DINSON Iron and Steel Company is prioritising the local market before embarking on massive steel exports. According to chief executive officer Tanaka Shumba, the company aims to satisfy local demand first, and any surplus will be exported to the region and beyond. “We need to first satisfy the local demand, our intention is to supply…
PARLIAMENT’S portfolio committee on Health is pushing for the urgent tabling and debating in the house of a National Health Insurance Bill expected to address shortcomings in the public health delivery system. Experts are pinning their hopes on the government’s plans to put in place a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to resuscitate the country’s…
AUTHORITIES have issued a 90-day moratorium on the issuance and processing of applications for changes in land use by local authorities, effective immediately. The directive aims to restore order and ensure proper management of land resources. In a circular dated May 2 ad – dressed to all local authorities, the minister of Local Government Daniel…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed June 14 as the date for parliamentary by-elections in Gutu and Insiza North constituencies. The by-elections were occasioned by the expulsion of Gutu East MP Benjamin Ganyiwa from Zanu PF and the death of Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga. In an extraordinary Government Gazette published on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said the…
GOVERNMENT says they have put all mechanisms in place to ensure winter wheat farmers are not affected by power outages by ring-fencing at least 500 megawatts (MW). The minister of Energy and Power Development, July Moyo, told a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday that they were taking advantage of improved water levels at Kariba…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has challenged Sadc Parliamentary Forum to champion the regional Parliament to spearhead economic development. This comes as Zimbabwe is preparing to host the 57th plenary Assembly of the Sadc Parliamentary Forum in Victoria Falls from May 31 to June 7. Speaking during the executive committee…
AUTHORITIES say plans are underway to construct four new interchanges in Harare to decongest traffic in the capital. This comes as the government is set to complete the construction of Trabablas (Mbudzi) Roundabout before the end of the year. In a notice in the Government Gazette, the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, said the proposed…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is seeking ways to improve the protection and privacy of data users. This comes as authorities have vowed to take stern measures against individuals spreading misinformation on social media targeting the country’s leadership. In a notice issued in the Government Gazette, Potraz said the growing use…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEAN legislators have slammed the continued closure of Parirenyatwa Mental Health Hospital resulting in patients seeking emergency medical attention being turned away. This comes as Zimbabwe is reporting an increase in the number of people seeking mental healthcare due to drug and substance abuse and a spike in economic and social challenges….
AT LEAST 24 people lost their lives in road accidents across the country during the just-ended Easter and Independence holidays. A concerned police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, also reported yesterday that the number of road traffic accidents had increased over the long weekend — from 256 in 2024 to 384 this year. He attributed the…
