By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they have implemented measures, including deployment of a team of 21 technicians armed with nine drones countrywide, to curb the impact of quelea birds on wheat yields. This comes after huge flocks of quelea birds are still wreaking havoc in some parts of the country where the early planted…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.com THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been forced to refute claims that it owns several properties in foreign countries, saying they belong to a pension fund. This comes amid speculation that the railway company had properties internationally, including in the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa. In a statement yesterday, the…
THE infighting in the Paul Mwazha-led African Apostolic Church is escalating with leaders of a faction writing to the police seeking protection from a rival group allegedly planning to disrupt a conference set to be attended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the Midlands Province. The camp led by Reverend Nyika Murisi, through their lawyers Rubaya…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH experts have warned parents and guardians against giving babies cooking oil as a remedy for colic and digestive disorders. Cardiothoracic surgeon, Wilfred Muteweye, was among the experts who told the Daily News at the weekend that the country was losing many babies unnecessarily due to lipoid pneumonia. “We have lost…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE country’s strife-torn opposition is in desperate need of a new face to lead it in the same effective way that the late former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, did. So says opposition stalwart and former MDC chairperson, Morgen Komichi, who also reiterates that it is crucial that all those competing against the…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers president Denford Mutashu says they are deploying a team to help the Financial Intelligence Unit in monitoring compliance with exchange control regulations. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday, Mutashu said after their consultative meeting with Reserve Bank (RBZ) governor, John Mushayavanhu last week, they had pledged…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA MANY experts continue to express the view that power utility Zesa needs to bill all its customers exclusively in United States dollars to improve electricity supply in the country. This comes as the country continues to experience crippling power cuts that are badly affecting both ordinary users and businesses. The chairperson of…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE A FARMER in Banket, Mashonaland West Province was left counting his losses after thieves stole his herd of 21 cattle before killing and deboning nine of them at a nearby farm. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi said their investigations in the case of stock theft had led to the arrest of one…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE United Nations Women (UN) in partnership with the government says they are working towards ending early child marriages in the country by implementing the Sadc model law model. Speaking to our sister paper Daily News on the sidelines of a women’s summit held in Harare last week, UN women representative in…
AMID growing public anxiety over rising prices of basic goods in the country, retailers have pleaded with authorities to do more to stabilise the economy. In this regard, the under pressure retailers are asking the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mushayavanhu, to shore up the ZiG, and to allow them easier…
