By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE United Kingdom’s new ambassador to Zimbabwe, Peter Vowles, says he will use his knowledge and experience of the country to further improve relations between Harare and London. Vowles, who replaced Melanie Robinson, lived in Zimbabwe in the 1990s and taught at several schools in the country. He has a…
By Brandon Josphat josphatb@dailynews.co.zw OLD Mutual, in partnership with Zimbabwe’s number one business publication, The Financial Gazette, will hold this year’s Top…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed High Court Judge, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, as the new prosecutor general (PG). Matanda-Moyo, who was the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) since May 2019, is taking over from Nelson Mutsonziwa, who held the position in an acting capacity. In a statement yesterday, Chief Secretary to President and Cabinet…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says, with the help of the police, it has confiscated banned incandescent light bulbs with a total capacity of 18.35 megawatts (MW), while over 1 600 vendors, retailers, manufacturers and distributors have been arrested for selling the banned bulbs. In 2017, the regulatory authority enforced a…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government has expressed concern about farmers who receive cotton inputs and divert them to maize farming, instead saying this is killing the growth of the sector. Speaking to the Daily News in Harare yesterday, Agricultural Rural Development Services (ARDS) chief director Obert Jiri, on the sidelines of World Cotton Day commemorations,…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe led the way at the National Exceptional Marketing Awards held in Harare recently when it won awards in five categories. The awards saw several corporates and marketing-oriented businesses recognised for their outstanding marketing campaigns and initiatives, including Zimnat, Nyaradzo Group, OK Zimbabwe, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, Delta Beverages, ZB Financial Holdings, Old Mutual,…
GOVERNMENT has urged business communicators and public relations executives to tell the Zimbabwean story through promoting and branding the country’s image. Speaking at the launch of the Zimbabwe Association of Business Communicators (ZABC) in Harare on Tuesday evening, Information minister Jenfan Muswere challenged the members of the association to tap into the vast advantages brought…
FRESH confusion has hit the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after a well-known opposition figure claiming to be the party’s interim secretary-general sought to recall 15 parliamentarians and 17 councillors. Sengezo Tshabangu — who was associated with the MDC, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and lately the CCC itself — wrote to the Speaker of…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has been urged to dump the multi-currency regime and go back to exclusive use of the Zimbabwe dollar as the greenback is stifling exchange rate stability and economic growth. This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday announced that both individuals and corporates can now transact using…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw IMPROVED health care services in most parts of the country under the resources-based financing (RBF) for health programme have seen maternal mortalities in Matabeleland South Province going down to as low as six deaths per year. The RBF is a government-sponsored project funded by the World Bank and other partners and is…
