HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to institute provincial councils sooner rather than later in line with the provisions of the country’s Constitution as well as his government’s thrust on devolution of power. He said this as he delivered his keynote address while commissioning the Hopeville Housing Project and a tomato processing plant in…
HARARE – The price of bread is going up by 10 percent with effect from today due to an increase in the price of wheat — a key raw material in the manufacture of bread. This comes at a time when millers are frantically making logistical arrangements to bring in a consignment of wheat which…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has cancelled celebrations to mark the party’s 19th anniversary due to the cholera outbreak which is spiralling out of control, the Daily News can report. If anything, the decision to put the festivities on ice was just academic as the police had banned the celebrations, which were set for…
HARARE – Treasury is set to splash over $20 million on top of the range vehicles for Members of Parliament and Senators in the ninth Parliament. This is at a time when government is struggling to mobilise resources to contain a cholera outbreak that has since been declared a national disaster. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Women rights organisations and politicians have condemned MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s penchant for denigrating women saying this was reflective of an unrepentant male society trapped in a time warp. Chamisa, a 40-year-old politician, has often made remarks that seemed to degrade women. He once jokingly promised to ‘‘give’’ his 18-year-old younger sister…
MUTARE – A Nyanga man who was due for release from prison has had his stay in jail extended so as to face trial for helping a fellow inmate escape using his particulars. Blessing Ganje, 29, from Mambemba Village under Chief Hata in Nyanga denied the charges when he appeared before magistrate Perseverance Makala. He…
HARARE – The new minister of Health and Child Care Obadiah Moyo has been thrown right at the deep end as his appointment last week came at a time when the country is in the throes of a cholera outbreak. Unlike other ministers who had the luxury of first familiarising themselves with their portfolios as…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed National Tyre Services (NTS) is recruiting a managing director to replace Kennedy Mandevani who resigned last month. Mandevani resigned in August following the company’s 56th Annual General Meeting which was held on August 29. Mandevani had served as NTS managing director from 2009. NTS specialises in the reprocessing and retailing…
HARARE – Former Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa was hauled before the courts yesterday, charged with criminal abuse of office. Parirenyatwa was at the helm of the Health ministry between 2013 and July this year. He is one of the Zanu PF heavyweights dropped from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet last week. Barely a…
HARARE – A Mutasa teenager has been arrested for the gruesome murder of a mother and her child by bludgeoning with a log. The baby was strapped on her mother’s back. Clayton Dekaurendo, 18, of Rori Village under Chief Mutasa appeared before Mutasa magistrate Annie Ndiraya on Monday over the murder of his fellow villagers….
