SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says plans are underway to establish a parliamentary portfolio committee that will play an oversight role on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the country. Speaking during the ongoing Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, Mudenda said the country had done well in…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared the recent Mbare Msika, Harare, inferno a state of disaster. This comes as authorities are probing the cause of a fire that erased the popular Mbare Msika last week, destroying property and goods worth millions of United States dollars. In a statement yesterday, Local government minister Daniel Garwe said authorities…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night re-assigned two ministers, appointing Amon Murwira as minister of Foreign Affairs, taking over from Fredrick Shava. Shava was appointed minister of Higher Education, a position Murwira held before the immediate re-assignment. In a statement, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said the “re-assignments are with immediate effect”….
AT LEAST 20 000 hectares are targeted in joint irrigation farming ventures across the country in the 2024/25 summer season. Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka told the Daily News yesterday that the country needed investors in agriculture to prop up the sector. “There are going to be joint irrigation ventures on farms with dams. On 5…
THIS past weekend’s cordial war veterans’ congress in Gweru signalled the spirit under which the party’s forthcoming annual conference should proceed. So says Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa, who adds that there will be no room whatsoever for party members to push petty factional agendas when they gather in Bulawayo next week. Speaking to the…
Beaven Dhliwayo GROUP FEATURES EDITOR in NYANGA ZESA has announced plans to connect at least three million rural households to solar power. The initiative would initially connect 500 000 households to the solar system with the ultimate aim of connecting three million homes over the next four years, and boosting development in underserved regions. Speaking…
Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITERS THERE is an urgent need for the government to ramp up its awareness and public education campaigns on Mpox, without creating unnecessary panic, health experts say. In addition, authorities should also urgently mobilise Mpox vaccines in the wake of the two cases of the viral infection that were…
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) yesterday dismissed unsubstantiated claims that mealie-meal processed by some of its members contained glyphosate and caused cancer. Glyphosate is an herbicide used to kill certain plants and grasses, manage how plants grow, get crops ready for harvest, and ripen fruit. Addressing the media in the capital yesterday, GMAZ…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged researchers, innovators and captains of industry to focus on economic modernisation and industrialisation. He was speaking at the 13th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium in Harare where he emphasised on the need for researchers to uplift the country’s status through world-class research. The two-day symposium is being held…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw KIDZCAN is partnering with local authorities to train nurses in clinics on how to detect early childhood cancer symptoms. KidzCan provides chemotherapy, related drugs, blood products, prosthetics and diagnostic services to minors seeking cancer treatment. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, KidzCan director Daniel Mckenzie said the training was significant for nurses at…
