By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITER WEST Properties Holdings Limited is set to build a new upmarket housing complex comprising 862 residential units which will accommodate 4 310 people in the capital. Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony of the Hills Luxury Golf Estate yesterday in Harare, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the project would go a long way…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF’s war veterans league is pushing to improve the welfare of former ex-combatants by providing them with financial assistance to start their own projects. Addressing the media before the meeting of the national executive council of the Zanu PF war veterans league in Harare yesterday, party secretary for war veterans,…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants from various government departments yesterday completed their cyber security training with authorities hailing Huawei Technologies for enhancing the country’s Information Technology Communication (ICT) operations. Huawei Technologies is a Chinese multinational digital communications technology conglomerate headquartered in Bantian, Longgang district. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics,…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITER A MAN was murdered for urinating on the walls of a shop located at Tengwe Rural Business Centre in Hurungwe district, Mashonaland West Province. This was confirmed by police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi who said the suspect had hit the victim with a stone on the head after an argument. “Biggie…
ZANU PF provinces will start holding meetings this weekend in preparation for the ruling party’s annual national conference scheduled for October. Of note is the fact that the meetings are coming against the backdrop of growing calls within the former liberation movement for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power to 2030. Speaking…
ONLY a few power generation licence applications made by aspirant independent power producers (IPPs) to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) have been implemented. As a result, the Energy ministry says all those who were licensed to produce electricity should utilise the opportunity and contribute to the national grid as the country is facing acute…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the modernisation of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (RGMIA) VVIP pavilion plays a crucial role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. He was speaking yesterday in Harare during the commissioning of the Chinese-built US$13 million VVIP pavilion lounge where he said the aviation industry played a key…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa CHINA yesterday donated 1 760 tonnes of rice to Zimbabwe, to help mitigate the local effects of the El Niño-induced drought. At the same time, President Emmerson Mnangagwa assured the nation — after receiving the rice at State House in Harare — that no one would die of hunger. “Zimbabwe and China…
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has called for the crafting of gender-sensitive policies to adequately address climate change challenges faced by citizens across all genders. Speaking at a provincial gender forum in Matabeleland North Province yesterday, ZGC chairperson Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe said climate change cannot be effectively addressed if gender inequalities were not considered. “Societal norms…
By Rutendo Ngara HARARE businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe yesterday applied for bail at the magistrates’ court in a matter in which they were charged of falsifying documents when they were bidding for a US$9 million Harare City Council street lights rehabilitation tender earlier this year. This comes after the High Court on Tuesday…
