muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann, says reforms being implemented by the government in various sectors will attract foreign direct investment and boost the country’s economy. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the first-ever European Union-Zimbabwe Business Forum, Kirchmann hailed the country’s reform process saying it would boost agriculture exports and…

POLICE are set to procure speed monitoring machines as it battles to tame lawlessness on the country’s roads which has led to an increase in fatal traffic accidents. This comes as the Police Commissioner General, Stephen Mutamba, has directed his officers to modify their checkpoint procedures in a bid to tame the country’s traffic jungle….

ENERGY minister July Moyo has accused former Zesa employees of orchestrating a wave of vandalism targeting the power utility’s infrastructure across the country. This comes as blackouts have returned with some parts of the country going for months without power supplies. It also comes as the government said that vandalism had destroyed at least 6…

STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE deputy minister of Finance, David Mnangagwa, says the government is introducing measures to ensure tax compliance and widen the tax base to promote local currency. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said they were building a tax infrastructure that compels everyone to settle their obligations. “The first port of…

PARLIAMENT has hit out at truant Cabinet ministers for hampering the speedy passing of Bills. This comes as the Medical Services Amendment, Persons with Disabilities, Mines and Minerals and Parks and Wildlife Amendment Bills and several others before Parliament are lying idle without being processed. Raising a point of national interest in the National Assembly…

PARLIAMENT and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) are set to splash hundreds of thousands of United States dollars on top-of-the-range vehicles and mobile phones for staff. The National Assembly revealed its intention to buy the vehicles in a notice recently published in the Government Gazette. “Bids are invited from reputable suppliers, registered with the Procurement…

STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have released the names of 20 Zimbabwean miners who tragically lost their lives in a mine shaft accident in South Africa earlier this year. They died in Stilfontein during the “Vala Umgodi” operation, which aimed to crack down on illegal mining activities. The victims were Bothwell Mlambo, Bob Sithole, Gladman Mlambo,…