THE government says it is moving to restore order in the mining sector and will arrest owners of mining claims who allow illegal artisanal miners to operate on their concessions. This development comes amid growing concern over fatal mining accidents across the country with some registered claim holders being fingered for allowing illegal mining activities…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE EIGHT Roman Catholic members died while others were injured in a road traffic accident that occurred yesterday at Deka Bridge in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident yesterday and said the victims were coming from a church event. “The ZRP reports a fatal road traffic accident at…
BRANDON JOSPHAT Political Editor MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira has stressed the importance of regional solidarity and regulated migration within the bloc. Murwira made the remarks at the three-day Sadc Foreign Ministers’ meeting at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park that will end today. Among other things, the meeting is reflecting…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER GO-GETTER businessman, Wicknell Chivayo says he withdrew his criminal charges against ex-wife Sonja and her mother Tabitha Madzikanda yesterday in the interest of his children. Speaking to the media after he dropped the charges, the businessman added that he had no regrets about initiating the arrests of Sonja and his…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has partnered local economic think tank Africa Economic Development Strategies to host the Zimbabwe Industrialisation Conference and Expo aimed at mobilising capital for import substitution projects and advancing the country’s industrial transformation agenda. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Africa Economic Development Strategies executive director Gift Mugano…
AUTHORITIES are continuing to escalate their efforts to contain HIV/Aids in the country. In this regard, they say 43 000 citizens will be injected with the Lenacapavir jab this year, after Zimbabwe secured more financial support from the Global Fund. Speaking during a recent Ministry of Health media training workshop, national HIV prevention coordinator, Gertrude…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned against sabotaging strategic investments, saying the government would not tolerate vandalism, theft and corruption that undermine national development projects. Speaking during the commissioning of the New Glovers 10 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Kwekwe, Mnangagwa said acts of corruption and vandalism threatened the country’s economic future. “Let…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FORMER Allied Timbers chief executive officer and ex- president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Joseph Kanyekanye, will spend more time in remand following the dismissal of his bail application by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. Kanyekanye is facing allegations of forging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s signature, as well as…
A MANAGER at First Capital Bank has appeared in court facing allegations of unlawfully selling a company vehicle valued at USS$45 000…
Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have ruled out a secret ballot for the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 vote, while also demanding strict party-line adherence from Zanu PF legislators if they want to continue serving in Parliament.This follows Monday’s call by MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora for lawmakers in both the National Assembly and the Senate to be…
