BY BRANDON JOSPHAT PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday rallied his supporters to vote for him and Zanu PF ahead of the August 23 elections, saying only the ruling party had capacity to uplift the lives of ordinary people. Speaking during the launch of the Zanu PF campaigning manifesto in Chipinge, Mnangagwa said his government was committed…
By Brandon Josphat ZANU PF is ramping up its campaign ahead of the crunch August 23 harmonised elections, starting with today’s all-important launch of the party’s manifesto in Chipinge, in Manicaland. Insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the Eastern Highlands gathering would mark the beginning of “an all-out crusade, underpinned by door-to-door…
SOME potentially harmful skin care drugs have flooded the local market, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has warned the public, amid fears that they cause miscarriages. The concerned MCAZ said yesterday that it had identified the medicines as isotretinoin and thalidomide, which are prescription drugs. According to the medicines authority, the drugs which…
A SENIOR government official has challenged local farmers to increase productivity to reduce production costs and poverty levels in communities, and improve…
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have called on police to refrain from incarcerating people who use drugs, saying the solution to ending the drug menace is to rehabilitate the affected. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, director for Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drugs and Network (ZCLDN), Wilson Box, said they have partnered with Accountability Lab Zimbabwe…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) says it is targeting to export two tonnes of the gold leaf seed to regional markets and boost the country’s foreign currency. The board is mandated to research, recommend and breed plant varieties that suit shifting agricultural patterns due to climate change. Speaking to the Daily News…
MINISTER of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has downplayed the recent attack on him by Bulawayo councillors over developmental projects he is carrying out in Cowdray Park, saying he enjoyed good relations with council management. Bulawayo councillors last month took a dig at Ncube, who is an aspiring parliamentary candidate for Cowdray Park constituency, for fixing roads…
By Blessings Mashaya and Jeffrey Muvundusi IN A development that doesn’t portray the country’s opposition in good light, Zanu PF had already won at least 53 local government seats countrywide by yesterday, after the ruling party’s rivals failed to field candidates in those wards. At the same time, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENTIAL candidate Saviour Kasukuwere says there is a need for political parties to come together post August 23 harmonised polls and form a government of national unity in order to save the country from the current economic malaise. This comes after Kasukuwere successfully filed his papers on Wednesday through his agent, Jacqueline…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL hero Ben Mucheche was buried yesterday at his Muda Farm in Beatrice, Mashonaland East Province. Mucheche, born Martin Beno Nhau, succumbed to heart failure on June 14 at his farm, and he was declared a national hero by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday. He was 96 years old. Speaking to the…
