THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has embarked on a nationwide outreach programme to spread the gospel of data protection in commemoration of the International Data Privacy Week. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a roadshow in Hwange yesterday, Potraz cyber security officer Zivo Chamba said this year’s commemorations…
CIVIL servants’ representatives have written to the government demanding an upward review of their salaries, arguing taxation of the United States dollar…
THE value of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe shares nearly doubled in four days of trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange as investors appear…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, claimed yesterday that Zanu PF hardliners were blocking him from engaging in talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa about resolving the country’s myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chamisa also stressed that national dialogue was urgently needed to find solutions for…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government says more than 9 000 cattle died since the 2023/24 lean season period to date. This comes as the livestock sector suffered a huge blow in the last quarter of 2023 as a result of drought, January disease and anthrax. According to statistics from Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services…
By Rutendo Ngara SEVENTY percent of the candidates who sat for 2023 Ordinary Level Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations failed leading to a national pass rate of only 29 percent. This comes as the government has put in place tight security measures to curb examination leakages which led to the smooth flow of the…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government is continuing to push for a settlement with white former commercial farmers who lost their land during the country’s chaotic agrarian reform programme of the early 2000s. This comes as it has emerged that authorities are dangling a new compensation structure to the affected farmers, which will see agreements…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says council will review its policy on public toilet fees following reports of open defecation in the central business district (CBD) allegedly by vendors. This comes after the Bulawayo City Council director of health Edwin Sibanda recently accused vendors operating in the CBD of practicing open defecation and bathing in sanitary…
THE government has commenced the distribution of electronic gadgets to extension workers as they prepare for the season’s first round of expected crop yield assessment. The Agriculture ministry conducts crop assessment twice, before and after the tasselling to quantify the expected yield target per cropping season. Speaking during a handover of at least 614 tablets…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are optimistic that their current and planned new policy steps will soon alleviate the pressure on consumers by stabilising both the Zimbabwe dollar and the prices of basic goods in the country. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John…
