Nyasha Dube duben@dailynews.co.zw HWANGE Coal Gasification Company (HCGC), a subsidiary of Hwange Colliery Company (HCCL), faces reconstruction after the High Court denied its urgent application to overturn Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi’s decision to place it under reconstruction. According to court documents, in October 2018, the government announced that it had issued a reconstruction order for…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw AS SCHOOLS and parents prepare for the 2023 school calendar, the government has reminded all institutions providing primary and secondary education that school fee adjustments must be approved by the ministry. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ministry of Education spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said both public and private schools in the country were bound…
Hazel Marimbiza EIGHT people died over the weekend in different road traffic accidents across the country amid fears that the festive season could turn out to be bloody. Four people have died and five others were seriously injured in a road accident that occurred along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway when a Toyota Quest vehicle collided with…
Ashley Moyo GLOBETROTTING afro-fusion outfit Mokoomba is set to end their year in style with a concert in Harare this Friday and the final one in their home area in Victoria Falls on the New Year’s Eve. According to the organisers, the events are meant to thank the group’s loyal fans for the support rendered…
THE Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has disbursed 2.5 million litres of diesel to support farmers this season as the country targets a bumper harvest to ensure national food security. This development comes as the country is experienced more than 15 hours of load shedding which is threatening to disrupt farming as farmers rely heavily on electricity…
THE IKO Nakamura Zimbabwe branch intends to send 10 karatekas for the first edition of the United World Martial Arts Federation (UWMAF) World Cup set for India next year. The tournament, in which at least 500 karatekas from 45 countries are expected to take part in 13 different martial arts disciplines, will be held at…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Red Cross says it has, through its Restoring Family Links (RFL) initiative, put in place adequate measures to assist migrants seeking to reconnect with their relatives, since the number of deported citizens is significantly rising this festive season. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Red Cross secretary general Elias Hwenga…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), in partnership with African Parks, is renovating the Matusadonha National Park in Kariba, Mashonaland West province, at a cost of US$6 million. The renovations aim to transform the national park into a more popular tourist attracting resort. African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization…
Hazel Marimbiza THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has warned citizens against the use of skin lightening products which it said were now a common sight in most beauty shops in the country. In a statement at the weekend, MCAZ said they were concerned that the illegal products were now being easily accessed by…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has urged the government to further decentralise its offices to the country’s 10 provinces saying this will ensure human rights services are easily accessible to all citizens. Speaking at a human rights event in Bulawayo at the weekend, ZHRC chairperson Elasto Mugwadi said while the government…
