AUTHORITIES say the country requires at least US$192 million to help communities which were badly affected by last week’s floods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Local Government, Gabriel Masvora, said the money was needed urgently due to the persisting rains which were pounding many parts of the country….
By Rutendo Ngara THE opening of this year’s tobacco marketing season has been pushed forward to the end of February as a high number of farmers are ready to deliver the golden leaf to the auction floors, the Tobacco Marketing Industry Board (TIMB) confirms. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, TIMB spokesperson Chelesani Tsarwe said…
By Rutendo Ngara OVER 60 000 people are occupying land illegally across the country as the number of fresh farm invasions continues to rise, the ministry of Agriculture has revealed. This comes as the government says 270 000 Zimbabweans, both locally and those in the diaspora, were on the land waiting list having made formal…
ELEVEN murder cases were recorded by the police in one week across the country, with most of the cases perpetrated by suspected close family members. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the law enforcement agency was “deeply concerned” by the increase in murders over the past seven days. “The police in Harare are investigating circumstances surrounding…
ECOCASH, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money platform, has slashed its US dollar transfer charges following the government’s reduction of the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) to two percent, down from four percent effective from January 1 this year. The development means EcoCash’s customers now enjoy lower tariffs when transacting on its platform. EcoCash US dollar transfers…
THE government has reiterated that this year’s national elections will proceed as scheduled because the law has no provisions which allow for the postponement of the crunch harmonised polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi emphasised that the government had no plans “whatsoever” to postpone the elections, adding that relevant ministries…
By Rumbidzai Ngwenya POLICE have vowed to engender order at one of the country’s significant gold mines — Redwing in Manicaland —…
ZANU PF has warned its mushrooming affiliates to avoid engaging in factionalism and collaborate with the ruling party’s local political leadership ahead of the upcoming elections. Addressing hundreds of members from different affiliates grouping under the 4ED banner in Hopley, Harare, yesterday, Zanu PF political commissar Mike Bimha said there was need for the affiliates…
MOST of the maize crop planted in Masvingo is wilting due to poor rains and the government has intensified food aid provision in the seven districts in the province to alleviate a looming drought. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira confirmed the maize crop in most of…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa UNITED Nations (UN) agencies operating in Zimbabwe have allocated US$90 million to reducing maternal mortality and supporting other healthcare services in the country for the next three years. Speaking during the launch of the Health Resilience Fund and National Health Strategy to 2025, UN resident coordinator Edward Kallon said the launch would…
