Almot Maqolo ZIMBABWE’S milk production rose by 15 percent to 114,69 million litres in 2024, up from 99,82 million litres in 2023. However, deliveries fell short of the 2024 target by 300,560 litres, amid a challenging operating environment. The total national milk production target for 2024 was 115 million litres. According to the Zimbabwe As…
ONE of the world’s leading accountancy firms, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has ceased operations in Zimbabwe, effective January 17. PwC is one of the top four accounting firms globally. “As has been communicated to you previously, PwC Zimbabwe will be exiting the PwC Network with effect from 17 January 2025,” PwC stated in a notice to clients….
MINERALS Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has appointed Nomusa Jane Moyo as its new substantive general manager with immediate effect. Moyo has been serving as the corporation’s acting general manager since July 2023, following the death of former general manager Tongai Muzenda. In a statement, MMCZ board chairperson Jemister Chininga expressed confidence in Moyo’s leadership,…
HIGH levels of corruption in the country threaten both national stability and Zimbabwe’s economic growth, the acting President, Constantino Chiwenga, warned yesterday. Speaking at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare, during the burials of major-general (Retired) Solomon Siziba, former Information minister Chenhamo Chimutengwende and ambassador John Shumba Mvundura, Chiwenga said the country would only prosper…
AUTHORITIES have launched a new six month campaign targeted at undocumented motor vehicles. The nationwide operation, which began earlier this month, is being carried out in two phases by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara), working in close collaboration with the Vehicle Examination Department (VED) and the police. Zinara chief executive officer, Nkosinathi Ncube, said…
THE minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe has warned that “heads will roll” at the Harare City Council following shocking revelations of senior officials being paid obscene salaries as well as general corruption there. This follows the ongoing Commission of Inquiry’s investigations into the Harare City Council that has uncovered that the executive assistant to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared former Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Justin Mupamhanga a national hero after he passed away in Harare yesterday. Mupamhanga, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, succumbed to diabetes and high blood pressure at a private hospital in the capital. Acting President Constantino Chiwenga announced the national…
THERE is renewed hope for Bulawayo residents as the city has begun recording significant inflows in its water supply dams, thanks to the ongoing incessant rains being received across the country. This comes after the El Niño-induced drought had left the city’s six supply dams in Matabeleland South Province almost dry, prompting the local authority…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat LAW enforcement agents have warned that they will throw the kitchen sink at “mischief makers” who hold unsanctioned protests and gatherings in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, also reiterated yesterday that security agents would come…
AUTHORITIES are confident that Zimbabwe will record a good grain harvest in the wake of the significant rains being experienced throughout the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, confirmed that the government was hopeful that the country would have a good harvest for the…
