THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has set October 13 to 15 as the dates for the 15th edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Travel Expo to be held at Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo. Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Tourism Expo is an annual tourism trade fair organised by the ZTA.It showcases the widest variety of Africa’s…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have admitted that the recruitment and deployment of teachers in the country is riddled with corrupt tendencies by unscrupulous government officials. Giving oral evidence before the joint sitting of Primary and Secondary Education and the Public Service parliamentary committees in Harare yesterday, Public Service ministry permanent secretary Simon Masanga said the…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO PADARE/ENKUNDLENI men’s forum has raised concern over the increase in men committing suicide, prompting the organisation to embark on campaigns to help curb the scourge. This comes at a time police have also raised alarm over the rise in cases of suicide in the country. Recent statistics by the World Health…
VETERAN football administrator and businessman, Vincent Pamire, has told Zimbabwe Saints supporters that it is time to dream big again. Boss Pams, as Pamire is affectionately known, told independent television station 3Ktv’s hard-hitting and widely-followed current affairs programme, Vantage, last night that Chauya Chikwata — as Saints are known — would be back in top…
LOCAL authorities must be given the independence to employ their senior executives to enable them to deliver service to their residents without hindrance, Harare City Council mayor Jacob Mafume has said. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Mafume accused the ministry of Local Government of interfering with HCC’s operations through its tendency to…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Zimbabwe, with funding from European Commission (ECHO)’s humanitarian arm, is set to assist 33 000 migrants under the Mobility Monitoring and Border Coordination (MMBC) project. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, IOM Media and Communication specialist Fadzai Nyamange-Pangeti said the project would be implemented…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE parliamentary thematic committee on Gender and Development says Zimbabwe is lagging behind in gender mainstreaming. In a report presented in the Senate on Tuesday, the committee compared the representation of women in decision making processes in Zimbabwe and Rwanda and said despite some improvements such as the women’s quota in Parliament,…
Doinne Kanyowa TWO individuals whose vehicles were stolen and used to smuggle cigarettes into the country have taken the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority to court in a bid to recover their cars that were forfeited to the State. Justice Joseph Mafusire ordered the parties to argue the merits of their cases at trial after dismissing Zimra’s…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri who are facing allegations of faking their abduction before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, believe the State has no case against them and want the charges dropped. The two represented by Alec Muchadehama and Jeremiah Bamu are set to apply for discharge on August 29 and…
A REGIONAL magistrate has declined to let ailing Marry Mubaiwa, in sun hat, who is vice-president Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife, off the hook, ruling she will not suffer any prejudice if she is kept on remand. Marry, who is facing money laundering allegations, had challenged further remand, claiming it was prejudicial to her as she is…
