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Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEAN and Zambian senior government officials will hold a crucial meeting in Lusaka today, in a bid to find lasting solutions to the two countries’ perennial power crisis. The minister of Energy and Power Development, Edgar Moyo, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that he would lead a high-powered delegation to the…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE country will continue using a multicurrency system, as a return to the sole use of the US dollar would have serious long term consequences for the economy. So says the deputy minister of Finance, Kudakwashe David Mnangagwa, who warned this week that a reversion to full dollarisation would destroy…

By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE woman yesterday appeared before the court facing two fraud charges after she allegedly forged affidavits using his father’s name and sold his two properties in Chitungwiza and Ruwa valued at US$75 000. Sharon Rufaro Mukuya, 36, is jointly charged with Lloyd Jienje, 34, a commissioner of oaths. The two appeared…

By Masimba Makwembere THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says it is targeting a record yield of 300 million kilogrammes of tobacco in the 2024/25 farming season compared to 231 million sold on the market this season. TIMB acting chief executive Emmanuel Matsvaire yesterday said the expected target aligned with the government’s goal to…

By Almot Maqolo VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday said a healthy and productive workforce is critical in building the country’s economy while also urging employers to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of their employees. He made the call at the ongoing 61st Safety and Health at Work (SHAW) conference in Victoria Falls hosted by the…

LEGISLATORS want authorities to throw the kitchen sink at all those who stand accused of fuelling the foreign currency parallel market, to help stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country. Debating President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation address (Sona) in Parliament on Tuesday, many MPs implored the government to take a firmer…

Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the media and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) should desist from disseminating information that tarnishes the country`s image and derail economic development. Addressing mourners during the burial of late national hero, retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, at the National Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa said content which propagates disharmony should not…