By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are cracking down on businesses that stand accused of manipulating the value of the Zim dollar and triggering spikes in the prices of basic goods in the country. This has seen 25 such offending companies being fined heavily or having their bank accounts frozen this month alone — as State…
By Rutendo Ngara HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora says the government will commence a nation-wide cholera vaccination blitz on Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the disease. This comes as the country has so far received more than 800 000 cholera vaccines from the World Health Organisation (WHO). It also comes as to…
UNITED Kingdom (UK) businesses say they are interested in investing in the country as Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement efforts begin to bear fruits. This comes as Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts to improve its relations with the UK and the United States of America (US) as well as the European Union after a fallout over…
By Ketty Nyoni IN A worrying revelation, it has emerged that about 500 000 children of primary and lower secondary school age are not attending school. The country representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), Tajudeen Oyewale, said this yesterday, adding that it had become critical for the government and other stakeholders to increase…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed Sleiman Timios Kwidini and Rajeshkumari Modi as deputy ministers of Health and Child Care and Industry and Commerce respectively. In a statement, chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said the appointments were in accordance to the country’s Constitution. Modi bounced back as deputy minister of Industry after…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are determined to get on top of the prices crisis soon, and will achieve this without lording it over business. So says presidential spokesperson George Charamba, who told the Daily News yesterday that authorities were confident that the country’s economy would continue to grow this…
POLICE are worried about the alarming spike in the number of murder cases now being reported in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said law enforcement agents suspected that some of the murders being carried out were related to ritual killings. This comes after police reported the grisly…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says it recorded nearly 1 570 cases of power infrastructure vandalism last year, a development that is hampering adequate supply of electricity in the country. This comes as the power utility is currently struggling to consistently supply power to consumers owing to…
DESPITE the United Kingdom being one of Zimbabwe’s top export destinations, the government is concerned about low reciprocal investment in the country…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE and Zambia are set to establish joint common agro-industrial parks (CAIP) to promote trade and growth of the two’s agricultural sectors. The industrial parks are set to concentrate on maize and dairy farming. Speaking at a two-day intra-regional value chain workshop in Harare this week, the director of business developments and…
