THE call by the government for local authorities to modernise both rural and urban areas is long overdue as it comes against the backdrop of increasing emergence of illegal settlements across the country. Sadly, these haphazard settlements are being fuelled in the majority of cases by land barons working hand in glove with corrupt council…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa HEALTH experts are urging authorities to introduce tougher measures — similar to those that were put in place during the fight against Covid — to curb the spiralling cholera outbreak. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid government plans to vaccinate about two million people nationally, the experts said stricter laws like…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER RUFARO Stadium could finally be ready to stage top flight football games after Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday indicated that work at the iconic venue would be complete by next month with a friendly match pitting premiership teams set to be played there in the coming weeks. Mafume, who had a…
ZIMBABWE’s Chevrons returned to old habits in Colombo yesterday, failing to build on a promising start against Sri Lanka to eventually fall to an eight-wicket defeat in the third and final ODI. That defeat meant Sri Lanka won the three-match ODI series 2-0, having claimed victory in the second ODI on Monday. The first ODI…
A SHIP carrying 23 000 metric tonnes of Russian fertilisers donated to Zimbabwe has docked in Beira, Mozambique, port officials said on Tuesday. The shipment was donated by one of the largest fertiliser producers in Russia and the world, Uralchem Group, and is part of many similar consignments given to a number of African countries…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday conceded to calls by consumers, industry and commerce to scrap Value Added Tax (VAT) on key basic commodities and alter measures that had been imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to reign in the informal sector. Though Mthuli’s move is commendable, it falls far short of what is…
By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES plan to roll out a massive national cholera vaccination programme, with a special focus on areas that have been declared hotspots for the acute diarrhoeal illness. The minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that the government was in the…
THE central government has challenged local authorities’ town planners to come up with new strategies and concepts that modernise both rural and urban settlements. This comes as the country is battling with the emergence of illegal settlements in local authorities across the country caused by land barons and corrupt council officials.Speaking during a local authorities’…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERamoyo@dailynews.co.zw BOB “The Head Master” Nyabinde’s loyal fans have something to put smiles on their faces as his family is set to release his new song titled Tinavo Vanotida. Nyabinde succumbed to diabetes last month at the age of 68 and he was buried in Kwekwe.The late music star’s son —…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government has pledged continued support to the Harare City Council (HCC) to ease the capital’s water challenges by a further 100 days.In October last year, the government intervened with a 100-day plan to help HCC address water supply challenges by facilitating the provision of water treatment chemicals that were…
