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By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES have reaffirmed their commitment to establishing the country as a premier destination for global events and conferences through a strategic focus on meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) tourism. Speaking at the Zimbabwe MICE Masterclass at the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo which kicked off today at the Zimbabwe International…

By Rutendo Ngara TWO men from the Midlands Province were this week sentenced to 20 years in prison each in unrelated murder cases committed in bars in Gweru and Gokwe. A judge sitting at the Gokwe High Court circuit at Gokwe Centre sentenced Tafadzwa Tendereki, 20, to 20 years for killing his drinking partner on…

THE seemingly unending quarrelling among the country’s opposition leaders poses a serious threat to Zimbabwe’s multi-party democracy. So warns opposition stalwart and Bulawayo mayor, David Coltart, who adds that ordinary Zimbabweans have been badly let down by these senseless divisions. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Coltart said the country’s weak opposition and its deeply-divided…

AUTHORITIES are targeting to train 7 000 community health workers to strengthen health infrastructure across the country at ward level. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare. “The health workforce strategy 2023 to 2030 aims at ensuring a sustainable and resilient health workforce capable of…

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE country’s health experts say they have heightened screening for Mpox at major ports of entry as cases of the disease are on the rise in neighbouring South Africa. This comes after the number of positive Mpox cases in South Africa has risen to 25, according to the country’s national…

FRESH trouble has erupted in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), after acting party leader Welshman Ncube reshuffled his team at the weekend. CCC insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday confirmed that the demotion of Jacob Mafume and the dropping of Nqobizitha Mlilo, who were party spokesperson and mouthpiece for Ncube respectively, had…

GOVERNMENT and civil servants are set to meet tomorrow to discuss remuneration and conditions of service amid concerns by public workers that the continued rise in prices of basic goods and services in both ZiG and US dollars has eroded their earnings. This comes as Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), the umbrella…

HARARE City Council (HCC) is probing alleged cases of space barons who are duping residents of their hard earned money claiming it is for an ongoing council stand verification exercise. This comes as residents in Harare’s southern suburbs of Hopley, Churu and Hunyani are losing money to space barons who are collecting US$50 to US$150…