BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES says they are working on boosting confidence in the use of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). In the Senate last week, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare senator Harare Province, Tambudzai Kunaka, asked the government to ensure that essential services such as fuel are in local currency. In response, the leader of…
BY ALMOT MAQOLO THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) is hoping that the passing of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill into law will improve workplace safety and health standards in the country. In the proposed law, Zimbabwe seeks to revamp its health and safety laws to align with global standards, amid concerns over…
IN A macabre incident, a Masvingo man allegedly teamed up with his three daughters and killed his parents after accusing them of witchcraft. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the alleged murder in Chorupanga village, Nyajena, Masvingo. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested Rameck Chidinhika, 53, and his three daughters, Constancia Chidinhika, 28,, Vimbai…
NINE people died, eight on the spot, on Friday when a vehicle they were travelling in hit a cow, swerve onto the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another car along the Harare-Shamva Road in Mashonaland Central Province. Police confirmed the accident yesterday. “The police confirm a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on 11…
THE leader of the opposition in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, says he holds all the keys to Welshman Ncube’s leadership ambitions within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Tshabangu’s spokesperson Nqobizitha Mlilo warned that Ncube risked being excluded completely from participating in the CCC’s pending congress, unless he behaved himself…
By Almot Maqolo in VICTORIA FALLS LABOUR, business and the government are escalating their efforts to promote occupational safety and health at workplaces. Speaking here yesterday, at the ongoing conference on Safety and Health at Work (SHAW), the president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Florence Taruvinga said it was crucial to prevent…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they will construct new water plants and pipelines in local authorities facing water challenges due to antiquated infrastructure. This comes as most urban councils are battling to supply clean water to their ratepayers resulting in an increase in cholera and other waterborne diseases. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday,…
THE government has increased the monthly allowances for mayors and council chairpersons to US$90 while their deputies will get US$82,50, committee chairpersons will now earn US$78 and councillors US$75. The new allowancewls were gazetted by Local Government minister Daniel Garwe on September 26. “Town clerks/secretaries and chief executive officers are to ensure that the allowances…
FOLLOWING the discovery of oil and gas in the country, the Zimbabwe School of Mines in Bulawayo has taken advantage of the latest sightings to offer new training programmes on these fossil fuels. This was confirmed by Mines minister Winston Chitando at the Mine Entra expo that ended yesterday at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH experts have challenged employers to allow their senior executives to undergo training for them to be able to recognise and address employees’ mental health issues which are reportedly on the rise. This was said yesterday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) communicable and non-communicable disease technical officer, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, in an…
