Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FOUR men, including two police officers, who allegedly shot dead a man who was parked at a secluded area with his girlfriend in Malindela, Bulawayo, during the Covid19-induced lockdown in May 2020 have been summoned to the High Court for trial. Bigson Nyoni and Langton Makonye, who are police officers, Ross…
NEXT year’s national budget will focus on further stabilising the ZiG and prices of goods in the country, as well as promoting the wider use of the local currency in the economy. Speaking at the Development Cooperation Policy Dialogue Forum in Harare yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, added that the 2025 budget would also put…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have recorded 503 hit-and-run road traffic accidents in the month of August alone across the country. Speaking during the official opening of the 2024 senior police officers conference in Harare yesterday, minister of Home Affairs Kazembe Kazembe said hit-and-run accidents were on the rise.“In August 2024 alone, a total of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is working with the government to install smart water meters in the city and rectify the council’s flawed water billing system. This comes after a public outcry on council’s billing system with ratepayers citing the flawed system as the reason for late payment of bills.Issues raised by ratepayers included bills…
GOVERNMENT has called on stakeholders to come up with innovative ideas to feed into the National Diaspora Policy in a bid to boost investments into the country. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of the policy review, the Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet on Policy Analysis, Coordination and Development Planning,…
By Tendai KamhungiraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE United States of America (USA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of Zimbabwe and its people. Addressing senior journalists in Harare on Tuesday, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Tremont said Washington had dedicated significant resources to the country in this regard.She added that the USA would continue to…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe last week exhibited at the Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) Expo in Bulawayo, where it showcased some of it next-generation technology solutions, particularly its private 5G networks. The company said the cutting-edge technologies would empower Zimbabwean mines to adopt smart mining solutions, aligning with global trends that leverage automation, data-driven decision-making…
THE government says it is working with various stakeholders in clamping down on all unregistered real estate agents who pose a risk…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government will continue to import electricity from neighbouring countries, amid growing optimism that the pending better rainy season will further ease Zimbabwe’s power shortages significantly. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Energy minister Edgar Moyo confirmed that power utility Zesa would continue to source electricity from the region until…
PROMINENT economist, Eddie Cross, has once again urged authorities to do more to shore up the ZiG and the country’s economy. In the same vein, the former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) monetary policy committee reiterated this week that the current efforts by the apex bank to stabilise the local currency, as…
