BY NYASHA KUNYISWA AIRPORTS Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has completed the construction of a US$13 million very, very important people (VVIP) pavilion at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport that will cater for regional leaders on arrival for the Sadc summit next month. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, ACZ chief executive Tawanda…
LAST week, the Girls in Stem Trust, in collaboration with the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), hosted the National Hackathon of the World Robot Olympiad Zimbabwe. This exciting event aimed to promote technological advancement and provide young people with innovative opportunities. Sixteen schools from across the country participated, with each school forming a…
THE country needs to urgently broaden its power generation mix in the light of the ongoing electricity crisis and the risks associated with hydro-power as a result of climate change, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Irrigation Investment Conference in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said hydro power generation was failing the country due to…
By Rutendo Ngara HARARE businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are facing US$7 million fraud charges, will spend their second weekend in remand prison pending the continuation of their bail application. Magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday postponed the two accused’s bail application to Monday as the presiding magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa is still ill. They were…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THE government has announced it is deploying investigating teams to probe all local authorities that missed the deadline for the recently launched “Call to Action” initiative which is aimed at improving service delivery in councils. In November last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the “Call to Action: No Compromise to Service…
AUTHORITIES at the country’s largest psychiatric hospital, Ingutsheni Hospital, say they have noted a decrease in admissions of drug abuse patients owing to concerted efforts by the government and other stakeholders in fighting the scourge. This comes as the hospital has in recent months noticed an influx of drug abuse victims seeking treatment. However, speaking…
THE government in partnership with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao) is working to reduce unemployment through intensifying entrepreneurial grants and mentorship. Speaking at a learning event for green jobs on Thursday, Fao deputy representative to Zimbabwe Louis Muhigirwa said creating employment for rural youth was the way to go. “We have been working with…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated that he will only serve his mandated two terms in office despite the growing calls within Zanu PF for him to keep going beyond 2028. Addressing ruling party supporters at Mutare Teachers College in Manicaland yesterday, Mnangagwa added — for emphasis — that he would be…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest telecommunications and technology company, has extended its popular ‘Kancane Kancane’ smartphone credit scheme to civil servants. Under the initiative, government employees — including teachers, nurses and doctors, among others — would now be able to get new smartphones without paying any upfront deposit. Econet chief operations officer Kezito Makuni…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POWER utility Zesa continues to reel from the numerous challenges that it is facing — including frequent faults which are exacerbating the country’s energy crisis. This saw Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), pleading with its customers yesterday for patience. Yesterday, the country was generating 1 334 megawatts…
