By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE new governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mushayavanhu, should leave no stone unturned in the quest to shore up the local currency and to stabilise prices. So say economic experts who told the Daily News yesterday, ahead of the expected release of his first monetary policy statement…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zimbabweans have criticised the move by the government to ban the importation of personal vehicles that are more than 10 years old. This comes after the government gazetted a Statutory Instrument (SI) last week, which completely outlaws the importation of such vehicles. The secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF says it will soon commence an exercise to reorganise its structures from the cell to provincial executives in order to keep the party visible on the ground. This comes as the ruling party last week directed all provinces to stop the restructuring of its district coordinating committees (DCCs) and focus…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has called on youth, women as well as people with disabilities to take climate change action and have their voices heard. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a two-day climate change action training recently, ministry of Environment climate change scientist Tatenda Mutasa said the government was…
THE government has implored schools to initiate peer counselling sessions to curb the rising cases of drug abuse among the youth in the country. Speaking during a drug awareness campaign recently, minister of State for Bulawayo province, Judith Ncube said schools had to play a major role in curbing drug abuse. “We urge schools to…
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange listed financial services provider, ZB Financial Holdings, has appointed Agnes Makamure as the company’s acting chairperson with effect from March 20 2024. Makamure takes over from renowned banker and strategist Luxon Zembe who was seconded to superintend over the merger of two financial institutions, CBZ Holdings and ZB Financial Holdings, in December…
ACTING Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Welshman Ncube, says the party is stepping up its efforts to end long-running divisions within the country’s opposition. Ncube also told the Daily News at the weekend that although the CCC’s fresh push for national dialogue in the country was in its infancy, he was optimistic that this…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT is set to conduct public hearings for the repatriation and reburial of liberation war fighters who died in foreign lands and locally. This comes as many liberation war heroes and heroines were buried mostly in mass, shallow and in some cases unmarked graves in Zambia and Mozambique as the country…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Victoria Falls allegedly strangled his girlfriend to death after accusing her of infidelity and kept the body in his room for two days. Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson Glory Banda confirmed the incident saying the alleged murder took place last week. “Investigations are still in progress, however, we…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) says the current drought ravaging the region will see an increase in the number of Zimbabweans who require food aid. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it needs US$41 million to feed two million locals in the next…
