Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya AUTHORITIES are mulling the introduction of a slew of tough new measures to protect the ZiG, including jailing all those convicted of sabotaging the country’s new currency. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed the plans to the Daily News yesterday, noting that the measures that were currently in place — including…
THE mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, has accused some major businesses operating in the second city of stealing water from the council’s dams. Coltart’s startling claims come as Bulawayo residents continue to experience acute water shortages. Speaking yesterday during a community update of the water situation in the metro, Coltart said various reports had been…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday underscored the importance of investing in research agriculture, highlighting that this would enhance farm production. In a speech read on his behalf by Agriculture deputy minister Davis Marapira at the 12th annual agribusiness conference at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare, Chiwenga said research played a pivotal role in coming…
THE government needs nearly 500 000 metric tonnes of grain to feed over six million rural dwellers who are food insecure up to March next year. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday. “The country’s food balance sheet to March 2025 indicates that 6.2 million…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have issued a stern warning to cattle rustling syndicates and business entities which are benefitting from such criminal activities saying their days are numbered. This comes as there is a scourge of stock theft across the country with the latest case being of 21 stolen cattle out of which nine skinned carcasses…
THE revelations that Harare City Council (HCC) spent US$11 million on workshops and conferences for councillors in just seven months are shocking and unacceptable. Appearing before Justice Maphios Cheda-chaired commission of inquiry into the affairs of HCC on Tuesday, the city’s town clerk, Hosiah Chisango, said councillors were in the habit of arm-twisting authorities to…
CBZ Bank says it has secured a US$20 million line of credit from the Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) to support exporters. This comes as companies need facilities that enhance production capacity and boost exports, thereby generating foreign currency. “The reason we are targeting exporters is that we want to create repayment capacity…
By Brandon Josphat josphabtl@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s opposition is stepping up its push for national dialogue, with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) formally approaching President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the issue this week. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the leader of the opposition in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, confirmed that he had taken advantage of Monday’s courtesy call…
ZESA is now owed a staggering US$400 million by its customers — which is exacerbating the country’s energy crisis. Among those who owe the under pressure power utility these huge sums are government departments, local authorities, businesses, farmers and ordinary consumers. Addressing the media in Harare on Monday, Zesa managing director, Abel Gurupira, said this…
THE government says it has started working on ensuring over 20 000 home owners, especially in the oldest suburbs located in high density areas across the country, get title deeds to their properties. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of an induction workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said people were being defrauded…
