10. According to the State led by prosecutor Anesu Chirenje, the complainant,…
Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THERE is a need for policy reform to allow in-service training of healthcare workers in Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC), along with provision of critical equipment and essential supplies, to reduce maternal deaths in the country. This was stated yesterday by the senior reproductive officer in the ministry of Health, Chipo Chimamise Dembedza,…
GOVERNMENT is working with development partners to equip gender field officers with the necessary skills to gather accurate data, a move aimed at addressing gender inequalities. Speaking at a workshop on gender statistics yesterday, the ministry of Women Affairs permanent secretary, Mavis Sibanda, emphasised the importance of accurate data in addressing inequalities and empowering women….
Blessings Mashayaand Brandon Josphat STERN action must be taken against war veterans and Zanu PF members who are challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s continued stay in office, a top ruling party official said yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF deputy secretary for the youth league, John Paradza,…
