THE government says there is a need for collaboration between public and private entities in order to cross-pollinate ideas that enhance economic development. Speaking in Harare yesterday at a stakeholders’ interface breakfast meeting, newly-appointed Industry and Commerce minister Sithembiso Nyoni said collaboration and engagement of all stakeholders were crucial for economic success. “The government will…

NEWLY appointed Provincial Affairs ministers have put suspected land barons in their regions on notice, as the government moves to restore order in towns and cities. This comes as the country is still saddled with cases of desperate home seekers who lost their hard-earned money to illegal property developers and land barons. Harare Metropolitan Provincial…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday swore in three more deputy ministers after they were left out when the rest took the oath of office on Tuesday. This comes after Mnangagwa appointed a new Cabinet on Monday before swearing them in along with some deputy and provincial affairs ministers on Tuesday. The three who were sworn in…

POLICE yesterday arrested Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Maureen Kademaunga and ward 10 councillor Clayd Mashozhera on allegations of attempted murder and malicious damage to property. In a statement last night, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they arrested the duo together with their alleged accomplice Daudi Jessub. “Police confirm that Sunning[1]dale … MP…

ZIMBABWE has recorded more than 1 800 veld fires across the country, with property worth US$10 000 destroyed since the start of the fire season in July, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has confirmed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ema spokesperson Amkela Sidange said the agency had also laid criminal charges against offenders who…

THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has challenged the newly-elected MPs to be well-versed in the country’s Constitution. Speaking in the National Assembly in Mt Hampden at the weekend after taking oath of office before Chief Justice Luke Malaba, he told the MPs that the oath they took on Thursday and Friday was…