STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw VILLAGERS in the Himalaya area of Chimanimani West, in Manicaland, are living in fear of marauding hyenas which are targeting their easy prey livestock. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZimParks’ Chimanimani liaison officer, Kwashirai Dzoro, confirmed that a cackle of aggressive hyenas had become a huge menace in the area. This…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union has appealed to the government to come to the rescue of more than 2 000 RioZim Limited workers who have gone for five months without pay. According to the Union, the Rio Zim workers’ desperate situation now warranted the intervention of the government. In…
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) says, contrary to popular opinion, they make one of the most competitive pension payouts in the region. Nssa deputy director marketing and public relations Tendai Mutseyekwa told delegates at the recently held CEO Africa Roundtable Wealth and Retirement Summit in Nyanga that Zimbabwe’s minimum monthly pension payout, which currently stands…
NYANGA mayor Fungai Chimwamurombe has revealed plans to build a large conference centre as part of efforts to make the resort town in Manicaland Zimbabwe’s mecca of conferences. Currently, most big conferences in Zimbabwe are held in Harare, Kariba and Victoria Falls, with Nyanga only playing host to small meetings due to lack of spacious…
THE Master of the High Court has opened the late Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa’s estate for inspection until April 28. Mahofa collapsed at her home in Masvingo and was rushed to Makurira Memorial Clinic where she died on August 14 2017. In an estate notice in the latest Government Gazette, the Master of…
PARLIAMENT has declared the Gutu East parliamentary seat vacant following the expulsion of Benjamin Ganyiwa from Zanu PF. Ganyiwa was accused of fanning factionalism and holding unsanctioned meetings in his constituency. Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi announced the vacant seat in the National Assembly last week, stating that Parliament would inform the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)…
AUTHORITIES want to establish a Victoria Falls International Financial Services Centre to attract international companies to invest in various sectors of the economy. According to the latest Government Gazette, the centre would be headed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa together with Finance and Justice ministers, Mthuli Ncube and Ziyambi Ziyambi. “There is hereby established pursuant to…
THE government is moving to amend the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) Act to improve the living conditions of pensioners. This comes as Parliament has raised concerns over the meagre monthly pay-outs pensioners were receiving as they were inadequate to cater for their basic needs. Responding to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service, Labour…
SENATORS have strongly voiced concerns over the continued deteriorating health delivery system in the country, describing public hospitals as “death beds”. This comes as the ministry of Health says inconsistencies and delays in the disbursement of funds by the Treasury have negatively impacted the country’s health institutions’ operations. Debating a motion on the state of…
THE government has challenged the public to embrace the use of mobile toilets for sanitation and hygiene services in areas hosting huge outdoor gatherings and in public places. This also comes as the government has upped its fight against communicable diseases, especially cholera across the country. In a letter dated March 14, and addressed to…
