Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor Jacob Mafume was yesterday re-elected as Harare mayor following the recall of councillor Lovejoy Chitengu who was elected in the same post last month. Mafume’s term as mayor came to an end last August after this year’s general elections. He bounced back after two…
By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says party leaders and members should all rally behind Zanu PF’s six candidates who are contesting by-elections set for February 3 next year. This comes as Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are set to lock horns in the byelections after Sengezo Tshabangu,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is now on his annual leave, his spokesperson George Charamba confirmed yesterday. In a statement, Charamba said Mnangagwa would, however, interrupt his leave to fulfil other duties which require him to do so. “President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week begins his traditional annual month-long official leave. He intends to spend the break in…
STANBIC Bank has donated US$20 000 to the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) towards the purchasing of chemotherapy drugs for its members. This year is the 10th consecutive year in which the Standard Bank Group subsidiary has assisted with the acquisition of drugs for CAZ as the institution demonstrates that it values not only financial…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is quietly confident that the nation will experience reduced load-shedding over the festive break. This comes as under pressure authorities have been scrambling to keep the lights on in the country owing to reduced water levels at Kariba Hydro Power Station and incessant technical faults at Hwange Thermal…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has admitted that it is an uphill task to deal with exchange rate instability with authorities struggling to build enough foreign currency reserves. This comes as the local unit was yesterday trading at an average of $12 000 to the much-coveted United States dollar on the black market, although it remained…
POLICE say foreign robbers, especially from South Africa, are now pouncing on Zimbabwe, with some of them targeting to kidnap prominent people for ransom. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the latest development, adding some of the suspected robbery suspects arrested on Tuesday, including South Africans, were plotting abductions of local wealthy people. He confirmed…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN an effort to ensure that there is adequate medicine supplies in public health facilities, the government has purchased nearly 500 tonnes of drugs. This comes as the government recently expressed concern about the country’s low stocks of critical drugs.Speaking during the 2024 National Budget debate in the Senate on…
PIUS “Jamba” Mukandi, who was recently convicted of killing Moreblessing Ali and dumping her mutilated body in a disused well last year in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Jamba, who was arrested last year on a charge of murder, was convicted on December 4 this year by High Court judge,…
THE government through the ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is crafting a policy which is aimed at luring more Zimbabweans in the diaspora to invest in the country. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a pre-retirement workshop, Foreign Affairs ministry acting permanent secretary Rofina Chikava said it was the ministry’s mandate…
