ECOCASH — the country’s leading financial technology platform — has introduced EcoPay, a new online payment system that allows organisations to make instant payments to over 100 000 beneficiaries all at once. The new platform enables companies and organisations to pay salaries to their employees, disburse pensions to pensioners, pay farmers for agricultural produce and…
A HARARE man who allegedly burnt down the famous Mbare Musika retail market was yesterday denied bail by magistrate Artwell Sanyatwa. Action Chakauya is facing a charge of negligently causing serious damage to property. In denying him bail, Sanyatwa said Chakauya is facing a serious crime and if granted bail he will jeopardise investigations. He…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the ZiG is here to stay, while also warning anew those who are refusing to accept the country’s new currency for daily transactions. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy governor of the RBZ, Innocent Matshe, also appealed to members of the public to embrace ZiG coins…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it will revise the Firearms Act in order to strengthen the licencing of guns in the country. This comes as authorities are upping their game in their war against illegal firearms as well as criminals who use guns to commit armed robberies in the country. Addressing a post…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF is bristling over what it says are attempts to divide the party ahead of its annual conference in Bulawayo on Friday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the party’s director for information, Farai Marapira, said the social media disinformation campaigns targeted at the former liberation movement’s leadership would be probed…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A SOLDIER stationed at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks in Harare appeared in court yesterday for allegedly invading state land and defrauding an unsuspecting home seeker. Stephene Madondo appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud and contravening the Regional and Town and Country planning Act. The State alleges that sometime between 2018 and…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says the country is lagging behind in terms of meeting the UNAids 95-95 -95 HIV target among children aged between zero and 14. This comes as Zimbabwe achieved the 95-95 -95 target among adults. The 95-95-95 ensures that 95 percent of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 95…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has called on the government to subsidise cancer treatment in the country. This came out during Croco Motors handover of cancer products to the association in Harare yesterday. Speaking at the handover ceremony, CAZ general manager Junior Mavu urged people to go for regular cancer screenings to save lives….
ZIMBABWE has selected a developmental squad for the upcoming Chan qualifiers primarily composed of U23 and U20 players. The team, which has just four senior players, will be coached by Takesure Chiragwi. The squad is scheduled to get into camp in Harare today. Chan Squad Goalkeepers: Donovan Bernard (Chicken Inn), Joseph Kaunda (Manica Diamonds) Defenders:…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER MIGHTY Warriors are expected to depart this morning for the upcoming 2024 COSAFA Women’s Championship that will be staged in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from today up to November 2. The team which has been in camp for the past week held their last home training session yesterday at ZESA Training…
