POLITICAL parties, including the ruling Zanu PF, have called on Zimbabweans to come together and work jointly to improve the welfare of ordinary citizens. The message came as the country commemorates Unity Day today. The day has been commemorated on December 22 annually since 1987 in recognition of the signing of the Unity Accord between…
POLICE say foreign robbers, especially from South Africa, are now pouncing on Zimbabwe, with some of them targeting to kidnap prominent people for ransom. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the latest development, adding some of the suspected robbery suspects arrested on Tuesday, including South Africans, were plotting abductions of local wealthy people. He confirmed…
A RWANDAIR plane, with 65 passengers and eight crew members, yesterday burst one of its tyres at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) confirmed last night. The plane was en route from Harare to Cape Town. “The Airports Company of Zimbabwe would like to provide an update on the…
THE government has extended the importation of basic goods, among others, under the consignment based conformity assessment (CBCA) programme from January 1 to February 29 next year. Industry minister Sithembiso Nyoni yesterday said the CBCA programme is for general goods, second-hand vehicles, vehicle parts and destination inspection. “We wish to remind the general public that…
THE Mines ministry has ordered all its provincial mining directors (PMDs) to stop issuing mining licenses, as this was creating distortions in the ownership of mining rights. In a circular dated December 12 2023, the Mines ministry’s permanent secretary, Pfungwa Kunaka, also directed the PMDs to compile and submit to head office schedules of registered…
INDUSTRY has implored authorities to liberalise the exchange rate to deal with the shortages of foreign currency in the country, which have seen the prices of basic commodities increase. This comes as MPs will today scrutinise the 2024 national budget in Parliament before it is passed.Giving submissions before the parliamentary portfolio committee on budget and…
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has demanded that all ministers must, without fail, attend parliamentary business in order to fulfil their constitutional mandates. This comes amid concerns that the leader of government business in the National Assembly and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is morphing into a super minister because his Cabinet colleagues are…
THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$15 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for NMB Bank. This is AfDB’s first project with NMB, a registered commercial bank with strong SME credentials. This facility would provide 100 percent guarantee to international confirming banks (CBs) for the non-payment risk they take on NMB’s trade…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has thrown its weight behind the national campaign against criminal activities, including gender-based violence (GBV). This comes as the country is currently observing 16 Days of Activism Against GBV amid concerns of increased cases in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZCC secretary general Wilfred Dimingo said…
AUTHORITIES have confirmed that Geo Associates and its partners, Invictus Energy and One Gas Resources, have discovered a major gas resource in Muzarabani district, Mashonaland Central Province.Invictus Energy is an Australia-listed oil and gas exploration company, Geo Associates is a local energy operator and One Gas Resources is a natural gas distributor.Energy minister Zhemu Soda…
