By Rutendo Ngara MEMBERS of the clergy have been urged to remain apolitical so that the Church can remain “the glue” that keeps Zimbabweans together. So says well-known Bulawayo-based preacher, Blessing Chiza, who adds that the Church must continue to promote peace and societal unity irrespective of people’s political or ethnic differences. Speaking on Thursday…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE ZIMBABWEANS who enjoy quaffing alcoholic drinks have set new national consumption records after guzzling a staggering 2,46 million hectolitres of lager beer last year. The country’s biggest beverages maker, Delta Beverages revealed last week that this represented a 13 percent increase compared to the volumes imbibed in 2022. “The lager beer business…
By Rutendo Ngara FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe’s son Russel Goreraza, 40, has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly failing to pay US$2 500 maintenance for his son. He appeared before Concession Magistrates’ Court charged with contravening the Maintenance Act or failing to comply with a maintenance order. According to the National Prosecuting Authority…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES say they are working on a framework to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) to prevent the negative effects of technology from impacting the country’s moral fibre. Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines or software, as opposed to the intelligence of humans or animals. It is also the field of study in…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA LEGISLATION for the long debated national health insurance scheme to provide accessible and affordable quality healthcare for all is expected to be tabled in the National Assembly soon, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora says. Addressing journalists on Friday after meeting the National Health Insurance Taskforce members in Harare, Mombeshora said they were working…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE interim leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Welshman Ncube, will remain at the helm of the country’s main opposition party. Acting CCC spokesperson and mayor of Harare, Jacob Mafume, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that Ncube would keep the party’s top leadership position until the fledgling movement…
ECONET Insurance, a leader in innovative short-term insurance solutions, has launched a new insurance package that covers mobile phone damage. The package, named Moovah Mobile Phone Insurance, was introduced in response to customer insights, according to Gift Noko, Econet Insurance’s chief insurance officer.“We are constantly seeking ways to meet our customers’ needs. This new package…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the baking industry to invest in contract farming in order to enhance their productivity in the face of the current El Nino-induced drought. Speaking yesterday during the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art US$27 million Bulawayo Baker’s Inn plant, Mnangagwa urged the baking industry to reduce…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES plan to keep track of the price of maize-meal across the country, in a bid to look after poor Zimbabweans during the current drought season. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka said the government would not hesitate to intervene if the price of mealie-meal was hiked…
THE government has sternly warned online media outlets allegedly publishing falsehoods that tarnish the image of the ministry of Information and ZBC saying the law will take its course. Information minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday, said the ministry was not involved in the day-to-day operations of the national public broadcaster, but only gave policy direction. “The…
