Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says US$285 000 worth of property was destroyed while 655 800 hectares of land was burnt with two people dying from 2 489 veld fire incidents between July 1 and September 13. According to Ema, the incidences are a 69,41 percent increase compared to last year…
THE United Nations (UN) has pledged to avail US$28 million for climate change mitigation in Zimbabwe. This comes as the El Nino-induced drought has resulted in high temperatures and erratic rainfall in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, affecting crops and livestock.Speaking at the on-going Zimbabwe Economic Development conference in Victoria Falls, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator,…
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has officially joined the race to become the first woman and African to lead the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This comes after the IOC published a list of seven preliminary candidates yesterday — including Coventry — who will battle it out in March next year for the honour of succeeding outgoing…
WORK on the Mudzi interchange is shaping up with Transport Minister Felix Mhona yesterday opening up a 3km loop road linking Amalinda Road and High Glen Road. The opening of the road is set to ease congestion of traffic from Masvingo and Chitungwiza travelling west up to the Chirundu border post. Mhona, who said the…
OPPOSITION stalwarts remain very concerned that time is running out for Zanu PF’s fractured rivals to make a decent fist of the 2028 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, former MDC kingpins Lovemore Moyo and Morgen Komichi warned that the country’s warring opposition was at risk of receiving another heavy shellacking at the…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed downwards fuel prices in both the local and foreign currencies. Diesel in local currency which was previously pegged at ZiG22,42, now costs ZiG21,57 per litre, while in foreign currency it was trading at US$1,63 and is now US$1,55 per litre. Petrol in local currency now costs ZiG21,36…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has exhorted Zimbabweans to continue shunning tribalism and regionalism. Speaking at the Great Zimbabwe monument in Masvingo yesterday, at the launch of Munhumutapa Day, Mnangagwa also said it was crucial that the country remained united and peaceful. This comes as Munhumutapa Day is expected to continue being celebrated annually — on the…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced that the council-run Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital is equipped and ready to handle potential cases of Mpox in the event of an outbreak. This comes after councillors had raised concerns over the city’s preparedness in the face of the global spread of the viral infection. However, speaking at…
By Stella Madzivanyika ZIMBABWE is targeting to produce at least 2,4 metric million tonnes of grain during the 2024/25 summer cropping season. This was said by Agriculture deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos at the weekend when he addressed the media after touring Valley Seeds Company, a seed and crop chemicals firm, based in Ruwa, at the…
GWERU-BASED ferrochrome processor Zimbabwe Alloys Limited (ZimAlloys) says it is working on developing a 15-megawatt solar plant at its factory to alleviate the impact of power outages on its operations. Once a dominant player in the country’s ferrochrome industry, ZimAlloys experienced a downturn at the turn of the millennium resulting in it being placed under…
