CLOSE to 400 land barons have so far been arrested while another 300 are currently under police investigation as authorities clamp down on illegal land grabbing, the government has revealed. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said some of the arrested individuals’ cases were now pending at the courts….
THE Swedish government yesterday availed more than US$2 million to support youth and women in agriculture to alleviate food shortages and to create employment. The grant was given to the Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT) and will be used for a period of three years. Speaking at the handover of the grant, the head of…
THE MDC on Monday suffered a set-back after the High Court dismissed its appeal in which 87 of its parliamentary candidates were seeking to nullify the Nomination Court’s decision that disqualified them from contesting after failing to pay nomination fees before the deadline. The opposition party candidates’ nomination papers were rejected by the Zimbabwe Electoral…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has reiterated his strong belief that the opposition should work together if they are to defeat Zanu PF in this month’s crunch national elections. At the same time, former Zanu PF youth league notable, Godfrey Tsenengamu, revealed last night that opposition parties were engaging in talks in this regard. Speaking to…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says paying civil servants` allowances in foreign currency lessens their tax burden and gives them an opportunity to save their hard-earned money. This comes as civil servants want the government to convert their Covid-19 allowance to salaries so that it would contribute to their pension when they retire. Currently civil…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has declared the Harare City Council waste management situation a state of disaster and immediately tasked the Environment Management Authority (Ema) to embark on emergency solid waste management. This comes as the government has blamed the local authority for failure to invest in waste management infrastructure, related equipment and human…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE number of people who require food assistance in the country has risen sharply over the past three months, the World Food Programme (WFP) says. In its latest report, the global relief agency said the number of people who were food insecure in the country had risen from three million to four…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO MENTAL health experts have urged the mainstream media and citizens in general to be cautious about terminology they use when referring to people with mental health conditions. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimbabwe National Association for Mental Health (ZIMNAMH) programmes manager Danai Charambeni said it was advisable to use…
CHINESE investors racing to secure lithium supplies could help Zimbabwe rise to become the world’s fifth biggest primary producer of the material…
POLICE remain on high alert ahead of next month’s crunch national elections, and will deal firmly with all perpetrators of political violence as August 23 beckons. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, a resolute national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi reiterated that anyone implicated in political violence would face the full wrath of the law. This…
