MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE MINOR Hotels, a global hospitality group operating over 550 hotels, resorts and residence in 56 countries, is set to open a new hotel in Victoria Fall today, Anantara Stanley & Livingstone, as part of their expansion strategy in Africa. In a statement yesterday, Minor Hotels said the new addition is the company’s seventh…
THE process to elect the next Zanu PF leader will be transparent and democratic, ruling party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday, Mutsvangwa also urged all Zanu PF followers to be patient and heedful if they had their own candidates in mind to replace President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This comes…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE FLAMBOYANT businessman, Philip Chiyangwa, says his multi-billion dollar housing project on the outskirts of Harare was inspired by the desire to lift the lives of disadvantaged Zimbabweans. Speaking on Thursday night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Chiyangwa said the Nyore Nyore Housing Scheme would avail tens of…
BOTSWANA-HEADQUARTERED supermarket chain, Choppies, says it is selling its business in Zimbabwe due to economic hardships. In a statement, Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) sponsoring broker Motswedi Securities said the company was in discussions to dispose of its business operations. “The listings BSE require the company to announce any circumstances or events that have or are…
GOVERNMENT has launched a US$50million crop buffer fund to ensure farmers get paid in time after delivering their produce to the Grain Marketing Department. Addressing the media during the launch of the fund in Harare on Friday, minister of Agriculture Anxious Masuka said the initiative was effective from this season. “You will recall that last…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo THE Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) is rolling out a new project to empower informal traders and local residents to actively engage in the budgeting processes of their municipalities. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday following the launch of the programme in Bulawayo titled Local Accountability for…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has kicked off its 2024 Christmas Promotion under the theme “iJoy Afta Joy.” The promotion, which runs until February 28, 2025, promises to deliver exciting and lifechanging prizes worth over US$350 000 to lucky customers across the country who recharge with a minimum US$5 every week. The announcement, made through its breaking…
By Brandon Josphat, Jeffrey Muvundusi and Masimba Makwembere CONSUMERS, trade unions and business leaders said yesterday that they were expecting much more from the 2025 National Budget that was presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the key stakeholders also agreed that…
SOUTH Africa minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has extended the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) to next year. In…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued an alert of possible reduced rains and hot temperatures starting today until December 11. The MSD also advised citizens to protect themselves from direct sun, keep hydrated and irrigate their crops. “Starting Friday, 29 November 2024, a cool moist south-easterly airflow should reduce the…
