By Masimba Makwembere and Brandon Josphat THE country’s relentless power cuts are raising the cost of living in the country and badly affecting both industry and commerce — making life ever harder on many fronts for poor and working classes. So warn consumer groups and business representatives, who told the Daily News yesterday that as…
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport says there is an urgent need to modernise the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) in order to fully achieve recapitalisation. This, the committee said, can only be achieved if the NRZ invests in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a tour of the rail…
By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are carrying out investigations over suspected looting of food aid in Mashonaland Central Province which is meant for vulnerable people affected by the El Nino-induced drought. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday in Harare, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka said local traditional leaders and government…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has given the greenlight to public schools to resume conducting holiday lessons in August for examination classes only . This comes after the authorities outlawed the conduct of extra lessons, disguised as vacation classes, earlier this year. In a July 16 circular addressed to relevant stakeholders, secretary…
BULAWAYO ratepayers likely lost huge sums of money in recent years due to the city council’s shambolic water billing system. According to an internal audit covering the period between January 2021 and December 2023, Bulawayo City Council was using estimates to bill ratepayers for water use, thereby prejudicing many residents in the process. The audit…
By Brandon Josphat THE new United States (US) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Marie Tremont, has pledged her country’s commitment to supporting Zimbabwe to overcome the effects of drought as well as in other areas of cooperation. Speaking to the media after presenting her credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare yesterday, Tremont…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF structures are upping the ante in their push to persuade President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028. This comes as at least six provinces and key organs of the party — the women’s and youth leagues — have raised the stakes on the contentious issue despite Mnangagwa…
By Rutendo Ngara THE High Court bail ruling for the 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, who have been in remand prison for over a month following their arrest, will be passed tomorrow. The opposition members were arrested on charges of alleged disorderly conduct and participating in an unlawful gathering in Avondale, Harare. They…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMEN Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who stand accused of swindling the government of millions of American dollars, will continue to languish in remand prison. This comes after the two men’s bail application was rejected by Harare Magistrate, Marehwanazvo Gofa, yesterday — on fears that the duo would interfere with State…
By Brandon Josphat FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube wants international financial institutions to relax their lending conditions as African countries are grappling to repay their debts. This comes after the government in 2022 embarked on a process to clear its US$18 billion debt with international creditors with the help of the African Development Bank (AfDB) president…
