By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has fired former chief executive officer (CEO) Meanwell Gudu and they are now hunting for a new executive. Gudu was suspended last year pending investigations by the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (Zacc), which involved US$2,8 million tobacco inputs fraud . In August he reported for…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AS Zimbabwe joins the world in raising awareness on breast cancer this month, a civic society organisation, Leading Initiatives Fighting Cancer Together (Lift) last Saturday embarked on a 9,5km walk educating women on how to self-examine breast cancer. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of the walk, local…
By Ketty Nyoni THE country’s opposition is very often its own worst enemy, with a worrying tendency of authoring its own problems which it then blames on Zanu PF. So says a concerned opposition bigwig, Morgen Komichi, who warns further that the current chaos ravaging the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will likely lead to…
TRADE development and promotion body ZimTrade has been named the best international exhibitor at the ongoing Global Expo Botswana (GEB). The Zimbabwe pavilion saw 23 companies from sectors such as horticulture, leather, fast-moving consumer goods, clothing and textiles, building and construction and services showcasing their products. “To the organising entity and our partners BITC (Botswana…
BY RUTENDO NGARA & BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Torerai Moyo has blamed drug and substance abuse for the rampant bullying in the country’s schools, which highlights the necessity of implementing pertinent courses. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday Moyo said in light of that, authorities were in the process of…
BUSINESS leaders say President Emmerson Mnangagwa should lead efforts to move Zimbabwe away from the recent national elections, so that the nation can focus on building the country’s economy. Speaking at the just-ended CEO Annual Roundtable (CEO-ART) in Victoria Falls on Thursday, the organisation’s chairperson, Oswell Binha, said it was crucial for the nation to…
THE government has established 11 new magistrates’ courts across the country and upgraded Mbare Magistrates’ Courts in Harare to a regional court as authorities seek to decentralise the justice delivery system. In a Statutory Instrument (SI) published in the Government Gazette, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi confirmed the development. “Mabvuku is hereby designated as a resident…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government says it is working towards the decentralisation of the treatment of chronic illnesses to all provincial and district hospitals in order to decongest major hospitals, especially in Harare and Bulawayo. Responding to a question raised by Zanu PF senator for Mashonaland West Lydia Tsomondo on Thursday in the Senate regarding…
TRADE development and promotion body, ZimTrade says business people in Botswana and Zimbabwe, including farmers, should familiarise themselves with the bilateral trade agreement signed between the two countries. Speaking after making a presentation on doing business in Zimbabwe at the ongoing Global Expo Botswana, ZimTrade southern region client advisor Nozipho Maphala said the bilateral trade…
FIRST Capital Bank, a Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX)-listed company, says it will use internal funds to fund the development of its new headquarters in Borrowdale, and it anticipates finishing it within a year. To avoid congestion and traffic, a number of banks have moved their headquarters from Harare’s central business district to the affluent…
