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STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says the US intention to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO), though sad, will not have a devastating impact on the country’s health delivery system. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced the intended withdrawal in a series of executive orders yesterday, citing WHO’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic…

Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN artisanal miners died on Saturday after a mine shaft collapsed at Botha Mine in Bindura, Mashonaland Central Province. The police yesterday confirmed the tragedy and identified five of the victims. According to national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi the deceased are Leo Chapondama, Zolani Nyani, Samson Madyira, Jacob Madyira Nongwe, and Mathew…

MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE ACADEMIC Laston Mukaro has challenged Zimbabweans to learn the Chinese language, highlighting its potential to open up global opportunities. As the director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe (CIUZ), Mukaro, emphasised the importance of learning Chinese, spoken by over a billion people, to familiarise oneself with Chinese culture. “Learning Chinese,…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) should introduce higher ZiG notes into the market when it releases its monetary policy statement (MPS) next month. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — key stakeholders reiterated yesterday that doing this would promote the wider use of the…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are pulling out all the stops to have the remains of the country’s citizens who died in a South African mine shaft brought back to Zimbabwe for burial. At the same time, the government is engaged in high-level negotiations with Pretoria to have illegal Zimbabwean migrants being…

Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has vowed to tighten screws on corrupt individuals and institutions, including scrutinising contracts given to suppliers to ensure economic growth.This comes after the government was recently urged to introduce stiff mandatory sentences for crimes involving graft. Speaking during an online discussion at the weekend, Ncube said…

Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested 6 540 people across the country for operating illegal public transport since the start of their operation early this month. Authorities are grappling with illegal pirate taxis and kombis that have become a menace, particularly in Harare, amid concerns that they were behind the congestion the local…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw   OPPOSITION leader in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, has rescinded his appeal to the Supreme Court where he was challenging a recent High Court ruling barring him from making any changes in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). The High Court ruling was made by Justice Neville Wamambo early this month and Tshabangu…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has ordered Mashonaland West provincial minister Marian Chombo to pay US$100 000 in outstanding legal fees to Mtetwa and Nyambirai Legal Practitioners.The law firm represented her during her 2011 divorce court hearing with former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo.Justice Joel Mambara ruled that Chombo had negotiated her legal fees from…

MANY residents in major urban areas like Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and Masvingo remain firmly against the idea of privatising water supplies in the country. At the same time, human rights organisations have threatened to sue the government if it sees through its plans to privatise the supply of water to ordinary people. Speaking to the…