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By Brandon Josphat THE government has admitted that civil servants’ welfare situation has become untenable and that it is now working on an offer to address that. This comes as the cost of living in the country continues to rise, with the food basket for a family of six now over $1 million, amid a…

FOOD insecurity levels in local urban areas have decreased this year by 13 percent as a result of government strategies, a report released this week by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) reveals. According to the report, the measures and strategies being implemented have had positive outcomes for urban households’ food security situation. “The food…

THE casting aside of many senior members during the Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) unconventional candidate selection exercise for the August 23 harmonised elections will likely create fresh fissures in the party. So say political analysts, who told the Daily News yesterday that this could see the party suffering its own version of “Bhora Musango”…

AT LEAST 50 nationals, mostly from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are seeking refuge in Zimbabwe and the country is now host to over 16 000 refugees, mostly housed at the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge, Manicaland Province. This was announced by the Ministry of Social Welfare permanent secretary, Simon Masanga while donating…

AUTHORITIES in Harare yesterday unveiled a driver’s licence that complies with Sadc, reduces production costs, and has enhanced features that increase road safety and flushes out drivers who use fake licences. The new plastic disk driver’s licence will also reduce the backlog in printing the now phased-out metal discs, which was costly due to the…

THE Supreme Court is set to hear an application by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a Zesa subsidiary, in which it is challenging a High Court ruling that was granted in favour of businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s company Intratrek. In January this year, High Court judge, Justice Paul Musithu, ruled that Intratrek’s procurement contract it signed…

ONLY about 25 percent of urban households around the country which can receive potable water are actually getting supplies. These worrying statistics are contained in the just released 2023 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) report. This comes as the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) said yesterday that all districts in the country were now affected…