SMALL-SCALE miners have so far this year delivered 22.2 tonnes of gold to Fidelity Printers and Refineries, deputy minister of Mines Polite Kambamura has confirmed, adding projections showed deliveries would increase in 2023. He was speaking at the launch of the Miners for Economic Development (Miners4ED) at the Golden Valley Mine in Chakari, Mashonaland West…
THERE is mounting disquiet within the ranks of Zanu PF over the preliminary outcomes of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) delimitation exercise. At the same time, the national elections management body has defended its work, saying that this won’t affect voting in the station-based polling that will still be in use in the crunch 2023…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are mulling increasing electricity tariffs as part of efforts to deal with the country’s debilitating power crisis. This comes after Parliament urged Zesa to charge realistic prices and also find ways of earning more foreign currency to help the embattled power utility to procure sufficient electricity for both ordinary consumers and…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has dismissed an application by a Harare woman Katarina Phiri who was seeking condonation in a matter where she is fighting an eviction order granted against her. According to court documents, Phiri entered into a lease agreement for a State-owned house in Chitungwiza with Local Government minister July Moyo….
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says it has scaled-up its protection of child rights efforts, in a move meant to curb the rampant increase of cases involving the abuse of minors in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the executive secretary for ZHRC, Delis Mazambane said in its latest efforts the commission…
By Brighton Muronzereyi PROCUREMENT Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) chief executive, Clever Ruswa, admitted yesterday that the authority did not exercise due diligence when it awarded tenders to two private companies to supply laptops to Parliament at inflated prices. Treasury was compelled to withdraw tenders early this year in which Parliament planned to buy laptops…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says Zimbabwe’s legal framework is conducive to attract foreign direct investments. Speaking in India last Thursday while meeting the Zimbabwe-India Trade Council Business (ZITC) delegation, Mudenda said Zimbabwe’s Legislature was committed to crafting laws that were conducive for foreign investors. The ZITC comprises different business operations in…
THE Forestry Commission has witnessed a worrying increase in wood poaching for domestic use purposes in urban areas as power supplies in the country worsen, the commission’s director-general, Abednico Marufu has confirmed. The commission has since roped in the police and other State security agencies to reduce the rampant cutting down of trees as more…
Nyasha Kunyiswa and Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERS ZIMBABWE’s brutal power cuts are worsening another long-standing national crisis, the provision of reliable potable water to many places around the country. The Daily News established from a number of local authorities yesterday that they were battling to pump enough water for their communities due to the country’s relentless…
By Brighton Muronzereyi PARLIAMENT has implored the government to provide adequate funding for the country’s strategic fuel reserves to avoid unnecessary disruptions in economic activities. In a post-budget report presented in Parliament last week by the Parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy and Power Development, legislators noted that national strategic fuel reserves had been underfunded in…
