THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has convicted and fined 12 fuel service stations and cancelled one operating licence for selling contaminated fuel. Among the 12 operators sanctioned, one was closed and 11 were fined for the fuel quality offences committed during the first half of 2024. Busuman Motors Bulawayo, Pitstop Hatcliffe, Harare, AA Fuels…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s leading telecommunications and technology company, has won both the Best Overall Stand and Best ICT Exhibitor awards at the 2024 Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS). The accolades are a recognition of the cutting-edge technology Econet is providing to multiple sectors of the economy, including the key agricultural sector. This year Econet’s…
Masimba Makwembere makwemeberem@dailynews.co.zw MOZAMBIQUE President Filipe Nyusi has called for improved trade relations between his country and Zimbabwe. Speaking at the official launch of the 114th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare yesterday, Nyusi said there was a need to produce wealth for the two countries’ citizens. “It is our intention to continue…
ONE of the leading banks in the country, Time Bank has offered the government a loan of US$35 billion to compensate white farmers and other groups of people in an inclusive manner. This comes as the government is continuing to push for a settlement with white former commercial farmers who lost their land during the…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw NELSON Chamisa must not behave like President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s equal, and he should also follow the right channels if his quest for engagement with authorities are to go anywhere. So says forthright presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, who also reiterated to the Daily News yesterday that Chamisa was “not more important” than…
THE country’s power utility, Zesa, says it has come up with a cocktail of measures to address the continuations of load shedding in the country. This comes as ordinary people and businesses are reeling after Zesa ramped up its load-shedding schedules following a major fault at the key Hwange Power Plant late last week. The…
BULAWAYO City remains on a collision course with its residents, this time over its plans to establish a separate entity to manage its water and sanitation services. This has seen anxious stakeholders describing the move as being tantamount to privatising its water and sanitation services, to the detriment of residents. All this also comes after…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors have been embroiled in a scam of regularising illegal land occupations, especially ahead of national elections. This emerged yesterday before the commission of inquiry into the governance of the Harare City Council chaired by retired High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda. During the cross…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested last June for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering and for disorderly conduct yesterday applied for discharge at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. This comes as the State closed its case against the accused on Friday. In their arguments through their…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ORDINARY people and businesses are reeling after Zesa ramped up its load-shedding schedules following a major fault at the key Hwange Power Plant late last week. The under pressure power utility confirmed at the weekend that it had lost 300 megawatts at Hwange after the plant’s new Unit 8 generator unexpectedly…
