FOUR village heads from Chief Seke in Dema, who were arrested for allegedly selling council land for over eight years, have appeared before a Harare magistrate’s court. Lewis Murisa, 64, Kenneth Kuwora, 48, Rich Masona, 45, and Joshua Nechiva, 46, all from Dema, are facing charges of contravening section 24(1) of the Regional Town and…
STRINGENT measures are being enforced at the Beitbridge border post as thousands of Zimbabweans return to South Africa after the festive season….
BETTER BRANDS Mining has hailed the government and experts for rescuing 15 miners that were trapped at Redwing Mine — who were…
AUTHORITIES have warned that they will intensify their crackdown on people who are involved in activities that are undermining the country’s ailing economy. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed that law enforcement agents would ramp up their operations against illegal foreign currency dealers and others involved in illicit activities….
THE government and school heads are headed for a showdown as the new school calendar commences today, over the sale of uniforms at learning institutions amid allegations of hypocrisy on the former’s part. This comes as last week the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, warned schools against forcing parents to buy uniforms…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITERS FIFTEEN miners who had been trapped underground at Redwing Mine in Manicaland, since Thursday,…
SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts to be Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary general, has threatened to recall Bulawayo councillors for allegedly stalling progress on the construction of a new dam to ease the city’s water crisis. This comes after city fathers were engaged in a heated debate during a full council meeting last week…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government says the crop situation has improved significantly since mid-December, as some that were already showing signs of stress owing to heat are now lively. This comes as the country is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon which is associated with long dry spells and a short rainy season. Speaking to…
AS ZIMBABWE grapples with a surging exchange rate and continued dollarisation, economic experts are urging the government to tackle the country’s monetary crisis head-on. Failure to do so, they warn, could cripple the formal business sector. The festive season saw a sharp rise in parallel market rate, which surpassed $12 000 for a single US…
NICKEL output was down four percent in the third quarter of 2023, falling from 4 837 tonnes to 4 643 tonnes compared to the same period last year. Production during the quarter was, however, higher than the second quarter’s 4 312 tonnes by eight percent, with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) attributing this improvement…
