By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ALTHOUGH the government prefers to engage, rather than fight with business, it will soon take serious action against those firms that are sabotaging the ZiG and unjustifiably hiking the prices of their goods. So says the permanent secretary of the ministry of Finance, George Guvamatanga, who adds that some businesses appear…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com A GANG of five unidentified armed robbers, wearing security guard uniforms, pounced at a security company on Wednesday before fleeing with US$111 411 and ZAR1 281 320 in Chipinge. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they are investigating the case of robbery which occurred at a security company in Gaza, Chipinge. Before…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT NEARLY 4 600 girls dropped out of school across the country last year after falling pregnant. This shocking figure was revealed in the National Assembly on Wednesday by the minister of Education, Torerai Moyo. It also follows recent statistics from the national assessment of adolescent pregnancies which revealed that 21 percent of…
LAWMAKERS have challenged authorities to explain the rationale of banning unleaded petrol in the country. The ban comes into effect today. This comes as Energy minister Edgar Moyo last week issued a notice in the Government Gazette banning the sale of unleaded petrol and making mandatory the blending of the fuel with ethanol. Speaking in…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE government has called on the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) board to come up with technological tools that regulate the broadcasting services sector. Speaking yesterday in Harare during an induction workshop for the new Valentine Mutatu-chaired board, minister of Information Jenfan Muswere said Baz needed to follow global trends as audiences…
ZANU PF structures are free to continue pushing for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power beyond 2028 if they believe that they can persuade him to change his position on the matter. So says party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa, who adds that while Mnangagwa has made it abundantly clear that he will retire in four…
A TOTAL of 410 exhibitors, including eight countries, have registered to showcase their products at this year’s Sanganai/Hlanganani world tourism expo starting next week in Bulawayo. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday, Tourism minister Barbra Rwodzi said they were hoping to have a bigger expo compared to previous years. “Exhibitor recruitment is already in…
THE sustainability of Zimbabwean businesses will take centre stage at this year’s Top Companies Survey (TCS) awards – hosted by The Financial…
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged Zimbabweans to embrace and defend the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) for the development of the country. Chiwenga is acting president in the absence of President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is in China for the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit. His call comes amid claims by the ruling Zanu PF party…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES do not plan to allow power utility Zesa to bill its customers exclusively in US dollars. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Energy and Power Development minister, Edgar Moyo, said this was so as most Zimbabweans had no access to foreign currency. This comes after experts recently argued that charging…
