muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT is set to establish a commissions of inquiry in Bulawayo, Victoria Falls and Gweru to investigate allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the councils, Local Government minister Daniel Garwe has confirmed. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month received a report on Harare City Council governance issues from a commission of inquiry…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he was left disheartened by the dire state of the country’s public hospitals after he recently visited some of the major health facilities in Harare. At the same time, Mnangagwa warned Zanu PF members yesterday not to use the party’s restructuring exercises to advance selfish interests and to fan divisions within…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have approved the Biological and Toxin Weapons Crimes Bill, a significant step towards preventing the production and use of biological weapons. The Bill’s primary objective is to outlaw the development, production, manufacture, possession, stockpiling, importation, exportation, transportation, transit, trans-shipment, transfer, or use of biological agents, toxins, and weapons. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has affirmed that the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s heroic and selfless nationalism continues to inspire Zimbabwe’s implementation of people-oriented policies. This commemoration comes 26 years after Nkomo’s passing at the age of 82 on July 1 1999 at Parirenyatwa hospital. He was subsequently laid to rest at the National Heroes…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS have expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating state of the country’s education sector, citing crumbling infrastructure and a severe shortage of resources. The alarm was raised in a report tabled in the National Assembly last week by the Joint Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education and the Thematic Committee on Gender…

POLICE are fretting over the surge in armed robbery cases after over US$1,2 million and other valuables were stolen in the space of two days. This comes after the law enforcement agency last week pleaded with Zimbabweans to be more responsible as most of the armed robberies being recorded appear to be inside jobs. It…

THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) says it is seeking US$21 million to manage elephant conservation efforts. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo yesterday said the country’s elephant conservation efforts were severely under-financed. “The increased elephant populations and localised overabundance have resulted in increased human-elephant conflicts. “The country’s elephant conservation efforts are severely under-financed, with…