IT IS disturbing to note that political violence and hate speech are now rearing their ugly head again as the country counts down to the August 23 harmonised polls. Last Thursday, there were running battles between Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu PF supporters in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza. 39 CCC supporters were arrested and charged…
ONE of the country’s largest tyre providers, Trentyre, has embarked on an aggressive expansion drive to evolve and refine its identity as a supplier of choice to all key sectors of the economy, such as agriculture, mining, and infrastructure. The company is a subsidiary of Zimplow Holdings, a major participant in the logistics and automotive…
By Ketty Nyoni THE country’s opposition should rally behind Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, in this year’s presidential election. So says former MDC bigwig, Morgen Komichi, who announced on Wednesday this week that he would now lead a splinter formation of the party. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s popular…
By Rutendo Ngara ONE of the country’s leading platinum producers, Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats), says it is working on an ambitious project that will revive a cheese manufacturing factory in Kadoma as the company diversifies its operations. The factory, which is owned by Dairibord, closed in 2009 due to low milk production. Its resuscitation would…
WITH cases of pregnancy termination and baby dumping in the country on the increase, according to police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, it is high time authorities started to think hard and long on how to end the scourge outside the threats of arrest. “Police in Filabusi are investigating a case of concealing birth which occurred at…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest mobile network operator, has announced plans to upgrade 500 of its base stations and deploy an additional 300 new base stations across the country over the course of this year. The company said the move is part of its ongoing efforts to improve network quality and capacity, and to…
By Brandon Josphat SIMBARASHE Mutsahuni Chikore’s lawyer, Rogers Matsikidze, has confirmed that his client was indeed previously married to Margaret Jeanine Brooks in America. However, Matsikidze told the Daily News yesterday that Bona — Simba’s estranged wife and daughter of the late former president Robert Mugabe — was aware of this. In addition, and according…
By Brandon Josphat PARLIAMENT has upheld the contentious new nomination fees that were recently gazetted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). This comes despite the fear by opposition parties that the fees would result in many of their aspiring candidates failing to participate in this year’s elections. The decision by Parliament also comes after the…
By Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWE this year recorded its highest tobacco production in nearly 200 years with the government crediting at least 85 percent of the crop’s harvest to smallholder farmers, acting Information minister Jenfan Muswere said yesterday. He was speaking during a post Cabinet press briefing in Harare last night. “Cabinet is pleased to advise…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) say they are almost always left with a day’s supply in their blood bank at the end of each day owing to high demand. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of World Blood Donor Day commemorations in Harare yesterday, NBSZ chief executive office Lucy…
