AUTHORITIES say they intend to hire retired professionals in the health and agriculture sectors that are saddled by a huge skills gap. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima said brain drain in the two sectors had reached alarming levels and would derail social and economic development if not…
TAPIWA CHIRUME Staff Writer HARARE residents have accused the city council of presiding over a “shambolic” billing system that is overcharging residents, issuing inflated water bills, and threatening evictions for those unable to pay. In a statement yesterday, Harare Residents Trust (HRT) committee chairperson Elizabeth Nyamupfukudza raised alarm over delays by the HCC to introduce…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS ATTEMPTS by divisive elements to create divisions within Zanu PF’s top echelons will not succeed, as the party’s leadership is working in unison to develop the country. So says Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who adds that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s solid stewardship of the party has ensured that Zanu…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A COP who allegedly stole a service vehicle and published a video online claiming he was the new police boss and demanding the immediate expulsion of all Chinese nationals in the country was remanded in custody yesterday. Simbarashe Mandizvidza, an assistant inspector, briefly appeared before Harare provincial head magistrate…
IT HAS emerged that doctors and nurses are among the many people who are receiving treatment for drug and substance abuse in the country’s second city. This was revealed by the chief medical officer of the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), William Busumani, during a stakeholders meeting in the metro yesterday. Busumani confirmed that some UBH…
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) disbursed ZiG3,8 billion to local authorities for road rehabilitation between January and June. Zinara said the majority of the budget was allocated to routine road maintenance projects. “The first half of 2025 presented a critical period for Zinara, setting the stage for an impactful year of road infrastructure development…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested three suspected robbers following a shootout after they attempted to break into a garage in Thorngrove. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the suspects were apprehended after a confrontation with police on Thursday. “Police in Bulawayo arrested three men, Wellington Mthunzi, 29, of Entumbane,…
HARARE and Pretoria are escalating their engagements over growing cases of Afrophobic prejudices in South Africa that have seen some Zimbabweans being denied access to healthcare services in the neighbouring country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Jessie Majome, confirmed…
LOCAL Government minister Daniel Garwe has challenged the country’s 92 local authorities to improve their performance in addressing persistent gaps in service delivery. The call comes after councils across the country failed to meet their 2024 targets for service delivery standards, which include ensuring a clean water supply, functioning sanitation, waste management, and well-maintained roads….
A CHILDREN’S organisation is lobbying the government to abolish corporal punishment at home to protect vulnerable children from violent guardians and parents. This comes in the wake of two separate murder cases recorded in one week involving children. “It is sad that in seven days alone, two children lost their lives. Corporal punishment must be…
