STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is expected to continue to receive normal rainfall, with some southern parts of the country receiving above-normal rainfall, according to the World Food Programme (WFP) in its latest situational report. “The 2024/25 rainfall season has been characterised by mixed conditions across the country,” the WFP stated. “During the first half of…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw A SUSPECTED triple murderer, Trymore Tore, attempted to kill himself after police cornered him in Hurungwe, Mashonaland West Province. One of the victims is Tore’s wife, Moline Chibayanzara. The suspect is now under police guard at Karoi District Hospital. This was confirmed by police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday. “The police confirm…
BUY Zimbabwe is conducting research on consumer preferences for various products, including agricultural produce, foodstuffs, beverages, cooking oil, and clothing.This development comes after the brand promotions organisation undertook a restructuring exercise last month to align itself with shifting market trends and support young entrepreneurs.In a statement yesterday, Buy Zimbabwe said the survey aims to understand…
PARLIAMENTARIANS have called for legislation to ban ministers and top government officials from seeking medical assistance in foreign countries while the country’s health delivery system is collapsing.This call comes after the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health toured the country’s hospitals and raised serious concerns over the state of the health delivery system and infrastructure. The…
THE government has suspended the operating licence of Urban Connect Bus for six months.This decision follows a devastating road traffic accident involving one of the company’s buses, which claimed the lives of 25 people along the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway last week.The bus was operating without insurance cover.The minister of Transport Felix Mhona, in a statement, stated…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has set April 12 as the date for the Glen View South parliamentary by-election.The by-election follows the death of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Grandmore Hakata last month.In an extraordinary Government Gazette published yesterday, Mnangagwa said the Nomination Courts would sit on March 13 to receive the nomination of…
THE minister of Home Affairs, Kazembe Kazembe, says his ministry is engaging with the Treasury to clear over US$6 million in outstanding allowances for civil servants who participated in a mobile national registration exercise prior to the 2023 harmonised elections. This comes as civil servants are irked by the Civil Registry Department’s delay in paying…
DELTA Corporation, a leading beverages manufacturer, is investigating an alleged attempt by unknown persons to illegally access its premises at the Southerton, Harare, brewery through a pre-existing water storm drainage tunnel. In a statement yesterday, Delta said the attempt was discovered on Monday by its employees, although it has not caused any disruption to its…
NEWLY-SWORN in chief magistrate Vongai Guwuriro has pledged to enhance public confidence and independence in the country’s justice delivery system. Addressing the media at State House in Harare yesterday after taking her oath of office before President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Guwuriro said her target was to create an environment that ensures the independence of the judiciary….
GOVERNMENT has expressed concerns over the proliferation of fuel stations near residential areas, posing a threat to human lives. Giving oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy in Parliament yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy, Gloria Magombo, said authorities were investigating whether the issuance of licences was done above board….
