THE brutal power cuts of the past few weeks are set to ease after it emerged that Zesa is ramping up its electricity imports from South Africa and Mozambique. In more good news for the utility’s longsuffering customers, Zesa has also managed to bring back online the refurbished Unit 6 at the key Hwange Power…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will keep an eye on schools conducting illegal vacation lessons by deploying monitors across the country during the school holiday that commenced yesterday. This comes as the government has prohibited all schools from offering holiday lessons, stating that pupils had sufficient time to study during the schooling term.Speaking to…
Shamaine ChirimujiriStaff Writer AUTHORITIES have implored bus operators and drivers to prioritise people’s lives and to avoid road carnages this Easter holidays. This was said by the Transport deputy minister, Joshua Sacco, during the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe Easter campaign launch held in Harare, yesterday.“My clarion call this Easter is for a holiday that…
By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on farmers to be more productive as Zimbabwe battles to be food secure in the wake of the El-Nino-induced drought. He said this during the commissioning of Champion Foods milling plant in Tynwald, Harare, which has the capacity to mill 700 tonnes of grain per day.Mnangagwa said…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) says it has secured more than US$2 billion to Zimbabwe for humanitarian support for projects that started in 2022 and expected to be completed in 2026. This comes as Zimbabwe is facing an El Nino-induced drought, a ravaging cholera outbreak, and poor access to water and sanitation, all…
ZIMBABWE and Zambia are planning to retender the Batoka Gorge hydropower project with an estimated value of US$5bn and a capacity of 2.4GW. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), a joint venture between the two countries, is set to receive bids by April 2025, with the new potential developers expected by September of the same year….
THE Catholic Church has once again implored Zanu PF and the opposition to show political will so that the longmooted national dialogue can finally take place. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid indications that both Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are now willing to hold talks, the secretary-general of the…
PARLIAMENT will interview potential commissioners for the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) next week. The august House’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders said yesterday that 35 candidates had successfully applied to become commissioners and would be interviewed on April 4. ZICC will investigate all complaints against the conduct of members of the security forces…
KENYAN President William Ruto is set to officially open this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) that runs from April 23 to 27, the government has said. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said over 90 percent of the available space at the ZITF had…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have rejected the Harare City Council (HCC)’s budget proposal for this year citing anomalies that the local authority needs to address first. Local Government ministry yesterday said the HCC budget failed to address issues currently affecting the operations of council as well as bringing solutions to improve service delivery.“With respect…
