STAKEHOLDERS have called on the government and the public to guard against veld fires as the nation enters the fire season. This…
EX-PUBLIC Service minister Petronella Kagonye (pictured)’s bid for freedom in a case she is accused of stealing computers meant for schools in Goromonzi South constituency continues after she brought beneficiaries to court. She stands accused of writing a letter to the then minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services Supa Mandiwanzira requesting computers to donate…
PRESSURE continues to build all round for authorities to act decisively on skyrocketing prices of basic consumer goods, which are making life…
ZIMBABWE should focus on producing sustainable tobacco instead of increasing hectarage as international markets are demanding environmentally friendly crops, the Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZTA chief executive officer Rodney Ambrose expressed concern that making tobacco more sustainable was going at a snail’s pace. “It is possible for us to…
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority’s (ZimParks) bid to evict one of its tenants; Mayfair Catering Services from its property in Masvingo has been stayed following a successful urgent High Court chamber application. Mayfair Lodges and Restaurants managing director Kudzanai Patrick Kujenga filed an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of a judgement…
TWO off-duty Harare municipal officers were last week nabbed after allegedly extorting a dollar from a barber threatening to confiscate his wares for operating at an undesignated place. Beauty Chipika and Ernest Togarasei were not asked to plead to extortion when they appeared before a Harare magistrate. They were remanded out of custody to May…
FIRST Capital Bank Limited has dodged a US$1 million lawsuit against disgruntled customer Sharai Chimimba for allegedly withholding money deposited with them…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, is cranking up his push for national dialogue, which he says is crucial in paving the way for economic development in the country. In addition, Chamisa says it is time authorities addressed the worsening scourge of corruption in the country and also deal with the growing economic…
RUTENDO NGARA AS ZIMBABWE commemorates Workers’ Day today, labour unions have bemoaned the worsening lot of workers in the country. The secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Japhet Moyo, was among the labour leaders who told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that rising prices and inflation were negatively impacting on workers. “We…
RUMBIDZAI NGWENYA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for dialogue with workers in order to address their challenges including poor working conditions and the erosion of salaries owing to the prevailing harsh economic environment. In his Workers Day commemorations speech yesterday, Mnangagwa said workers’ plight had to be addressed as they played a crucial role in…
