VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has told tobacco merchants to make swift payments to farmers who deliver their crops to them this season. Speaking at the official opening of the 2023 tobacco marketing season in Harare yesterday, Chiwenga said the government had noted with concern reports from past selling seasons that farmers were being short-changed by…
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has appointed a six-member team to investigate the operations of Harare’s City Parking. The Harare City Council is the largest shareholder of City Parking. It is a private company mandated by the Harare City Council to manage parking and provide parking technologies in Harare. In a letter dated March 7,…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo has been dragged to court after he allegedly sodomised a colleague who had demanded his money back. Sipho Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo Regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a sexual abuse charge. He pleaded not guilty. It is the State’s case that on December…
ALL is set for the inaugural edition of the Under-19 cricket identification tournament to be held at Peterhouse School from March 31 to April 4. The tournament which was launched yesterday has the blessings of Zimbabwe Cricket who will also have their Under-19 team at the six team tournament. Tournament director Hilda Kadye said the…
By Ketty Noyni THE government says it is committed to continuing to engage with different religious groupings to ensure women’s empowerment in the country. Speaking on behalf of the Women’s Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni, at the International Women’s Day seminar Women’s University in Africa in Harare yesterday, the director in the ministry, Vaidah Mashangwa, said…
By Brandon Josphat GOVERNMENT and civil servants meet today to discuss salary and working conditions for public workers, and the government employees are considering calling for an “extraordinary” meeting for all civil servants if their conditions are not met. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) secretary-general David…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, who also doubles as Health minister, yesterday said Zimbabwe appreciated efforts by China in supporting the country’s health sector through the provision of medical supplies and health professionals. This comes as 19 medical experts from China are set to leave Zimbabwe soon after serving for nearly three years…
By Ashley Moyo THE National Gallery of Zimbabwe is hosting an all-female art exhibition titled “We should All Be Human” to mark the International Women’s Day. The International Women’s Day — held every March 8 — was set aside to celebrate social, political, economic and cultural achievements of women. The day is also a focal…
LIZWE Sweswe is expecting a warm reception from FC Platinum fans when he returns to Mandava Stadium for the first time in almost three years to lead ambitious side, Bulawayo Chiefs, in the Castle Super Challenge Cup. The reigning league champions FC Platinum will host Chibuku Super Cup champions Chiefs in the top flight season’s…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has announced the Northerns and Southerns squads that will face English county sides, Durham and Glamorgan in a T20…
