PARLIAMENT has recommended regular rotating of State security agents deployed in mining areas to reduce mineral leakages, avoid collusion and corruption by law enforcers and mining officials. In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence and Security, it was noted that the rampant illicit mining was…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said government is taking stern measures against those sabotaging the country’s economy and those caught will be brought to book and their operating licences withdrawn. He was addressing “first voters” at a Zanu PF rally at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo town where he added that Treasury had put in place necessary…
AUTHORITIES will unveil an electronic traffic management system later this month to promote safe driving on the country’s roads. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Transport minister Felix Mhona also revealed that the government intended to clear the country’s backlog of more than 600 000 drivers’ licences in the coming months. “The new national driving licence system…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has openly invited local and international organisations to seek accreditation to observe the August 23 harmonised elections. This comes as parties have since hit the campaign trail with both Zanu PF and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) concluding their candidates selection for parliamentary and local government elections. In…
THE visiting United Nations (UN) secretary-general’s special envoy for road safety, Jean Todt, has called on the government and the private sector to work together to end road carnage. Speaking on arrival at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday, Todt said they were working hard to address the issues of road accidents and called…
TEACHERS have stepped up their campaign to nudge authorities to reduce Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala) assessments on learners. This comes as authorities are currently reviewing the 2015-2022 education curriculum. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, leaders of various teachers’ unions said the current Cala assessments were a burden to tutors, parents and learners. The…
FORMER Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday said he will return to Zimbabwe and contest in the presidential election set for August 23. The former G40 kingpin is currently is self-exile in South Africa and did not disclose whether he would form a political party or will run as an independent…
CONGREGANTS from the Apostolic and Zion sectors who gathered under the banner Vapositori4ED at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare, yesterday, pledged to vote in their numbers for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF in the August 23 general elections. The national chairperson of the grouping, Moses Gwasirira, said indigenous churches in Zimbabwe would mobilise…
THE government says it has implanted enough reforms that should see the thawing of its relations with Western countries after decades of international isolation. This comes as the late former President Robert Mugabe’s administration was slapped with sanctions in the 2000s by the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union after…
THE government says the exodus of skilled staff and inadequate funding continue to weigh down efforts to improve health delivery in the country. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Acting President Constantino Chiwenga — who is also the country’s Health minister — said authorities were working hard to try and overcome these challenges. “As at January…
