AS THE country’s second city continues to grapple with hordes of inebriated halfwits who routinely urinate in public spaces, municipal officials will now go after all unlicensed liquor stores. Speaking during a full council meeting this week, the mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, said there was an alarming increase in shebeens being established by residents…
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has died. He was 84. Ministry of Information permanent secretary Nick Mangwana confirmed the death to the Daily News yesterday. He died in India where he was receiving medical attention. Mphoko, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, was born on June 11, 1940. A politician, businessman and former military…
ASPIRING Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) vice president Gift Banda has been granted US$500 bail pending trial on allegations of forging an Ordinary Level (‘O’ Level) examination result slip. Banda yesterday appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Sibongile MsipaMarondedze facing one count of forgery and pleaded not guilty. He was remanded to January 3, 2025 for trial….
HUMANITARIAN organisations, including Oxfam Zimbabwe, Hope for a Child in Christ (Hocic) and Start Network, have collaborated to deliver food assistance to over 20 000 people in Matabeleland South Province’s food insecure areas. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared this year’s drought a state of national disaster and appealed for international assistance. Speaking to…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THERE are growing concerns over the future of major retail shops in the country, in the face of the ubiquitous and unregulated informal sector. Appearing before the parliamentary committee on Budget and Finance this week, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), Denford Mutashu, confirmed that…
Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER THE government says it remains committed to creating an environment where marketers, brands, and agencies could thrive locally and internationally. Speaking at the Superbrand Awards organized by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) in Harare recently, Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister Monica Mutsvangwa, emphasized the importance of…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda yesterday dismissed an application for referral to the Constitutional Court filed by fraud-accused Harare businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe. In his ruling, Justice Kwenda, who described the application as frivolous and vexatious, said that the two should have raised their issue at the…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw ENVIRONMENTAL Social Governance (ESG) goals, which seek to ensure that Zimbabwe meets its current needs without compromising the future, can only be achieved if business, the government and civil society work together. ESG Network Zimbabwe executive director Willard Razawo made the remarks during the 8th Zimbabwe National ESG and Responsible…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing a grave crisis in its cemetery operations, as ongoing challenges with equipment shortages and deteriorating infrastructure threaten to further complicate burial services in the city. During a recent full council meeting, councillors raised alarm over the state of the city’s cemeteries, particularly the Luveve…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS say ZiG 46 billion allocated to their ministry by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is inadequate to meet their needs. This is despite the fact that the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education was given the biggest chunk of the ZiG 276 billion 2025 National Budget which was delivered by…
