WHEN the government introduced a sugar tax on soft drinks in 2024, the aim was double-pronged — discouraging excessive sugar consumption while at the same time raising funds for healthcare improvements, particularly for cancer treatment. The importance of the sugar tax was underscored in Parliament recently by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube in his 2025 mid-term…
By Brandon Josphat jophatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will continue to act with great care going forward to maintain the current relative ZiG and prices stability, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said yesterday. Speaking in Harare during a highly-subscribed midterm budget review forum that was hosted by the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Ncube vowed…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo NIGERIAN stars Sunmisola and Ebuka Songs will headline the Relentless Worship 2025 concert at the UFIC Basilica in Chitungwiza tomorrow. The concert will also feature local artistes, including Minister Michael Mahendere, Psalmist Hubert C, Worshipper Larry Gunda, Tatenda Masara, Carol Nyakuba, and the UFIC Choir. Relentless Worship 2025 spokesperson, Pastor…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor has described his return to the national squad for the ongoing second test match against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo as a new lease of life. Taylor’s comeback follows a three-and-a-half-year ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching both the Anti-Corruption…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE United States embassy in Zimbabwe has paused the processing of all except most diplomatic and official visas. In a statement yesterday, the embassy said the move was with immediate effect. “The US Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, has paused all routine immigrant and non-immigrant visa services with the exception…
THE City of Masvingo has decommissioned one of its cemeteries for adult burials, the Lawn Cemetery, as it can no longer accommodate new burials due to space constraints. The decision marks the end of an era for the historic cemetery, which served as a final resting place for thousands of residents. “Notice is hereby given…
SPORTS WRITER THE stage is set for this year’s edition of the Carling Black Label National Pool Championship finals which will be staged in Bulawayo tomorrow. Indications are that 148 players will be involved in tomorrow’s finals, with 74 men and a similar number of women, aiming to claim the coveted title from Mutare’s Godknows…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER MORE than 100 schools competed in the 16th edition of the Herentals Group of Colleges Principal’s Trophy football tournament that ended in the capital yesterday. Both primary and secondary schools battled for honours in the tournament with teams in the former section divided into three categories — under-9, under-11 and…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw TREASURY secretary George Guvamatanga says government has not refused to pay exporters their local currency component under the export retention scheme, insisting the current arrangement was agreed upon with exporters, particularly miners who initially had no use for ZiG This comes amid growing complaints from exporters over delayed settlements of…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw IN A very rare case, a 15-year-old boy was gored to death by a bushbuck on Tuesday this week in Deure Village in Buhera. The victim, Isaac Mungani, was attacked by the bushbuck while guarding his mother’s garden. Isaac was in the company of a 12-year-old girl, Lilian Matongo, when the bushbuck…
