THE government is building 18 villas in Mount Hampden — on the outskirts of Harare — to accommodate Sadc heads of State and government when they arrive in Zimbabwe for the regional bloc’s summit in August. Addressing the media yesterday after assessing the progress on the villas, as well as the Mt Hampden Conference Centre…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it is committed to enhance crime prevention and to improve justice delivery by implementing several initiatives to further these imperatives. Speaking during the 33rd session of the commission on crime prevention and criminal justice in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, secretary in the ministry of Home Affairs Raphael Faranisi…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE region will continue to lobby for the removal of all the Western sanctions on Zimbabwe when its leaders meet in Harare in August this year for the Sadc Summit. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, South African ambassador to Zimbabwe, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, also said Harare and Pretoria were…
ZIMBABWE’s first national independent television station, 3Ktv, together with other new channels, will become more widely available in the country from now…
By Bryn Matongo matongob@dailynews.co.zw OVER 12 million Zimbabweans across the country are food insecure following poor harvests resulting from the El Nino-induced drought ravaging the Sadc region, the government has said. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said this had been revealed in an update on the summer…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw HEALTHCARE institutions must think outside the box and raise funds to cater for their everyday operations rather than depend on the government, Parliament has said. Speaking after touring Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals yesterday, chairperson of the parliamentary committee on health Daniel Molokele said he was not amused by the way public…
AUTHORITIES say they are working on retaining human capital skills, which currently stand at 32 percent as most skilled personnel have left the country in search of greener pastures. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima said surveys made by his ministry since 2018 show that Zimbabwe has a 68 percent…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF youth league boss, Tino Machakaire, has quashed fresh tittle-tattle in the country about President Emmerson Mnangagwa staying in office beyond 2028. This comes after the ruling party’s youth structures in Masvingo reignited national debate on the subject at the weekend after it once again urged Mnangagwa to extend his…
DIVERSIFIED financial services group, Old Mutual, recently hosted a financial literacy training session for women at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Showgrounds in Harare. The training was held in collaboration with the Audacious Women and Old Mutual said the programme showed the group’s unwavering commitment to championing financial education for previously marginalised groups.“In collaboration with Audacious Women,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the refurbished Hyatt Regency Harare Hotel, formerly Meikles, will play host to regional leaders when they attend the Sadc Summit in Harare in August. Speaking during the hotel’s rebranding from Meikles Hotel to Hyatt Regency Harare Hotel yesterday, Mnangagwa said the facility would also play an important role in the growth…
