BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA THE government has called on all stakeholders to support each other in the fight to curb drug and substance abuse in the country. Speaking in Harare yesterday at a Roman Catholic Church-organised drug awareness campaign, the Sports and Recreation deputy ministry, Emily Jesaya, said the effects of drug and substance abuse remained…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE start of the ruling Zanu PF’s latest restructuring exercise has, as expected, been characterised by wrangling and jostling for positions. The party’s newly appointed national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that he had received several reports of “differences” within the former liberation movement’s structures —…
ANOTHER team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in Harare later this month. The visiting party will assess the country’s economy, as well as the impact of the ZiG to date, while also proposing other measures that would further strengthen Zimbabwe’s new currency. This comes as authorities are ramping up their efforts to…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE number of criminal activities continues on an upward trend in the country, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has said. This comes as a total of 221 704 criminal activities were reported in the first quarter of this year while 206 300 criminal activities were reported last year. “There were…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has urged people to embrace the use of digital and electronic money when making transactions that require huge sums of money. Speaking during a Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) sensitisation seminar at the University of Zimbabwe yesterday, RBZ deputy governor Innocent Matshe said they had disbursed enough money for use in…
THE trial of former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko is set to continue after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court judgment dismissing…
ONE of the country’s leading financial institutions, ZB Holdings, has declared a final dividend for its shareholders for the year ending December 31, 2023. In its latest financial results, ZB Holdings acting board chairperson Agnes Makamure said the board had declared a final dividend of ZW$1 472.22 and US0.56 per share for the period under…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are mulling the reintroduction of the mandatory wearing of face masks in public, as well as the use of sanitisers, in a bid to contain the heavy influenza bug ravaging the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, said the government was carrying…
THE ANC will have to consider external voices who have raised glaring concerns about possible coalition arrangements it is likely to decide…
FINANCIAL services institution, Stanbic Bank, last year availed US$100 million towards the mining sector. Stanbic Bank chief executive Solomon Nyanhongo told attendees at the recently-held Chamber of Mines event that the institution has supported several mining projects from inception, providing tailored financial solutions that enable their projects to overcome significant hurdles. “In 2023 alone we…
