BIKITA Minerals Company has set aside US$10 million for the construction of a new bridge over the Save River to replace the iconic Birchenough Bridge in Chipinge, Manicaland Province. Bikita Minerals, the country’s biggest lithium producer, is owned by Chinese firm Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co Limited. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday,…
CONSUMERS have welcomed the move by the government to scrap value added tax (VAT) on some basic goods, but want authorities to do more to further stabilise prices. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, consumer representatives said while the removal of VAT on some commodities was “good news”, they wanted profound engagements among all key…
THE City of Kings is reeling from the low standards of hygiene being exhibited by some of its residents in its central business district (CBD). So bad is the situation, that some vendors and other residents are reprehensibly openly defecating on the streets. This has now resulted in city fathers approaching law enforcement agencies after…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE are investigating a case where suspected former MDC activists allegedly attempted to forcibly take over the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House on Monday. This comes as turmoil continues to rock the once vibrant opposition after the party’s security department last year locked out senior leaders from accessing the MRT…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has for years been transporting fuel from its main depot to different points using drums, in violation of environmental and health hazards regulations, a latest internal audit has revealed. The audit, which is contained in the council’s December 2023 confidential minutes, exposes some irregularities within the city’s operations in dealing…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has exhorted all government departments and other stakeholders to join forces with the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) for effective justice to be delivered. Speaking during the Chief Justice dinner in Harare on Monday night, Malaba said the coming together of all institutions would ensure that…
THE judiciary will continue to defend the country’s Constitution without fear or favour despite rising threats by people who lose their cases, Chief Justice Luke Malaba says. Opening the 2024 legal year at the Constitutional Court in Harare yesterday, the resolute Malaba said the judiciary would not be bullied into passing favourable judgments by hostile…
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed fuel prices, diesel downwards in foreign currency, but upwards in local currency. Petrol prices went up in both local and foreign currencies. In a statement yesterday, Zera advised stakeholders that the new prices were with effect from this month to February 4. “The public and operators are…
SCHOOL administrators and teachers’ unions have appealed for resources from the government to curb the spread of cholera in schools across the country. This comes following a directive from the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to ensure that safeguards are in place to keep schools from turning into cholera hotspots, as classes resume today….
