MDC bigwig Morgen Komichi says the country’s opposition will not find it easy to dislodge Zanu PF from power in this year’s crunch national elections. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Komichi said given this reality, opposition parties should instead concentrate on winning a significant number of parliamentary and council seats to allow…
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu says the government is planning to limit the number of subjects that learners can register for Advanced Level, saying there is no need to have them writing 10 subjects, for example. This comes as it has become fashionable that learners who consider themselves geniuses tend to write more…
POLICE in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for seven murder suspects who fatally assaulted a man in Fort Rixon over an undisclosed misunderstanding. Matabeleland South police spokesperson inspector Loveness Mangena yesterday said Ability Dube, 21, Nkosana Dube, 21, Nhlanhla Dube, 19, Mgcini Nyoni, 19 and three other suspects aged 16, 17 and 18 allegedly…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says more economic measures are underway as the government is working tirelessly to stabilise basic goods prices and to enhance economic growth. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Ncube said the measures would go a long way in managing inflation.“We are in the process of coming…
BY RUTENDO NGARA MORE than 600 families have been affected by rains since the beginning of the rainy season last year and they are in desperate need of aid, a senior government official has said. This comes as the meteorological services department has issued a stern flash flood warning. Speaking to the Daily News on…
WAR veterans in Manicaland province have implored the government to protect heritage sites and mass graves in order to preserve the national…
CEMENT maker, Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited, has rebranded to Khayah Cement Limited. This follows the conclusion of the acquisition of the major shareholding by a local investment consortium. The company’s trading brand was revealed to the company’s internal stakeholders at an event held at the company premises yesterday. Speaking at the launch event, the company’s…
Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CONCERNED by rising tensions in the country ahead of this year’s crunch elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) wants political parties and the public at large to understand that this will negatively impact on the polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana said the commission was thus doing all…
MARRY Mubaiwa’s attempted murder trial, which kicked off last Thursday at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, was pushed back yesterday to February 27. Mubaiwa is being charged with attempting to murder her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, while he was admitted to a private hospital in South Africa in 2019.The trial was slated to start…
THE government is working on how to diversify the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) operations so it can create revenue from its vast properties, including land, to improve the welfare of pensioners. Responding to inquiries from legislators on when Nssa is going to delink its assets and protect pensioners during a question and answer session…
