BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer UNIVERSITIES and colleges are now demanding part payment of fees in United States dollars as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose its value on the market. This comes as the hapless local unit is trading at $17 000 to the coveted US dollar on the black market, although it was…
BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed Omphile Marupi as deputy minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services and two other deputy ministers. Marupi became Zanu PF legislator for Gwanda South constituency in Matabeleland South Province after Mnangagwa and the party won last year’s general elections against Nelson Chamisa and his former…
BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer ZESA has flighted a tender to acquire essential equipment to rehabilitate its creaky power stations as it moves to ease the electricity crisis in the country. This comes as the power utility is targeting to increase its electricity generation capacity to 3 000 megawatts (mw) by the end of next…
By Rutendo Ngara MINISTER of Women’s Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa says women continue to bear the brunt of economic hardships as they endeavour to fend for their families. Speaking during a women entrepreneurship, trade and innovation conference in Harare yesterday, Mutsvanga said the government was in the process of reviewing a broad-based women empowerment framework to…
YVONNE NCUBEin Bulawayo A BULAWAYO man has been ordered to pay US$300 fine after being found guilty of fatally running over a cyclist who died on the spot as a result of the accident. Farai Mabhande, 35, of King George V1, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing a charge of culpable homicide. He was…
BY SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI ZIMBABWEANS and Chinese nationals in the country welcomed the Lunar New Year with a bang on Thursday night at a gala attended by various dignitaries, including senior government officials. Multitudes of people from all age groups thronged the Celebration Centre in Harare to witness mesmerising performances, including music, dance, martial arts, fashion…
BY RUTENDO NGARA ZANU PF legislators have called on the government, through Parliament, to send them to the United States of America (US) to pressure President Joe Biden’s administration to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. The US enacted the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) in 2001 after the land reform programme which it…
WITH the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just months away, it was rather concerning to hear that Zimbabwe only had two athletes that had qualified for the quadrennial global sporting showcase. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (Zoc) earlier in the week revealed that the duo of long distance runner Isaac Mpofu and Australia-based rower Stephen Cox were…
ZAMBIA’S former President Edgar Lungu has asked citizens to call for an early election, accusing his successor Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says everything is in place for today’s by-elections which will be held in six constituencies and several wards across the country. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed February 3, as the date for by-elections to fill six National Assembly vacancies following the recall of CCC…
