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By Nyasha Kunyiswa and Hazel Marimbiza VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, has warned perpetrators of child abuse that the government will soon introduce deterrent legislation to protect children. This comes as the country has seen a worrying increase in child abuse cases and teenage pregnancies, with the latest involving two nine-year-old girls from Matabeleland South…

By Regis Chingawo and Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWEANS continue to reel from relentless power cuts, with business confirming yesterday that the debilitating blackouts had resulted in companies losing millions of US dollars every month. Speaking to the Daily News, the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), Chris Mugaga, said 2022 had…

Regis Chingawo chingawor@dailynews.co.zw THE government has confirmed that it is failing to allocate devolution funds to the local authorities timeously due to limited funds from the Treasury. This follows complaints from local governments across the country urging the government to speed up the disbursement of devolution funds, claiming that delays are impeding the progress of…

By Rutendo Ngara THE European Union (EU) has called on Zimbabwe to hold credible and peaceful elections next year, as this will create a prosperous environment. The EU ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann, made the call during a signing ceremony in which the union committed to providing 45.9 million euros to Zimbabwe to capacitate…

Brighton Muronzereyi bmuronzereyi@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF political commissar, Mike Bimha yesterday issued a stern warning to party members who are campaigning for parliamentary and council seats ahead of next year’s elections, saying they are jumping the gun. Speaking to the media in Harare, Bimha said the party had not set the criteria and guidelines for primary…

MDC president Douglas Mwonzora has outsmarted his rivals after the national council elected him uncontested over the weekend, to lead the party for his first five-year term. The party founded by the late Morgan Tsvangirai is due to hold its first ordinary congress after Mwonzora was elected at an extraordinary congress in December last year…

By Brendon Josphat THE South African government remains committed to assisting Zimbabwe in dealing with its myriad political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News — on the sidelines of national hero Kenneth Manyonda’s burial in Harare at the weekend — SA’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, said it was in the interest of…

By Regis Chingawo POLICE in Harare are concerned about an increase in cases of citizens losing their hard-earned money to fraudsters, in the central business district (CBD). Police spokesperson for Harare Metropolitan Province, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza told the Daily News yesterday that they were still receiving several reports of people who would have been conned…

By Rutendo Ngara ACCORDING to the most recent Global Fund report, Zimbabwe’s drug laws are not assisting in the country’s fight against drug and substance abuse because they criminalise drug use rather than addressing the issues that citizens face on a daily basis. The report, titled ‘Zimbabwe’s situational analysis of drug use and injection in…