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THE office of the Auditor-General has raised serious concerns over widespread fuel mismanagement and financial irregularities in several of the country’s public health institutions. In a report recently tabled in Parliament, acting Auditor-General Rhea Kujinga flagged critical weaknesses in fuel and expenditure controls across eight health institutions, including Provincial Medical Director (PMD) offices in Mashonaland…

Yvonne Ncube In BULAWAYO POLICE in the Midlands Province are investigating three separate murder cases that occurred between August 3 and 5, all of which stemmed from violent altercations during beer-drinking sessions. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed that in one of the cases, which occurred on August 4 at Chibhon’ashuro Business Centre in…

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…

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…

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…

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued a stern warning to businesses and service providers who are rejecting the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) in favour of the US dollar. In his mid-term monetary policy update, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu expressed deep concern over widespread non-compliance in the financial and retail sectors. “Stakeholders raised concerns over…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will come down heavily on road hogs and other criminals that include armed robbers during the upcoming Heroes and Defence Forces holidays. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, vowed yesterday that law enforcement agents would not brook any nonsense when…

ALL is set for today’s keenly-awaited Daily News Mid-term Budget Review Breakfast forum at Celebration Centre in Harare. Headlined by the guest of honour and main speaker, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, the well-subscribed gathering will also feature a diverse cast of expert panellists, top business leaders, senior policymakers and academics. The crucial panel discussion comes…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says the country has adequate blood stocks as the busy Heroes and Defence Forces holidays approach. This comes as this time of the year is usually marked by increased road traffic on the country’s roads and more accident-related emergencies.NBSZ chief executive officer, Lucy Marowa,…