By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF has given its strongest hint to date that it is open to the holding of all-inclusive national dialogue that could lead to the 2028 elections being deferred. The ruling party’s secretary general, Obert Mpofu, told the Daily News yesterday that although they had not yet received formal…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Sadc chairperson, is next week expected to chair a four-day extraordinary summit of Sadc Heads of State and Government in Harare. The meeting, from 16 to 20 November, is set to address a number of “emerging issues of regional significance”. “The summit is earmarked to review the mandate…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy thunderstorms in many parts of the country starting today until the weekend. In this regard, it has advised members of the public to take precautionary measures to avoid getting caught up in the expected bad weather. At the same time,…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE government is working on seed breeding summer wheat crops to reduce imports and improve yields. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently importing 30 percent of its wheat requirements and diluting it with the locally produced winter wheat crop. However, through funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the government is working…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.com FIVE robbers last Thursday pounced on a Harare church and stole US$54 000. This comes at a time when the police have arrested eight suspected robbers allegedly behind a spate of armed robberies in Harare. They allegedly stole goods and cash valued at over US$130 000. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE upcoming 2025 national budget will be in ZiG, as the government steps up its efforts to further stabilise prices and promote the wider use of the domestic currency. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed that the budget would be set in ZiG to…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.com MINISTER of Industry Mangaliso Ndhlovu yesterday said the government is on a drive to promote local production of goods. He said this while introducing a new local content steering committee to curb the proliferation of imported goods in the country. The 16-member committee is headed by Schweppes Zimbabwe managing director…
Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw FARMERS lost over US$360 million of their crops and livestock in the 2023/24 agriculture season to the El Nino-induced drought, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao) has said. This comes as Fao urged authorities to review the country’s irrigation policy to enable investment in irrigation systems and mitigate future drought…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE British government is heartened by the growth in trade between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom (UK), which now stands at more than £600 million a year Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Peter Vowles, said the “win-win” rise in trade between the two countries was being led…
ZIMBABWE and South Africa have resumed joint efforts to identify business opportunities in the two countries. The targeted areas for business growth are Limpopo Province in South Africa and the Matabeleland region in Zimbabwe. Senior Limpopo government officials are currently visiting Bulawayo and yesterday met Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube. Speaking after the meeting,…
