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Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC)’s ongoing blitz against non-compliant businesses has led to the shutdown of 192 businesses, with 34 also losing water services. The operation, which began on Tuesday, saw council officials inspect dozens of premises, closing 190 non-compliant businesses within two days. “So far, our operation has shut down 190 illegal…

GOVERNMENT says Lake Chivero water is now suitable for human consumption and other activities. This comes as a recently released research report by University of Zimbabwe chemical pathologist, Hilda Matarira, revealed that Harare water from Lake Chivero was not potable due to increased pollution, and as a result, Harare residents were at risk of contracting…

THE unrelenting and senseless infighting within the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spilled into Parliament on Tuesday. Chaos reigned in the august House then after some party legislators vehemently opposed changes made to the leadership of portfolio committees by CCC strongman Sengezo Tshabangu, who is also opposition leader in Parliament. The mayhem broke…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday implored Zanu PF members to guard against complacency and actively strengthen the party. Addressing a politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa said there was need for party members to serve the party diligently and protect it from opportunists. “Our political seeds are sprouting, with a marked increase in grassroots membership across all…

Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw TWO Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers were seriously injured after an elephant attacked them in Sengwa Chirisa Safari Area in Gokwe North on Tuesday. The rangers, who were later airlifted to Harare for urgent medical attention, had been deployed there to investigate reports of a snared buffalo…

PROPERTY developers contracted to develop residential stands in Bulawayo must now provide a full range of social amenities, including electricity, before being granted a development permit. This marks a significant policy shift by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), which has increasingly relied on private developers to service residential stands due to financial constraints and limited…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw PROSECUTOR General Justice Loice MatandaMoyo yesterday declared that corruption remains a significant barrier to economic growth in the country. Speaking at an integrity and ac – countability summit organised by Transparency International in Ha rare, Matanda-Moyo said there was an urgent need for all stakeholders to cooperate in eradicating this…

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ALL eyes will be on the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, when he presents his mid-term Budget statement in Harare tomorrow — amid relentless economic hardships among both consumers and businesses. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — representatives of workers, consumer watchdogs and business…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF will convene a meeting of its powerful politburo in Harare today, amid ongoing tensions that are threatening the cohesiveness of the former liberation movement. Party spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, confirmed the meeting yesterday, but was coy about sharing its agenda. However, insiders had earlier told the Daily News that the politburo…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw JESTER Media Services Group (JMS) chief executive officer Pilate Machadu has called for enhanced collaboration between media organisations from Belt and Road countries and China. Speaking at the recent official opening of a seminar for heads of key media from Belt and Road Countries in Beijing, China, Machadu stressed the need to build sustainable…