By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is ramping up its efforts to end the country’s debilitating power cuts as soon as possible, and to connect more people to the national grid. This has seen Energy minister Edgar Moyo and senior executives from power utility Zesa embarking on an ambitious tour of China where they…
By Ketty Nyoni LATEST figures released by the Health ministry show that a total of 473 people have died and over 23 000 have been infected by cholera in the country since February last year when the first case was recorded. This comes as the government at the weekend received nearly 900 000 oral cholera…
ONE evening in late July 2023, Belinda Mashavire received devastating news: her husband of five months, Joseph Foya, had been killed in…
KUDZAI Chideme, 42, stepped into the teaching profession after completing her diploma in marketing and failing to secure a job in the…
THERE have been varied reactions to Nelson Chamisa’s decision to quit the Citizens Coalition for Change after months of turmoil that saw Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be CCC’s interim secretary general, recalled MPs and Councillors elected at last August’s general polls. Court challenges to reverse the recalls were thrown out either on technicality or…
TWENTY years after completing high school in Zimbabwe, 38-yearold Tinago Mukono still has not found employment, and in order to survive, he…
ZIMBABWE’S in-store exchange rate was “an albatross” for formal retailers that are also tightly squeezed for taxation, Meikles Limited, the Pick n Pay Zimbabwean-listed partner in the TM Supermarkets chain, said last week. Meikles operates Pick n Pay and TM branded stores across Zimbabwe and competes against Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed OK Zimbabwe. The big Zimbabwean…
FRESH headwinds emanating from depressed commodity prices and low agricultural productivity expected will likely suppress consumer demand this year, Zimbabwe beer brewer…
By Ketty Nyoni AT LEAST 38 people have been killed across the country in rain-related incidents since the start of the 2023-24 rain season. During this same time, more than 2 200 households, 100 schools and 11 clinics have been damaged by bad weather. The principal administrative officer of the Civil Protection Department, Nyararai Mutikuwe,…
BY SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, that has led to the death of over 400 people since February last year, seriously affected the country’s economic growth as unbudgeted resources are being channelled to fight the disease, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said yesterday. He was addressing thousands of Prophet Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD)…
