STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on the media industry to support the country’s economic trajectory Addressing editors from various media houses at State House in Harare, Mnangagwa emphasised the importance of informed reporting.“Our national media are part of our institutional identity markers; they must be sovereign and self-determining in thought, expression, and interests,”…

STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has expressed concerns over the meagre pay-outs pensioners receive, stating they are inadequate to cover basic needs such as food, shelter, medication, and utility bills.This concern arises after Parliament received a petition from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Pensioners Advocacy Zimbabwe last year requesting an investigation into the plight of pensioners…

URBAN Connect Bus, a company whose bus was involved in a fatal accident that claimed the lives of 25 passengers last week, had no requisite public passenger liability insurance.The horror accident, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a national disaster, occurred along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway. It also injured 44 passengers.In a statement over the weekend, the…

GOVERNMENT has embarked on a blitz targeting traditional leaders who are illegally parcelling out State land without following due process. This comes as authorities have temporarily suspended the allocation of urban State land to pave the way for the review and strengthening policies on its administration and management amid an increase in land barons duping…

GOVERNMENT says it is going to continue strengthening the new heritage-based curriculum amid reports of slip-ups in the education sector with teachers claiming they are not conversant with the new syllabus. The new curriculum was introduced this year after the government decided to dump the continuous assessment learning activities last year following an uproar from…

STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POWER utility Zesa is continuing to reel from its US$350 million foreign debt that is negatively impacting electricity supply in the country, it has emerged. As a result, Zesa is — for example — being forced to export 80 megawatts of electricity to Namibia every day, in a bid to service part…