Top Stories

Mukupe appeal dismissed, remains in jail

Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FORMER deputy Finance minister Terrence Mukupe’s appeal against his conviction and sentence has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed. Mukupe was found guilty of smuggling fuel by the High Court and was sentenced to a three-year jail term and US$12 780 fine in November last…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Top Stories

Zim battles to promote safer road use

Beaven DhliwayoGroup Features Editor ON SUNDAY Zimbabwe joined the global observance of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a day marked by solemn remembrance, awareness-raising campaigns, and a renewed commitment to making roads safer for all. Every year, families and communities around the world gather to honour the memories of loved ones…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Business

African Sun hotel occupancy hits 64 percent

HOSPITALITY group, African Sun Limited (African Sun), hotel occupancy reached 64 percent in the third quarter to September 30, 2024 from 53 percent the previous year, driven by growth in the meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) business. The group operates luxury hotels that includes Great Zimbabwe hotel, Caribbea Bay Resort, Monomotapa, Holiday Inn Mutare,…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Business

Zim mulls sustainable aviation fuels plant

ZIMBABWE is considering setting up a Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) plant at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport that will serve as a regional hub for the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel. SAF is a biofuel used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel, but with a smaller carbon…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Business

‘PPPs key to development’

PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Vincent Hungwe says partnerships between government entities and the private sector are key to the country’s economic development. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday commissioned the Bulawayo Student Accommodation (BSAC) complex built by the Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) which has provision for fast food outlets,…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Top Stories

It’s dog eat dog in Zanu PF Harare… as provincial ructions over ED 2030 push escalate

Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw TEN Zanu PF Harare Province officials were suspended on Thursday last week for allegedly standing in the way of the party’s resolution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure in office. This saw the officials, who include provincial political commissar, Kudakwashe Damson, being banned from executing their duties until their disciplinary hearings have…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Top Stories

Skint government reins in its spending

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to reduce the government’s expenditure owing to the State’s depleted coffers. In this regard, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance, George Guvamatanga, told senior government officials last week that Treasury would now only prioritise critical payments that include bonuses and food deficit mitigation…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Top Stories

MCAZ goes after socialites promoting bleaching products

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has embarked on a blitz targeting socialites who are allegedly advertising unauthorised skin bleaching products on social media. The move comes amid concerns over the increase in unregistered skin lightening products on social media, including skin peeling oil, bleaching intravenous and a mixture of a number of unknown…

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions

Top Stories

Retailers sweat over ZiG rejection

Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw RETAILERS are fretting over the rejection of the ZiG by the informal sector, saying the development is retrogressive as it militates against the country’s economic growth. In that regard, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president Denford Mutashu has directed informal retailers and wholesalers to accept ZiG as a medium of exchange….

To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice!

Subscriptions